Thursday, July 31, 2014

Better Together UK - The Best of Both Worlds


The Referendum on Scottish independence is obviously a matter for people who live in Scotland. I am half Scottish and use to live in Scotland and if I lived there now, I would vote "No" to independence. However, I think the rest of the UK can also express their opinion and show their support for the union.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Has Matalan finally paid its dues into Rana Plaza compensation fund?...Or not?


I was going to post the urgent request from a colleague below tonight but it would appear from here that Matalan has finally done the "decent thing" (we think but let us get full details). Why they took so long and have damaged their brand by doing so is beyond me.

"Hi everyone
Can you please take 5 minutes to help?
 

We’ve got a day to turn this round – could you phone Matalan today and tell them to pay into the Rana Plaza compensation fund?
 

They are refusing to pay into the fund which was set up after the collapse of Rana Plaza. Their clothes (papaya jeans labels found in the rubble) were made at Rana Plaza. According to the Fund managers Matalan owe £3m to compensate the victims. Their excuse for not contributing is that they are working with an NGO called BRAC. Whilst accepting that BRAC does good work on poverty alleviation, etc, that will not compensate the families of the 1,129 who were killed or the more than 2,500 who were injured: some will never work again.....

Some more background:
38 Degrees campaign https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/content/phone-matalan
Matalan statement http://www.matalan.co.uk/corporate/bangladesh-update
Label Behind the Label http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/urgent-actions/item/1243-why-matalans-response-is-not-good-enough

The Spirit Level - Trailer


The Spirit Level - Trailer from Literally Films on Vimeo.


This is an excellent trailer which I recommend strongly. A number of unexpected contributors. "The Spirit Level tells the story of how the gap between rich and poor has risen to unprecedented levels, under our noses. But does it matter? We've be interweaving stories from across the globe to examine how it impacts on all our lives.

We have conducted in-depth research, both of the data and on the ground, identifying the personal stories that bring to life the bigger picture. We're thrilled to have completed filming across the US and UK, and to be taking the film into the edit.

We need your support to help us continue with the project and realise it's full potential. Please visit thespiritleveldocumentary.com to find out how".

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

European Question time - MEP Panel #LabLink14

I am still catching up on posts from the UNISON National Labour Link Forum earlier this month.

After the Westminster debate with local MPs there was the "European Question Time" with MEP's Clare Moody, Anneliess Doods and Richard Howitt, who are all proud UNISON members.

At the beginning, London delegate Sanchia Alaisa was thanked by the Chair for her very credible performance standing as a MEP in London but who was not this time elected. .

Richard thought that despite the negative media coverage,  Labour actually had overall a fairly successful European result in May. There was a 50% increase in the Labour vote and we beat the Tories for the first time ever in a EU election. The BNP was wiped out but there are around 150 hard right MEPs in the EU Parliament and the Tories have joined a hard right grouping with parties who have MEPs with race hate convictions.

The MEPs at forum were also proud to be on the picket lines and rallies for Thursday strike over low pay. They understand why UK MPs may not feel able to do the same.

Claire spoke about how in the South West last time it was the only region not to have a Labour MEP. This time they nearly got 3. She believes that Ukip have poisoned the political well with their policies. She walked out of the EU Parliament when Farage spoke his nonsense.

Annilease talked about her campaign about agency staff in hospitals who had buy own shoes, didn't have secure employment contracts and were offered corridors to sleep in. We have seen a polarisation in politics and a "public v private" debate with the public sector being blamed for recession.

Young people and those on benefits are being demonised as well as the demonisation of migrants. There is a "Normalisation of racism". We need to challenge myths and the nonsense about "benefit tourism".

Final thought was about strong support for Social Europe.  Stop the race to bottom via Europe. Need growth and jobs but quality jobs and decent lives.

In the Q&A in response to a question on what would happen if there was an independent Scotland Richard thought that Spain would block Scotland joining the EU because they have got their own secession problems as does Belgium. Every member state can veto a new member joining as France did with the UK for many years. Also if it did become a new member of the EU it will under existing treaty have to join the EuroZone.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

The West Ham Big Community Iftar

Last Thursday evening after the West Ham CLP General Committee meeting (see post on speech by Guest speaker Professor Ken Spours) we moved next door in the Harold Road Community Centre, E13 to participate in a Community Iftar (the breaking of the fast during Ramadan).

