Manchester Advice have confirmed they are now able to advise Manchester City Council employees on matters relating to benefits and debt advice only. They will not be able to assist with any other VS/VER queries and if members have questions…
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.…
In response to the recent announcements from MCC on their current financial situation, UNISON are organising a series of briefings over the next 2 weeks for members to ask questions and raise their concerns. A copy of the final timetable…
The City Council’s Executive Committee and Personnel Committee met this morning to discuss the current financial situation and to agree a package for staff who wish to leave by mutual agreement on a VS or VER package. UNISON has been…
Please see the attached press release here which has been issued to the media today. A full update to members will be posted shortly so please keep checking the website.
Please see below for details of the motion debated and agreed unanimously at the special Branch Executive Committee meeting held earlier today to discuss the consequences of the recent announcement on job losses by Manchester City Council. This Branch Executive…
Members will have seen by now reports about proposals to introduce a voluntary severance scheme due to be considered for approval by the Council on 19th January 2011. UNISON has been involved in meetings with both the Leader of the…
We have recently added a new calendar feature to our website which we hope will be of use to all our visitors. This calendar will display the up-and-coming events that are planned by the branch locally as well as those…
The massive cuts to local authority budgets in Greater Manchester announced by the ConDem government are nothing less than an attack on our city, our public services and our communities. Even accepting the Government’s massaged figures, Manchester received the deepest…
On 13 November the Manchester Branch and the Manchester Community & Mental Health branch of UNISON, with the support of Thompson’s solicitors, jointly put on a showing of Oliver Stone’s new film South Of The Border. The film is a…