Community H.E.A.R.T. & Liliesleaf present a tribute in honour of Denis Goldberg, written by South African, British, German, Dutch and Swedish anti apartheid activists, friends and comrades who have known him during his remarkable life. Denis Goldberg was one of…
As part of our recent strike action over 200 new members have joined UNISON Manchester. We extend a warm welcome to you all. As members of the branch you will start seeing the words “Unity is Strength” quite a lot.…
Just a few pictures of UNISON Manchester members on the picket lines, and at the rally in Piccadilly. Got any you would like to share? Then just email us at the Branch. …
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has helped to deliver such a successful day of strike action. To all those members who took action today, to the picketers who were at their workplaces so early and…
If you want decent public services, if you think fair pay is important and if you oppose plans to weaken local government and school services, then now is the time to take action together. The reality is that we have…
Eric Pickles, the Tory Local Government Minister responsible for the massive cuts to council budgets, is addressing the national CIH Housing Conference on Thursday 26th June. He will be speaking in defence of the shameful and hated bedroom tax. The…
UNISON members across the country have spoken. We have read all the facts and figures about our wages. How the pay freeze was a pay cut. How 1% is a pay cut. More importantly we have lived it. All of…
UNISON’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay freeze and have now been offered a 1% pay rise.…
Delegates had been looking forward to Friday morning as the guest speaker was North West MEP Theresa Griffin. Theresa is the former regional officer for our branch so well known to all the delegates. It was a great pleasure to…
Thursday morning, as is traditional, was reserved for international issues. This is also traditionally a morning of serious, intelligent debate and for some delegates to see a new side of the work UNISON does. We began with a solidarity photo…