This was organised by the Sheba Project and supported by the Big Iftar - an initiative to bring people of all faiths and none together during Ramadam to share Iftar.

We had a talk by an Islamic teacher about what fasting means to Muslims and were invited to share the breaking of the fast by eating dates and drinking water. After the mobile phones had confirmed that the fast was over - there was probably one of the most successful and inclusive community events I have ever attended.

Lots of lovely food, soft drinks, laughter and good conversation.

Many thanks to all the organisers for (I exaggerate not) a truly wonderful event.

West Ham GC Open Meeting - Professor Ken Spours Institute of Education.

On Thursday we had Professor Ken Spours as our guest speaker for our West Ham CLP General Committee meeting which was open to all members.

After his presentation we had a community Iftar (breaking of the fast during Ramadan) event which I will post upon next.


Due to a work commitment I came in a little late but as I came in I heard Ken extolling the education system found in the "Nordic arc of prosperity" as well as parts of Canada. He wants to reverse some of the extreme Anglo Saxon education models such as the "Grove Revolution" in the UK.  Michael Gove's privatisation has led to one of the most centralised and politicised education systems in the world.

The emphasis on early assessment leads to young people being labelled and not assessed. Ken gave an example of a bright 6 year son of one of his neighbours whose assessment report was next to useless but labelled him as below average with no real evidence.

Ken admitted that he use to be a member of the Communist Party for many years, mind you, he was  "a Euro-communist not a Stalinist".

 Ken believes that you must always accentuate the positive. We need a climbing frame concept of eduction. Educators should not lead from the front or be behind but by their students side. Help people to discover their own talents. This "helping hand" approach he first found in Tanzania.

Unemployment may be going down from a very high level but the young are losing out and are now the new poor. We need inter-generational justice. The Tories prefer inter-generational war. He would prefer class war. But not a Marxist class war (despite still being a Marxist).

As well as a New Education system we need a new type of economy and politics. In one way he liked Gove more than Ed Balls. When Balls was the Secretary of State for Education it was the "peace of the grave yard" and there was no debate. The mass raving debates on education under Grove is much better.

Labour did many good things but Labour cannot just tell teachers what to do. Tristram Hunt MP gets this bottom up approach. We need new values.  Education is too important to be left to politicians. We need an independent Council for Education. Other countries plan ahead for 10 years rather than our 3 year political cycles.

Education should not humiliate kids at schools and should stop damaging them. The future is about being creative. Ken sees top Chinese students at his university who fall apart when asked to work by themselves. Values are the glue of system. The more people understand what to do the less we have to tell them.

He once had to sit next at a dinner to Gove and listen to him say that the most important thing a young person should know is facts such as "where is Belgian?". While Ken accepts that young people have to know certain things. You really need to put them in different and difficult circumstances and not just enter them for a 12th GCSE. What is the use? We live in a problem world not a subject world.

We need a baccalaureate system and hopefully we will have one soon . Students will have to undertake a research project as well as voluntary work.

Ken believed that the Tory attitudes over the schools in Birmingham which are claimed to face an Islamic takeover is hypocritical since they had removed the powers of local authorities to properly  supervise schools.

All schools should be in the same "family of schools". Schools should be accountable to each other and parents. A new settlement would give autonomy and collaboration.

Schools are not an island. We need more confident teachers. We now recruit probably the best we ever had. But they tend to be technically good but cultural poor. The current system gives them the incentive to cheat. All teachers should take a Hippocratic oath. To do no harm but fight for better education. Get a discussion of values and why they are here.

Finally, Education must fully integrated communities. It use to be said that school is bad but better than work. We need to have confident workers who have control. A hall mark of a fully comprehensive system is true life long learning. If we get this then we can have our 1948 moment.

In the Q&A there were many questions. In mine I said that I agreed with much of what he said but felt there was a danger of romanticising comprehensive schools. I went to a former secondary modern turned comprehensive in the late 1970s. While there was a handful of excellent and dedicated teachers who helped me, for many working class kids, comprehensive schools failed them. I was lucky and got a decent eduction but most of my contemporaries did not.

Ken agreed that there were some very poor comprehensive schools were some teachers just gave up. But the problem was not that they were comprehensive but that its values were not fully implemented. There was also the economic crisis's of the 1970s and for many the education they got in a comprehensive was still better than they would have got beforehand.

