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Manchester TUC rally a huge success
Tens of thousands of people, of all ages and from many walks of life, turned out on a cloudy Sunday afternoon in Manchester to say to the Conservative Party that Government policies were hurting and not working. The noisy and friendly demonstration wound through the city’s streets, pausing only a short while outside the Manchester [...]
Get the Pensions Facts…
UNISON nationally has provided the attached briefing materials for Stewards and members on the pensions dispute. There’s a Powerpoint presentation and speaker notes. Members are free to use these materials, so they are fully informed and armed with the facts, not the spin. The Branch will be holding workplace meetings over the next couple of [...]
TUC Rally, Manchester, Sunday 2 October 2011
Services that hold communities together and protect the most vulnerable in our society are being cut and privatised by the Tory-led coalition. We have seen high inflation, high unemployment, cuts in benefits, cuts to the Education Maintenance Allowance and Connexions service, rising university fees, attacks on pensions and service cuts – all of which the [...]
Protect our Pensions – LGPS campaign hots up…
As members will be only too aware, this Tory-led Coalition Government looks keen to make everyone, except the rich and the wealthy bankers who caused the financial crisis, pay for the financial mess this country is in. And one fund that they’re keen to plunder is our pension scheme. For example, Government has set a [...]
Public sector pension talks jeopardised by naïve playground tactics
UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, today (28 July 2011) rounded on Government ministers for putting public sector pension talks in “jeopardy” by their “naïve tactics” and apparent lack of negotiating skills. And called on them to abandon the playground games and get serious. He said: “We entered into the scheme specific talks on public sector [...]
March for the Alternative: A Huge Success!
The TUC March on Saturday 26th March was a huge success. 500,000 people, including 100,000′s of thousands of Unison members, joined the march to condemn the Government’s butchering of Britain. The numbers that attended were greater than any of the predicted forecasts and this marks a qualitative change in Britain about Government policies. Please find [...]
Lies, Truths And Statistics – The Economic Con Trick Behind Dismantling Local Government
Are the cuts a necessary response to an economic crisis? Is there a crisis, and if so what is it? Is there an alternative approach? The answers to these questions are “No”; “Not Really, There’s A Crisis of Capital – But There Soon Will Be An Economic Crisis”; and “Yes”. The Tory led government is [...]
MCC VS/VER Frequently Asked Questions
*UPDATE* 18th February 2011 Some more questions have now been added to the FAQ. Please keep checking the website for updates and contact the Branch on-line or ring us direct on 0161 254 7500 if you have a question that is not already covered in this FAQ. General Queries 1. Will I be [...]
Manchester Confidential response to Daily Mail article
Manchester Confidential has recently published an excellent article in response to a piece in the Daily Mail attacking Manchester City Council and its approach to the cuts. The ManCon article is well worth reading as it adds some much needed balance to what appears to be an ongoing campaign to discredit MCC by the Tories [...]
Member briefings on proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme