Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Community Wealth Building Seminar for Labour Councillors 21 July 2018

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This well attended seminar sponsored by APSE (Association for Public Sector Excellence) of was excellent. Held in the UNISON centre (HQ)...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Decent pension provision is not dying out - it's being murdered

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A headline in last Friday's "Professional Pensions" was  "DB surplus hits record high of £382bn on best estimate basis...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Wanstead Flats Fire July 2018

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Pictures taken last weekend from the top of a 308 bus showing the recent fires (from the week before). It was probably the worst fire ...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

July 19th - Pension Board, LAPFF AGM, UNISON HAB, West Ham Labour GC (Sarah Jones MP Shadow Minister Housing)

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Belated report on a busy Labour movement day last Thursday 19 July. I started the day with a quarterly meeting of the London Borough To...
Friday, July 27, 2018

Race, gender, class in the "Mother of Parliaments"

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Recently I went to a late afternoon event in the House of Commons then afterwards had a drink (or three) with a colleague in a nearby pub...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

What have the Trade Unions done for us?

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"Ever wondered what the trade union movement in Britain has done for us? Equal pay, equal opportunities, maternity pay and flexible ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

London Region at UNISON National Labour Link Forum 2018

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Picture College of the London delegation at work and at play while at the national forum earlier this month in Newcastle for the UNISON ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

"Labour councils working with Trade Unions"

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This is good news agreement for the Labour movement family.  We should never forget that one of the reasons why the Labour Party was eve...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Councillor Report to West Ham Ward 1.7.18

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"Dear Members, Firstly, may I apologise for the lateness of this report. The past few months have been exceptionally busy (for all o...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

NHS 70 : Celebrate and Defend Party in Gateshead

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Belated picture collage from NHS 70th Birthday Party held on 5 July in Gateshead. UNISON Labour Link Executive was meeting nearby ...