He compared the criticism he use get as a member of the Communist Party because of the actions of the Soviet Union. People would ask him how could be a communist and he would counter by saying that the Soviet Union was never a socialist state. (I take his point but I am not totally convinced)

It was an excellent and well attended debate and when large CLPs moan about the lack of attendance at GC meetings then they should think of similar ways to encourage members to attend.

Hat tip Julianne Marriott for photo.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Gaza PSC Protest and March - London 26 July

Today I spoke on behalf of UNISON at the protest outside the Israeli Embassy in London. I then joined the well supported march with West Ham Labour Party colleagues which went around Hyde Park, Whitehall and past Parliament.

This was my speech. "I bring solidarity and greetings on behalf of my trade union UNISON. My name is John Gray and I am the UNISON Vice Chair of the London International Committee and a National Executive member.

The actions in Gaza are disproportionate and illegal. The UN must act now. The EU must act. The UK government must act. The evidence shows that the actions of the Israeli Defence Force are illegal in international law so why is the international community dragging its feet?

The rising death toll of innocent civilians cannot be justified. Israel has a responsibility to respond to the rocket attacks judiciously – it has not done so, and the latest bombing of the UN school is disgraceful and beyond comprehension.

 UNISON has always supported the policy of a two-state solution. We recognise the right of Palestinians to establish a state in the West Bank and Gaza strip with its capital in Jerusalem. To have a viable Palestinian state Israel must comply with international law and withdraw to the 1967 borders.

The illegal settlements continue to dispossess, humiliate and terrorise the people who are the rightful owners of the land that has been occupied. We will continue to campaign against the illegal settlements.

Our links with Palestine have been established over many years. As a trade union we support workers in Palestine, in Israel and in the occupied territories to achieve their rights. We do this through delegations, projects and campaigns to support the rights of Palestinians and of Arabs within Israel who are often treated as 2nd class citizens.

We support the Workers’ Advice Centre WAC-MAAN who organise workers inside Israel. Their director, Assaf Adiv, and another WAC-MAAN activist Yoav Tamir were arrested this week on a picket line outside a garage, that was refusing to enter into negotiations with their workers. The fact that it was they who called the police because of thugs who were trying to break up the strike gives an indication of how victims are being portrayed as aggressors, and how basic rights are being violated.

We call on both sides to reach a cease fire. The only viable alternative to the current conflict in the region is a political arrangement: the principles of which are embedded in the long-existing UN resolutions.

No more lives must be lost. It is time to call a cease fire. It is time for international law to be upheld. It is time for the safety, dignity and rights of the people of Gaza to be restored.

The horror must end".

Update: I have been sent a link to a video of speech. Hat tip Simon Carr.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Westminster Question Time #LabLink14

Trying to catch up with posts from UNISON Labour Link National Forum 2014 earlier this month.

The first speaker on "Westminster Question Time" was  UNISON member and local MP, Dawn Primarolo. Dawn has been the MP for Bristol South since 1987. In fact in 1987 Dawn was the only Labour MP to be elected in the whole of the South West of England.

She is currently a deputy speaker at the House of Commons (official title "Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means").  Dawn said she had been asked whether use to be a teacher? She says, no, she learnt to cope as Speaker by being a parent.

At the moment Dawn is trying to stop the privatisation of a local Bristol GP Surgery.  A contract has been put out but it is totally unclear who is responsible and despite it being a 14 day process, the local NHS is refusing to speak to her, because it may "compromise" the tender.  Dawn asked the Labour Party to make it clear that we are not going to allow the privatisation of our NHS.

Dawn is also campaigning on the "Living Wage" and is asking the Mayor of Bristol why in a rich city, we are not paying everyone a living wage? Dawn is standing down as an MP in 2015 but is pleased that an excellent unison member, Karin Smyth, is replacing her as our candidate.

Next speaker on the panel was Kerry McCarthy MP for Bristol East.   Kerry supported the call for a Living Wage but also asked for the banning of "zero hour" employment contracts, which cause misery to many of her constituents. She also attacked the proposed privatisation of cancer services by this Government. Kerry pointed out that all of us here now know what will happen to the NHS if the Tories get in again in 2015.

