As part of this year’s Homotopia festival, UNISON North West LGBT Group is supporting the production of an evening highlighting the life of Andrew Fekete. Andrew Fekete arrived at the University of Liverpool in September 1972 to study Architecture. Just…
Manchester Council UNISON members will have seen the broadcast issued yesterday by the Council leadership. Within the links in the broadcast is a section of budget cuts in the Corporate Core which includes the following : ‘Revised HR policies and…
The ‘Dare Devil Rides to Jarama’ is a new production that follows the life of speedway star Clem Beckett and marks the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War. Performances are taking place at the Lowry on Thursday 6th October…
National committee meets on 3 October to decide its recommendation, and arrangements for consultation Members working in English further education colleges are to be consulted after employers made a “first and final” offer of a 1% pay increase, or £250,…
UNISON is supporting a national demonstration against austerity on Sunday 2 October at 11.30am in Birmingham at the Conservative Party Conference. The Branch has booked rail tickets for those interested in attending as part of the Manchester Branch delegation. If…
UNISON has put together the following LGPS bulletin which breaks down the complex topic of Local Government Pensions into more manageable chunks. Each section contains an explanation along with facts and figures in an easy to understand way. Please be…
The latest issue of our Branch Equalities newsletter – “Equality Matters” – is now available to view on-line or download. [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Issue-6-Equality-Matters.pdf”]
What do you want? That’s the question women were asked twenty years ago as part of a campaign called What Women Want. It was supported by Anita Roddick founder of the Body Shop as a way of giving British women…
The UNISON North West LGBT Group will hold its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 10th September from 1100 hours to 1600 hours at the UNISON North West Regional Offices, Arena Point, Manchester, M3 1UN. The meeting is open to any…
The committee decision follows discussions at regional and national level, and a consultation of UNISON members who are affiliated to the Labour party. The consultation was carried out online. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Jeremy Corbyn retains the backing…