Majority of Hackney Unison’s council pension holders support ethical divestment, survey finds
‘They’ve never consulted us on where we want our money invested,’ says Hackney Unison branch secretary
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Divesting from businesses involved in Palestine would ‘breach legal guidance’, council says
Pensions committee chair says Town Hall is legally required to ‘ensure thousands of former council employees are paid’
‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
Protesters demand Hackney Council divest from companies that operate in the ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’
Around 60 people attended the protest organised by Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) with support from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Charity calls for action on Hackney’s £27m in unclaimed money for pensioners
Town Hall in first stages of contacting and supporting residents entitled to pension credit
Town Hall ‘highly commended’ for commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2020
Hackney Green Party calls for further action on fossil fuel divestment and glyphosate use
Leader – Licence to grill
Licensing decisions that affect people’s livelihoods are too often taken behind closed doors
‘Don’t show me a graph’: councillors slam pensions training as ‘boring and difficult’
Members of pensions committee call for ‘à la carte’ individual training plans
Campaigners ‘mystified’ over Diane Abbott’s failure to sign fossil fuel pledge
Hackney MP’s team cites ‘Shadow Cabinet protocol’ and unfair media scrutiny
Hackney public sector workers strike over pensions
Strikes hit Hackney’s services as its public sector workers heed their union’s call to fight pension cuts
Hackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms
Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area