During the Q&A the panel were asked what they thought of "Executive Mayors". Dawn responded that she was not a fan of executive mayors and thought they were undemocratic. There is now an opportunity with the Labour plan to devolve powers to look again at the system.. For one person to hold all this power without any accountability is wrong, no matter how good they are.

When asked about priorities of a new Labour Government Kerry said that there is a massive task and a lot to do since this Government had spent the last 4 years destroying all what we have done.

To a (leading) question about the Scottish referendum (by a Scottish delegate) "Is separation better or should we stand together and fight together?"Dawn replied "I'm for the union. All the gains we have ever got have been made by fighting together". 

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Invitation to West Ham GC and Community Iftar (all CLP members) 24 July



*GC CHANGE OF VENUE - Harold Road NOT 306 High St*

24 July: All members meeting (GC) followed by community Iftar

 
West Ham CLP is joining a community Iftar (breaking of the fast during Ramadan) as part of our all members meeting (GC) on 24 July.
Our GC meeting, usually held at 306 High St, Stratford, will instead be at Harold Road Community Centre (170 Harold Rd, E13 0SE). We start at 7.30pm, as usual, and our guest speaker is Professor Ken Spours, from the Institute of Education.

At 8.45 we'll join our MP Lyn Brown and friends and neighbours for a community Iftar (meal) organised by The Sheba Project and supported by the Big Iftar - an initiative to bring people of all faiths and none together during Ramadam to share Iftar.
We really hope you will join us for GC and/or Iftar (guests are very welcome for Iftar). You are also invited to bring a dish to share. 
General Election campaign
West Ham CLP is getting ready to campaign for the 2015 General Election. If you'd like to be part of the group planning, fundraising and delivering the campaign please get in touch by emailing westhamlabour@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday (more info about venue etc below)

With very best wishes
Julianne Marriott (Vice-Chair Comms and Campaigns)
Harold Road
Harold Road Community centre is no more than a 10 minute walk from either Plaistow or Upton Park station and less than a 10 min walk away from Kennedy Close stop on the 241, 262, 473 or St Anthony’s Road stop on the 104 or 238.
Get in touch if you have any questions and to RSVP to Aisha Info@shebaproject.co.uk or Julianne westhamlabour@gmail.com

Monday, July 21, 2014

AMNT Summer Conference 2014 - Stephanie Flanders

I was only able to attend the first two sessions at this year's AMNT Summer conference before having to dash off to a represent a union member in a meeting out of London.

Our first speaker was Stephanie Flanders, who is now the Chief Market Strategist for JP Morgan but much better known as being the former BBC Economics Editor.

She has been told that she has 20 minutes to speak and is reminded of the advice that G.B. Shaw gave to an orator who claimed that he couldn't possibly say all he knew in 20 minutes. Which was "talk very slowly".

Stephanie pointed out that we have had a terribly long period of recession. UK growth is now ok and near its long term trend but we need to do recover faster to make up for the past 5 years. Risk asserts have struggled to find momentum. While it pays to be a risk taker it may not pay as well as did in the past.

Money is cheap still by historic standards, there will be less austerity in the next 3 years than the last 3 years. National Debt is levelling out. The unemployment rate has crashed in the UK and even Spain has managed to increase employment . Deflation is falling prices not reduced inflation, which is something she had to constantly explain to John Humphrys on the Radio 4 Today Programme. WDIAM use to be her favourite 6pm BBC News spot - "What does it all mean?". 

Long term growth and recovery is now so slow that the recent recession could be more damaging to the economy than the First world war or even the Second world war.

We are overdue a correction on equity markets but loose money will not cause a crash. Diversification matters.

My question to her was that the USA and EU recovery may be more genuine and sustainable than the UK due to our over heated house prices and soaring household debt. Stephanie agreed that there was a fear of a bubble in UK housing market but more confident about UK growth which is now far more balanced.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

National Lottery Newham London Anniversary Run 2014

Off message but this morning I took part again in this 5 mile run in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.

We were started by 2012 Olympic Cycling legend, Sir Chris Hoy (see bottom right of college).

