Winter Fuel Grant
WORRIED ABOUT PAYING YOUR FUEL BILL? With rising costs and another cold winter many members are worried about how they’re going to pay this year’s winter fuel bills. Help is on hand ‘There for you’ has set up a limited…
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Welfare – myths and reality
Recent research by the TUC has found widespread ignorance about spending on welfare, the reality of unemployment, the generosity of benefits and the level of fraud. People least able to give accurate answers about benefits are the most likely to…
Don’t let them trade our rights for cash
Dear Friend Next week, together with union activists, I’ll be delivering a huge letter right to the door of Number 10 Downing street, saying ‘our rights at work are not for sale’. This Tory government are forcing through their plan…
5 Good Reasons to Hate Universal Credit
With neighbouring authorities already acting as “Pathfinders” planning to run pilot schemes, Universal Credit is already hitting our region. The scheme is currently scheduled to go live for new claimants nationally from October 2013. UNISON is firmly opposed to these…
Time to break the Pay Freeze
In local government pay is in real spending power terms now at levels equivalent to the mid-90’s. Over 2/3rds of local government workers earn unless than £21,000 a year. Thousands of our members rely on in-work benefits and tax credits.…
A View From the Branch
On Thursday there will be elections in the Manchester area including ward by-elections, Manchester Central constituency and the Police Commissioner elections. Tens of thousands of UNISON members including hundreds from this Branch took part in the TUC ‘March for an…
Pay Matters! NJC Pay Claim and Campaign 2013/14 Update
LATEST UPDATE FROM UNISON LG SERVICE GROUP ON PAY CAMPAIGN As branches know the NJC Trade Union Side has submitted the following claim for a pay increase for our members in 2013 – 2014: A substantial flat rate increase on…
Time to send a message on Police cuts
There are just 2 days to go until the elections for Police and Crime Commissioners, there’s a lot at stake, and we really need your help. 15,000 police officers and thousands more police staff are being cut across the country,…
Protect Our Pensions LGPS Campaign: Issue 25
This Campaign News contains two key items – an update on the Joint Statement made yesterday by the three LGPS unions and the LGA (see embedded document below this post) and the issue of use of LGPS funds to invest…
Members’ Pictures from October 20th
Thanks to all of you who have submitted your pictures taken during the march and demonstration held in London last weekend. We have now added a slideshow of your images below and you can move through them by using the…