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September Mancunion
The latest issue of Mancunion is now available to download from our website by opening this post, then clicking on this link.
National Rally for Young People
The TUC and NUS are joining forces to organise a rally being held in Manchester later this month to campaign against the recent swathe of cuts that are going to affect young people such as the abolition of EMA, increases to university tuition fees and record levels of youth unemployment. For more information please read [...]
Save the EMA campaign – Public Meeting
For those members interested in developments surrounding the Save the EMA campaign, please visit the new dedicated Facebook page here which has been setup to coincide with a public meeting planned for January 11th taking place in the House of Commons.
Save the Education Maintenance Allowance
UNISON, UCU, NUS and NUT have launched a joint union petition against the axing of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). EMA is a vital means tested allowance that provides support to college students from low income households. It has more than proved it’s worth but the ConDem government looks keen to axe it. There’s more [...]
School Support Staff Negotiating Body Talks Continue
Please see below for the text of recent circular which contains details of the latest developments in the ongoing SSSNB negotiations. It was reported in circular ED/47/10 that TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber, would write to the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, to request a meeting with the education unions to discuss the abolition of [...]
Download Managing Medicines and Providing Medical Support Branch Advice
Please click on the following link to download a copy of the UNISON branch advice which was mentioned in the previous website article Administration of Medicines here.
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 [...]
Download Schools News Winter 2010
Please click on the link below to view a PDF version of Schools News Winter 2010. If you wish to save this document for viewing or printing later, you should click the right-mouse button over the link and select Save Target As… (Internet Explorer users only – other browsers may have slightly different options) Download Schools [...]
Academies – a divisive policy
Once again we see a government wanting to brick up the state education system and to make it private and selective. UNISON is at the forefront of the campaign to oppose the establishment of academies. School and community campaigns must be supported like those in Cumbria, Lancashire and Manchester so far. Working closely with Teacher [...]
Schools News Update: May 2012