Friday, March 31, 2023

The Gas Workers’ and General Labourers’ Union was formed #OTD 1889

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For all my Boiler Makers friends and comrades. The predecessor to the GMB Union was formed on this day in Beckton Gas works, what is now in ...
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Understanding Pensions: TUC Union Course

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  I can remember my first ever TUC pensions course held many, many moons ago at Congress House. Jonathan Jefferies has also been my tutor on...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

NO PAY OFFER for NHS staff in Northern Ireland! Strike Actionfor 24 hrs on Friday the 31st and Monday the 3rd of April.

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  "NO PAY OFFER for NHS staff in Northern Ireland! NHS staff in Northern Ireland will NOT be getting offered any pay rise . UNISON will...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Ruthin 10k circular

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Off message. Recently Gill and I took time out from family matters for this recent walk in Wales around the ancient hilltop market town of R...
Monday, March 27, 2023

10th anniversary collapse of Rana Plaza garment factory Bangladesh: 1100 dead

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Webinar on  Global Company–Trade Union Agreements: A proxy for regulatory compliance & due diligence As someone who has worked on and of...
Sunday, March 26, 2023

"Trouble in Mill" Clarion Housing Group Pay and Pensions Disputes

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  1. Update on Pay dispute and ballot Following the rejection of the UNISON pay claim for 2023/24 and the imposition of pay cuts by Clarion ...
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Saturday, March 25, 2023

NHS Pay offer - UNISON 2023 ballot : Gordon McKay

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An intelligent and convincing guest post by UNISON Health NEC member (and real life NHS nurse) Gordon McKay on the latest NHS pay offer to s...
Saturday, March 18, 2023

Margaret Gray, nee Matthews 1941-2023

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Helen, Lucy and I lost our Mum on Tuesday evening. She died at her home in Ruthin peacefully in her sleep. She had been in poor health for q...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

125th Anniversary of the 1st Ever "Labour" Council - West Ham 1 November 1898 - 2023

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  I have posted in the past on former Cllr George Coe on my blog, https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2015/05/west-ham-municipal-elections-1893-...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Why are 45% of leaders white high social class men while only 1% are working class black women?

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 A very powerful statistic provided by " Progress Together" which aims to " work to create a financial services sector in th...