*UPDATE* Due to overwhelming demand the Winter Fuel Grant reached the maximum number of applications within 1 hour of opening yesterday. There will be a further opportunity to access financial support for your energy bills when the third phase of…
*UPDATE 17/11/22* Phase 2 of the Energy Support Fund is now closed to new applications after receiving 4000 submissions for the grant. UNISON Welfare will re-launch their Winter Fuel Grant in January and a third phase of the Energy Support…
UNISON Welfare’s Energy Support Fund is now open to help members with rising fuel costs. Please be advised that phase 1 will be closed once the first 2000 applications have been received. The Energy Support Fund will be a one-off…
Saturday 1st October saw the biggest day of strike action in the UK since the early 90s, with the CWU, RMT, ASLEF and TSSA all taking industrial action. On the same date the Enough is Enough campaign organised a national…
The NJC 2022 Pay Consultation ended on Tuesday 20 September and we are grateful to each and every member who took part in the ballot. We also want to express our gratitude to all the volunteers who helped out with…
Calling all Young Members in the North West! Join us for our Annual General Meeting at the People’s History Museum in Manchester! We’ll be introducing members to the network, learning a bit about how trade unions work and planning our…
We Demand Better On Saturday 18 June, the trade union movement will be taking to the streets to demand action on the cost of living – a new deal for working people, and a pay rise for all workers. Families…
Palestine Solidarity Campaign have announced a new comedy fundraising event, taking place live in a venue in central London, as well as being streamed live online. The event is titled Stand Up for Palestine and the start time is 7:30pm…
UNISON members have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Local Government Employers’ offer of a 1.75% pay increase (2.75% for those on pay point 1). 79% of members voted to reject the offer, and we now know that members of GMB…
All branch members eligible to vote in the consultation for the NJC Pay Offer 2021/22 should have received their ballot paper by now. If we hold an email address for you then you should have received a link instead, which…