We have been asked by the National union to carry out a ballot of members on the latest pay proposals put forward by the NJC committee. As part of this process we are organising a series of city wide member…
Reports are circulating that pressure has been applied to the Leeds UNISON printing unit not to produce any Branch material opposing the disgraceful pay proposals. So Branches are better off going elsewhere. Meanwhile there is no sign of the National…
This circular was sent to employers yesterday signed by all three Trade Unions. UNISON National Office didn’t see fit to send it to Branches! LGA circular 15 October 2014 [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LGA-circular-15-October-2014.pdf”]
See the latest National Pay Surrender / Bulletin Number 52. Branches were told the consultation on the pay proposals would start on Monday 20th October. We were told this on 10th October. Apparently it now starts tomorrow and will finish…
We have requisitioned a Special Local Government Service Group Conference on pay. You can read why we have taken this step and if you agree then we need your help. For the conference to take place it requires branches representing…
The Leader of the Labour Employer Group wrote to the UNISON General Secretary on 9th October (the day the strike due on the 14th October was cancelled) saying Councils would only be consulted on the ‘offer’ of an increase of…
Manchester Branch have taken the unusual step of requisitioning a special Local Government Service Group Conference. It is not something we have done lightly but we think there are major issues to be addressed within Local Government and the best…
We may never know the true reasons why the majority on the NJC Committee voted to suspend strike action. Or the real reasons why they believe these “new, new” proposals are different in any meaningful way to the “new” proposals…
Two weeks ago the NJC Committee rightly rejected the “new” proposals on three main grounds: They were not a formal offer and under our constitutional procedures we cannot put them out to our members for consultation. For 2014/15 the total…
In a few words, not a lot. With no clear National official information, members and activists are naturally wondering what the radically “new, new” proposals are from the LGA that ‘caused’ the NJC Trade Unions to call off the strike…