The government’s Health and Social Care Bill, currently going through parliament, puts the NHS in danger by threatening the very principles it was built on. It will fragment and privatise our NHS to the detriment of patients and services. UNISON has been leading the fight against these plans since their introduction and more and more [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Click on the link below for more on the latest negotiations on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) http://www.unison.org.uk/news/news_view.asp?did=7504 The government have accepted that the LGPS – as a funded scheme with a high proportion of low earners – was different to the other ‘pay as you go’ schemes.
Members will have seen in the media the wide coverage of the outcome of negotiations on pensions yesterday between all public sector trade unions and Government. A document was finalised under the title of ‘Heads of Agreement’, a structure outlining ground rules for future public sector pensions and setting the basic terms which will feature [...]
On behalf of the UNISON Manchester Branch, I would like to thank stewards and members for all the hard work they put in to make the strike, march and rally on November 30 such a tremendous success. To those who helped in the organising before the day, and all those who got in early to [...]
On November 29, the Sun asked the TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber to write 200 words setting out the case for the day of action. But the Sun refused to publish the article. Here’s what he said. “This government cancelled the tax on bankers’ bonuses. Instead it has brought in a nurses’, teachers’ and lollipop [...]
It’s going to be a busy day on 30 November. The pension strike action which is supported by many trade unions will also be given a further boost in Manchester by the TUC’s Day of Action rally. Starting at Liverpool Road, at 11.30, the march will head through town before ending up at Whitworth Park [...]
This is an historic week for our union. From the Shetland Isles to Southampton, nurses, social workers, PCSOs, librarians, dinner ladies, teaching assistants, bin men and paramedics – among many other public sector workers – will be standing shoulder to shoulder and marching, demonstrating, holding rallies, and even painting children’s faces, as millions strike to protect public [...]
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Manchester Rally to support your NHS – Saturday 3 March
This is a critical time for the NHS with Andrew Lansley’s NHS Bill facing crucial votes in the House of Lords. Public opposition to the Bill is growing. A recent UNISON/YouGov poll shows that the majority (62%) of the public do not trust the government to handle the NHS and just one in four (26%) [...]