Lambeth Unison Acts in support of the ballot

Activists from Lambeth Unison attracted interest from the local press and the BBC today when a number of them dressed up in skeleton costumes and stood outside the Town Hall. The pictures above tell the story.. which one is Jon of the Rogers then?

Vote Yes in the ballot

We are getting near the end of the vote Yes campaign to and hpefully all eligible Unison members get to vote in the ballot to ensure that local government pensions are protected.

It is important that all members take part in the ballot and that the reactionary government is prevented for making us pay for their mistakes. Make sure you vote!!

Sophie Habibis

A dignified Sophie Habibis showed up on ITV Daybreak this morning and presented herself in a positive way and avoided the temptation to make any negative comments about any of the other contestants or even that idiot Louis Walsh, the man who somehow and in some mysterious way has slipped through the net and is now a judge? Yeah, he is as much of a judge as I am a Swedish nationalist from Streatham High Road!! Idiot! Well done to our Sophie who has a strong powerful voice, X Factor isn't about good voices though is it?

X Factor 2011 and prejudice

I haven't been able to watch the X Factor as closely this year as I have better things to do with my time but I managed to switch on tonight only to see how the bitter and twisted Louise Walsh handled his obvious dislike of Sophie Habibis a girl who has more talent in her little finger than he has in his entire body.

Anyway to cut a short story long Walsh has been throwing negative comments aimed at undermining Sophie's confidence and turning the public against this brave and talented girl comparing her to a Secretary who decided to take up singing which makes him look like a donkey who changed his name into Red Rum.

I have said this before and will say it again but those who come from 'smaller minority groups' in British society often find themselves at the end of prejudice which is more often than not subtle but more sinister. The powerful minority are not too worried about picking on someone who comes from a background like Sophie does. I am not surprised that Sophie was send away given that she had to compete with the very talented Misha but the process that created the situation where we were at tonight was one that was engineered by the talentless Walsh.

I could see the difficult position that Tulisa, who comes from the same ethnic background as Sophie, was put in tonight given that if she had send Misha away everyone would have said it was for personal reasons. I am critical of the nasty, personal and negative comments made by Walsh and Barlow, at least G Barlow has a talent but no idea how Walsh thinks.. shame we can't have an investigation into judges prejudices...

http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/simon-cowell-and-x-factor.html


http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/x-factor-2011.html

Qantas Industrial action

I am in full support of the action taken by unions involved with Qantas. The unions have a duty to act when global capital and those who are only interested in maximising the profits of their share holders impose changes that will destroy the future of ordinary workers.

The globalisation programme by Qantas management is total non sense and it should stop. Its all about exporting jobs outside Australia and cutting wages to increase profit. The capitalist class would want us all to be on minimum benefits doing 50 hours unpaid voluntary work and having little prospects. It's got to stop. I am glad union members have stood up against management.

Vote Yes in the ballot to save your pension rights!

Only a few days left for Unison members to vote in the ballot for Industrial Action against the governments attempts to impose massive changes to the local government pension scheme. It is important that all members who are eligible to vote do so!

http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/local-government-pension-scheme.html

http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/message-from-dave-prentis-on-vote-yes.html
http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/vote-yes-in-ballot.html

Local government pension scheme

Some in the media would have us think that workers in the private sector have to pay for the LGPS while local gov workers reap the benefits.

The reality is that everyone pays for everyone else's pension. Companies with occupational pension provision for their employees include pension costs when pricing their goods and services. All taxpayers pay for the cost of inadequate pension saving through the tax and national insurance spent on increased take up of state benefits and demand on NHS and council care services.

Vote Yes in the ballot and save your pension rights!

http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/message-from-dave-prentis-on-vote-yes.html

http://lawatwork.blogspot.com/2011/10/vote-yes-in-ballot_26.html