It was a great run around the Park. A little hot and humid but very friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

I used it as a training opportunity for the London Triathlon later next month. After the run I went for a 1.5k swim at the Aquatics Centre then a 90 minute cycle ride. Now feeling absolutely knackered but pleased it went okay. Only 2 more weeks until Triathlon. I cannot wait....until its over :)

Saturday, July 19, 2014

West Ham at Grays #Labourdoorstep

This morning members of West Ham Labour Party were out knocking on doors in Grays, Essex with local Thurrock activists in support of their Parliamentary candidate, Polly Billington.

Polly is in the group picture with West Ham MP Lyn Brown (holding Labour attack dog Cara).

West Ham has been twinned with Thurrock for the General election campaign so we will becoming very familiar with the A13 and c2c trains. 


Friday, July 18, 2014

Let's Stay Together - 'Scotland, you're my best friend'


"This is the campaign for everyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who doesn't have a vote in The Scottish Referendum, but wants to have voice in saying #letsstaytogether
Take a closer look and sign up here: http://www.letsstaytogether.org.uk"

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Stuart Barber "A true tribune of working people...a comrade in arms"

On Saturday I went to the celebration of the life of London UNISON regional officer and my good comrade, Stuart Barber, who sadly died unexpectedly of a heart attack earlier this year aged 64.

The celebration was held in Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, Holborn. London UNISON regional secretary, Linda Perks, spoke first about this being a celebration of Stuart's life as well as remembering him. His death was a shock to work colleagues, UNISON members and his family.

Stuart was born in Scotland in 1949. He started his involvement in our Labour movement family as a steward in the steel works in Corby. He was a leading activist in the fight to try and stop its  closure.

His union recognised his talents as an organiser and sent him to the famous Ruskin College in Oxford.  Afterwards he become an official for the National Union for Public Employees (NUPE) which was a predecessor union of UNISON. Firstly in Wales then in London. He had 35 years of service to our union.

Linda remembered his commitment and dedication to the union and colleagues. He was brave and loyal, who put members first. If he came across an injustice, he would turn every stone to overcome it. He was not however a self appointed crusader for the working class but also caring and kind.

Linda and many others had never met his daughter but felt they knew all about her since he was so proud and would tell us all about her.

London Ambulance Service (LAS) branch secretary and Vice President of UNISON, Eric Roberts spoke next. He first came across Stuart during the LAS pay strike of 1989. He was their new regional official with this gritty, hard, Scottish accent who was full of energy. This was a bitter dispute with ambulance workers locked out and troops sent in to try and break the strike.

It was a battle but Stuart was in his element. He should have been a spy or a secret agent since one of his talents was to obtain very confidential information from management in order to help win the dispute

Next was Jeremy from Wandsworth branch, who remembers Stuart ringing him up days before he died (while officially off sick after his first heart attack) but still working hard from home worrying about his members.

Stuart's partner Clare spoke about his "cloak and dagger" activities when he was in Cardiff, also getting confidential information to aid the union. She told us that there will be candles lit and Red Flags flying in honour of Stuart today in Wales as well.

Debbie was next. A young UNISON organiser and colleague, who told us straight from her heart, that not only was Stuart's knowledge and skills second to none, he was a friend and mentor, without whom she would not be here today. She missed the chats and moans during their "catch ups" in Cafe Nero. No question was ever stupid to him. He will be sadly missed but left very fond memories.

Mike use to be the branch treasurer for Richmond Local Government. He had known Stuart for many years and had similar experiences as others. Stuart was not a normal Regional officer. He was the "Scottish tornado". A 7 days per week man. He remembers a Council Assistant Director who whenever he saw Stuart in the Town Hall would immediately turn in the opposite direction and try to sneak away. When they made Stuart - they broke the mould.

London UNISON Health Manager, Chris Remington, read out to us an address by our former General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaffe, who had to be at the Miners Gala that day. Rodney had great memories of Stuart. He was quick witted and full of banter. Mischievous, cheeky and very funny. A true tribune of working people. A comrade in arms.

Stuart's brother in law Andy spoke about a hugely principled and courageous trade unionist. A marvellous father. Stuart would have been a wonderful investigative journalist. He remembers Stuart leaking information about clandestine British Government activates in Ireland during the Troubles which made front page news in the Irish Press.

Linda finished by reminding us that Stuart had died too young but we must remember how rich a life he had and how he contributed to the welfare and benefit of colleagues and our members. He lives on in the life of our union and our members. "We will always remember you and always love you".

