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Hope not Hate – Premiere Issue Now Available
I’m delighted to tell you that HOPE not hate has just arrived back from the printers and is now ready for distribution. With forty-eight pages of news, views and comment, HOPE not hate is the new bi-monthly, full-colour magazine of the HOPE not hate campaign. I hope you will consider getting a copy. The magazine [...]
Calling All Members – Branch AGM Reminder
The Branch AGM is almost upon us and this is a reminder to all members that the meeting is going to take place at 12.45pm Wednesday 7th March in the Friends Meeting House. There will also be a raffle held with many prizes available to win. Please make every effort to attend as this is [...]
Organising Stewards Course
Calling all Stewards! Announcing a new Organising Steward course at the Manchester branch. For new Stewards, this course is essential to enable you to give members the advice they need. For those experienced Stewards, this course is essential for you to refresh your ERA certification. The course runs from 20th Feb at the branch for [...]
George Brown – Portrait of a Trade Union Leader
George Brown was born in Ballyneale, Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland in 1906 to his parents Francis Brown and Mary Lackey. Economic circumstances, as for hundreds of thousands of Irish over the previous half-century and more, forced them to emigrate. In the case of the Browns, their adopted home was Salford in the Greater Manchester area. [...]
Branch Executive Committee Meeting Dates 2012
Please see below for a list of all the confirmed BEC meeting dates due to take place throughout 2012. Note that this list is subject to change and additional dates may be added at short notice if there is a serious issue which requires the immediate attention of the BEC. Unless otherwise stated, each meeting [...]
UNISON members need a reason to vote Labour
Responding to the Labour party’s suggestions that public service workers should accept more pay freezes and pay cuts, UNISON’s General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Our members needed hope and a reason to vote Labour. They have been snatched away. In the past year Labour has struggled to get its message across to show that there [...]
Latest Pensions Dispute News – Negotiations on the LGPS
WHAT DID STRIKE ACTION ACHIEVE? The action on 30th November demonstrated the massive support of our members against the Government’s attempt to impose changes to our pension scheme. The Branch congratulates all those who took part in the action which was so well supported that almost 90% of Manchester Council staff were recorded as officially [...]
UIA & UNISON Insurance Offer for Members
Please see below for details of an exclusive insurance offer from UIA that is only available to UNISON members. You can also use the viewer controls to adjust the size of the offer to fit your screen.
Protect Our Pensions LGPS Campaigns Update
Attached to this post you will find a PowerPoint presentation on the agreed principles and timetable for negotiations over the LGPS. Please take the time to read through this presentation as it explains the details of what is included in the agreement. During the negotiations we will be maintaining a strong campaigning stance, putting pressure [...]
Branch Annual Report Now Online