Mancunion July 2010
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Branch Officer Changes
After six years as Branch Secretary, Tony Caffery announced he would be standing down to take up a position as Regional Officer for UNISON. After a call for nominations, the Branch Executive Committee (BEC) unanimously approved Pat McDonagh as the…
Knowledge is Power
Steve Swift, the Branch Education Officer, is busy organising courses for new and experienced UNISON stewards. If you want to get more involved in the trade union, but want more information, think you could do with refreshing your skills or…
Task One: Recruit more members
One key message coming out of annual conference was… recruit as if your job depends on it. The only way for the Branch to be able to stand up for members at work, campaign effectively against cuts and help defend…
UNISON and You?
The Branch will be organising quarterly meetings targeted at all stewards. The aim is to bring together all activists, regardless of their workplace or background, to debate the big issues that our union, our public services and our communities face.The…
Good To Meet You
Name: Ruth Carr Job: Library Information Officer How long have you been a member of the union? 31years. What do you like about your role in UNISON? Meeting people from all over the North West with the same values and…
Frizzell Cricket Competition
UNISON sponsors Frizzell have kindly donated two tickets for a County Championship game at Lancashire CCC of your choice. To enter this members’ only competition, simply write to the Branch before 15 August 2010 and tell us who is Lancashire’s…
Osborne’s first Budget?
It’s wrong, wrong, wrong! And it’s not just the trade unions who are worried about the Government’s austerity programme. Many economists, including Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prizewinner who predicted the global crisis, predicts the Chancellor’s first Budget will take the…
The Coalition cuts into Public Services
It was a full house for the Branch AGM back in February where Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, was the guest speaker. He spoke powerfully about the challenges the public sector would likely face from an incoming government, forced to…
In my view
In my view… “If it wasn’t already obvious beforehand, it is now abundantly clear after the emergency budget just who wears the trousers in the Con Dem coalition. Make no mistake: this was an unashamedly Tory budget, and a massive…