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Member Briefings in Response to MCC Budget Proposals
Following the recent MCC budget proposals a series of briefings have been organised to discuss the effects of these cuts on staff and services. Some of these sessions will consist of a management presentation followed by a 30min slot for UNISON members whereas others have been arranged separately by ourselves. In both cases this is [...]
Council outlines Budget Cuts
Branch Officers attended a public briefing for stakeholders in the City, where Manchester City Council’s leadership outlined the budget proposals which detail massive reductions in services and, in some cases, proposals to no longer provide services. The details have been posted on the Council’s website this morning and are now also available on our Branch [...]
Executive papers detailing budget proposals now on-line
For the benefit of our members we have now uploaded copies of the Executive papers detailing the council’s budget proposals which you can download by clicking on the links below. Budget Overview (includes the principles underpinning the proposals) Executive paper for Directorate of Adults Executive paper for Directorate of Neighbourhood Services Executive paper for Directorate [...]
Stand up against the cuts and sign the M.E.N. petition
The Manchester Evening News has teamed up with senior politicians today to launch an on-line petition which is opposed to the scale of the government cuts recently imposed. Please read the relevant article on the M.E.N. website by clicking here. We encourage you all to sign this petition in order to make your voice heard [...]
ConDem axe falls hard on Manchester
The massive cuts to local authority budgets in Greater Manchester announced by the ConDem government are nothing less than an attack on our city, our public services and our communities. Even accepting the Government’s massaged figures, Manchester received the deepest cuts in the country, whilst affluent, Tory voting areas in the South, such as Dorset, [...]
Local Government Budget Settlement
For a revealing comparison between the recent local government budget settlement and the political map after the 2010 general election please check out the two links below. UK General Election Political Map 2010 Council Spending Cuts: Interactive Map
Local Government SGE & Policy Seminar – Report
Please click on the following link to read the report from UNISON North West on the recent Local Government Service Group Executive & Policy Seminar. Note that this link will take you to the UNISON Active blogging website.
Lib Dem Manifesto Lies
Please read through the summary of quotes below from the Lib Dem manifesto which have now been exposed as untrue by UNISON North West. For your reference you can also download a copy of the manifesto by clicking on the following link. Page 4 “Doesn’t it make you angry that ….the poorest are the ones [...]
ConDem – Myth Busters
We have all heard the rubbish that the ConDem coalition has come out with to justify their ideologically driven cuts. Below is a selection of ConDem lies along with UNISON’s truth. Put some Tories and LibDems on the spot by putting the below arguments to them. If you wish to save a PDF version of [...]
Lies, Truths And Statistics – The Economic Con Trick Behind Dismantling Local Government