High above the floor in the main auditorium in at Conway Hall there is their motto "to thine own self be true". At the time I smiled and thought... that is Stuart...to a tee.

(Great picture of Stuart in his younger days fighting some fight on behalf of his union)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Saving our Safety Net - the Welfare State is Under Attack


 "We are not Scroungers" - 'Saving Our Safety Net' is a new campaign from the TUC to defend a decent welfare system that provides help to those who need it, when they need it. This short animation explains how under Universal Credit people who lose their jobs will have to wait for at least five weeks before they get any financial support from the government.

Find out more and take action at: www.savingoursafetynet.org


Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Labour Link Forum: Less than 10 months to get rid of Cameron and Tories

This report was posted on UNISON Active.

UNISON Labour Link Forum took place this year in Bristol earlier this month. This is the national meeting of UNISON delegates from regions and Self Organised Groups who support our constitutional link with the Labour Party via the Labour Link (also known as the APF) political fund.

This is a motion based conference which had some great debates on policy. There was also workshops and a number of high profile speakers including Jon Cruddas MP, Head of Labour's policy review; Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Minister for London Sadiq Khan MP and our General Secretary, Dave Prentis. There was a UK Parliamentary panel of Labour MPs and a European Parliament panel of MEPS.

Jon Cruddas MP told us that Labour in power would stop the abuse of zero hour contracts and that of agency workers, increase the minimum wage and make greater use of a Living Wage. It would repeal the Lobby Act, have fair taxes and build new homes. Extend free child care, make private providers of public services liable to freedom of information obligations and use procurement to help decide wages. The recent announcements on Labour plans for Councils and regions is the biggest devolution of power in 100 years.

Our UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, spoke that what we want is a Labour Party committed to tackle child and pensioner poverty. We want a Party committed to build an NHS that Nye Bevan would be proud of. We do not want Labour Councils just being vehicles for putting out contracts.
We need and now must get alternative policies not alternative spelling. We expect Labour to support us over Pay. Opposition means opposing. We want no weasel words. We want our demands to be heard. We want clear commitments. Cameron and Tories do not stand for our class. We must get rid of them. Our one objective is to kick the Tories out and get a Labour Government elected not just for 5 years but 15 years.

Sadiq Khan MP introduced himself as the son of a bus driver, whose sister is a teacher and brother works in the NHS. He salutes our public services. Public institutions hold our society together.
He attacked the new huge fees on Employment tribunal applications which is depriving rank and file workers of justice. He argued we must stand firm on further attacks on access to justice.

He praised Ed Miliband's plan to devolve power and money away from the centre and empower our great cities and councils. Sadiq promised not to sign any contracts for privatisation which are on his desk as Justice Minister in 2015 and his first task will be how to unpick existing contracts.

In the UK Parliamentary panel local Bristol MPs attacked the Executive Mayor model in Bristol as being undemocratic and unaccountable. It was hoped that after the recent announcement by Ed Miliband on decentralisation of power that the whole executive mayoral system will need to be looked at. In the European MEP debate there was a positive discussion on combating UKIP and stopping the race to the bottom in employment rights.

There is now less than 10 months to get rid of Cameron and his Tories. UNISON Labour Link must now do everything it can to elect a Labour Government in 2015 but also make sure that the Party has the progressive election winning policies that will help us to deliver the Labour vote.

This weekend it is the Labour Party’s national policy forum in Milton Keynes. UNISON is launching its manifesto for public services this week, ready to present to the Party. These are the type of policies that will not only protect public services but win elections.

John Gray

Monday, July 14, 2014

Vive la France! Bastille Day 2014



I forgot to mention this at Newham's Full Council Meeting tonight. We should have sang this as well:)

Vive la France! Bastille Day 2014

UNISON Greater London Welfare - Family Fund Day Fundraiser Sat 2 August 2014



WILKINS SOUTH QUADRANGLE
 University College London
Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2014
2pm to 5pm 

 Barbecue  
 
Children’s Entertainer   Cake Stall   Live Music
 
Tombola: Fabulous Prizes!

ALL UNISON MEMBERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WELCOME!


Please contact Greta, Secretary to the Regional Welfare Committee to register your interest: g.farian@unison.co.uk

ALL MONIES RAISED WILL GO TO UNISON WELFARE