Good To Meet You… Iris Short
How long have you worked at the Branch? 29 years. What do you like about it? I love the work… always want to come to work… never bored… every day’s a plate-spinning challenge. Where do you live? Altrincham. Where would…
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m people update
UNISON and the other trade unions have been working hard to develop ways of working in the future which will allow City Council services to be delivered as effectively as possible while aiming to avoid compulsory redundancies and maintain the…
In my view…
We are currently waiting for the Government’s announcement of the Comprehensive Spending review, which is due on 20 October 2010. We will then know the reality of the scale of the ConDem planned cuts across public services over the next…
UNISON Training and Education
UNISON, the UK’s leading public service union, takes learning seriously and offers a range of trade union education and lifelong learning opportunities for members. This includes training and development for union reps as well as personal and career development courses…
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…
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…