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📣 Hackney UNISON 🇵🇸
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Trade union branch representing over 3000 workers in local government, schools & education. Join the UK's biggest union at http://join.unison.org.uk
From top to bottom, we are a lay-member-led union. The national executive council (NEC) is our senior decision-making body, re-elected every two years.

Make sure you use your vote; see the list of branch-nominated candidates and more info:

hackney.unison.site/2025/04/23/n...
NEC 2025 elections – vote for a fighting union!
Throughout its structures, UNISON is a lay member led union, and the national executive council (NEC) is the union’s senior decision-making body. It is re-elected every two years. Between conferenc…
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April 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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The Teeswork Freeport corruption in short.

2 businessmen paid £110 for a £100m site.
We paid £462m to clean it up they paid nothing
They made £100m selling scrap metal from clean up, we received nothing.

Michael Gove covers it up.
April 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The pool outside the US Embassy in London has been dyed red by Greenpeace to protest against their support for Israel's genocide.

Well done Greenpeace.
April 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
📣 Our latest Hackney UNISON newsletter is out now 📣

bit.ly/HackedOffApr...

We welcome contributions! Email: [email protected] with the subject 'Hacked Off!'
April 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating Eid al-Fitr and the ending of the holy month of Ramadan.
March 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join us and Hackney @pscupdates.bsky.social from 17:30 tonight on the Town Hall steps -- tell the council to remember its history!
March 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
March 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
London Region Young Members’ Forum

Young Members make up only around 1 in 13 members, but as the future of the union, your voice is vital.

To find out more talk to our own Young Members’ Officer: [email protected]

(Give us a reaction if you are 30 and under too...we can't all be!)
March 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
💪🏽🤵🏼‍♀️🤵🏽‍♀️🤵🏿‍♀️ *Celebrating Women’s History Month in Hackney and beyond* 💪🏽🤵🏼‍♀️🤵🏽‍♀️🤵🏿‍♀️

Events in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon to celebrate women:

www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2024/03/what...
What’s On: Celebrating Women’s History Month – EastlondonlinesFacebookInstagramTikTokTwitterYouTube
This contemporary mutli-arts festival dedicated to showcasing Arab women’s work is the only one of its kind here in the UK.
www.eastlondonlines.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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The decline of the left is not down to comms, image or marketing. It's down to the left not providing food for the hungry, evening classes, care for the vulnerable etc.

We need to show not tell.
February 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Brilliant work here from @greenparty.org.uk London Assembly member @zoegarbett.bsky.social - pushing Labour politicians locally and nationally to take action on the cost of rent crisis through a range of short term and longer term measures 👏
February 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🗞️ (Concise) newsletter for February 🗞️
including key campaigns and opportunities

Please send any future items for inclusion to [email protected] !

drive.google.com/file/d/1IEVU...
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February 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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We revealed Nigel Farage’s voting record to his constituents in Clacton.

They weren’t happy.
February 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Save the date! Our Annual General Meeting 2025 is coming up, in February 2025

Book tickets: bit.ly/AGM2025 (Wednesday 12/02/25, 12-2pm, North Atrium HTH)
Book tickets: bit.ly/OnlineAGM2025 (Thursday 13/02/25, from 3:30pm, online)
December 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM
This Wednesday!
Save the date! Our Annual General Meeting 2025 is coming up, in February 2025

Book tickets: bit.ly/AGM2025 (Wednesday 12/02/25, 12-2pm, North Atrium HTH)
Book tickets: bit.ly/OnlineAGM2025 (Thursday 13/02/25, from 3:30pm, online)
February 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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This is a very good leading article about class and inequality. I would just add that we need not be bound by our backgrounds.
My parents were upper-middle class (quite posh). But I want a far more equal society, where the rich have less and the poor have more.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on class politics: it has faded as culture wars have risen | Editorial
Editorial: As economic inequality deepens, political leaders continue to side-step structural issues while extremists aim to claim the votes of the left behind
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Stuck at home for 64 days because of a broken lift!

Relieved to be in hospital as it was accessible!

So many stories of injustice shared by disabled Londoners due to lack of accessible homes.

Mayor of London must act on @inclusionlondon.bsky.social #BarriersAtHome report
February 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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February is LGBT+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

This year's focus is 'Claim our Past, Celebrate our Present, and Create our Future'.
February 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Following news that London Community Credit Union (LCCU) was placed into administration and stopped trading on 22 January 2025, we want to reassure any members with LCCU accounts that deposits of up to £85K are protected and you will get your money back.

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January 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Unfortunately UNISON’s National Black Members Conference, due to take place this weekend in Llandudno, has been postponed.

A burst water main in the local vicinity has meant hotels have closed and they are unable to accept delegates.
January 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Are you concerned that your pension is fuelling weapons manufacturers?

Come talk with the very friendly divestment group from 12:30 pm today about the council's pension survey downstairs in the HSC...
January 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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As we go through the first year of local council budget setting under a Labour Government - listen to all the locally elected Labour councillors who were calling out the awful austerity of the Tory Government and justifying cuts because of the "financial situation"

Feels the same to me.
January 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Statement from PSC and Palestine Coalition organisations:
We strongly condemn police attempts to stop an agreed march for Palestine from protesting at the BBC on 18 January. palestinecampaign.org/statement-on...

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Statement on police barring 18 January march from the BBC - Palestine Solidarity Campaign
We strongly condemn police attempts to stop an agreed march for Palestine from protesting at the BBC on 18 January. The route for the march was confirmed with the police nearly two months ago and as a...
palestinecampaign.org
January 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
www.unison.org.uk/our-campaign...

We know there are more than a few champions of their communities and teams in Hackney; it would be great to see someone from the borough get some recognition!

It takes 5 minutes to nominate someone that has gone above and beyond this year...🫡 🫶🏼
Local Service Champions
Workers who run our vital local services are often undervalued. It's time to give our local service champions the recognition they deserve.
www.unison.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM