February/March Mancunion
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Manchester Confidential response to Daily Mail article
Manchester Confidential has recently published an excellent article in response to a piece in the Daily Mail attacking Manchester City Council and its approach to the cuts. The ManCon article is well worth reading as it adds some much needed…
UNISON Labour Link against LibDems
Every weekend in key wards UNISON members can take on the Tory/LibDem Coalition. Our members face cuts in services and job losses because of the Tory/LibDem attacks on Manchester. Now you can fight back. Help us at weekends leafleting in…
March for the Alternative page now on-line
We have now created a standalone page on our site for the TUC-organised March for the Alternative rally taking place in London on March 26th along with details on the transport arrangements that the Branch is making available to members…
Stand up against the cuts and sign the M.E.N. petition
The Manchester Evening News has teamed up with senior politicians today to launch an on-line petition which is opposed to the scale of the government cuts recently imposed. Please read the relevant article on the M.E.N. website by clicking here.…
Save the Education Maintenance Allowance
UNISON, UCU, NUS and NUT have launched a joint union petition against the axing of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). EMA is a vital means tested allowance that provides support to college students from low income households. It has more…
Bankers’ cash crisis but Public Services pay the price!
The Coalition Government could not be clearer. Although public services have had absolutely nothing to do with the financial crisis that is still blowing through the economy, this Government is intent on making the biggest cuts to the public sector…
Lib Dem Manifesto Lies
Please read through the summary of quotes below from the Lib Dem manifesto which have now been exposed as untrue by UNISON North West. For your reference you can also download a copy of the manifesto by clicking on the…
ConDem – Myth Busters
We have all heard the rubbish that the ConDem coalition has come out with to justify their ideologically driven cuts. Below is a selection of ConDem lies along with UNISON’s truth. Put some Tories and LibDems on the spot by…
Cuts threaten growth and will increase inequality…
But you don’t have to take UNISON’s word for it. Commentators, economists, heath analysts, charities and others from across the political spectrum are worried at the Condems’ policy of savage cuts to the public sector. It wasn’t public services or…