On Wednesday morning we had a long and thorough debate on the NHS and speeches warning of the dangers posed by privatisation of the probation service. There was a discussion on a motion about attendance management submitted by The National…
The UNISON NJC pay ballot closes at 10am on Monday 23rd June. We all want a YES vote for action for a real fight to even start to claw back some of the 18% loss of earning we have had…
A good first day of conference. New Branch Secretary Evelyn Doyle spoke on public service reform. A complex issue, but a serious one for our Branch. Manchester City Council is now working in partnership and sharing services with a wide…
Having pushed for industrial action for so long it felt good on Monday morning to be listening to debates on pay with a ballot taking place. There were a lot of rousing speeches as you might expect but also some…
It was a big morning for our branch with three delegates speaking. Nixon Tod, our convenor at Manchester College spoke on cuts to further education. The motion was written by our FE and young members committees, taking into account the…
UNISON North West are running 2 days of Coping With Change courses, free for UNISON members, delivered by the WEA. It really is an excellent, gentle course; The course will help you to understand change and how it affects you…
The claim: A minimum increase of £1 an hour on scale point 5 to achieve the living wage and the same flat rate increase on all other scale points. 1. Local government workers have suffered an 18% cut in…
What’s happening, what does it mean — Why are we striking? Why are we balloting for industrial action? The Trade Union Side claim this year to the NJC was designed to call a halt to poverty pay in local government…
Please see below for details of courses coming up over the next few months with available places. Organising Steward Starts on 3rd June – Every Tuesday for 5 weeks – Limited places remaining Health and Safety Starts on 5th June…
UNISON CITY WIDE PAY CONSULTATION MEETINGS 2014 As you will know the National Pay Ballot for Local Government Workers and School Support Staff will commence on 23rd May. In the table below there is a list of pay meetings the…