There are number of marches and rallies taking place on the 30th November in the North West region which UNISON members can get involved with to show their support for the industrial action. For information we have included a list…
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today branded it a ‘national scandal’ that the country’s highest earners get tax breaks worth £10 billion every year on their pensions contributions. At the same time, low wage public sector workers are being told…
Please see below for a copy of the statement by Councillor Richard Leese, leader of the Council, on the proposed changes to Public Sector Pensions. Councillor Richard Leese’s Statement The approximately 100 separate funds which make up the Local Government…
There’s such a lot of mis-information out there about public sector pensions, that we thought a myth busting guide to pensions might be useful for members and the public. MYTH – People are living longer which means they’re claiming their pensions…
Members of UNISON, the UK’s largest union, have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action to protect their pensions. The union balloted members including nurses, teaching assistants, social workers, care assistants, paramedics, police staff, school dinner ladies, probation workers…
As reported widely in news brodcasts today, Government Ministers have announced some limited moves on some pension issues. It would seem that it is no accident that they chose to do this on the day before our ballot result. Whilst there seem to be some…
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, said that today’s Office of National Statistics pensions trends survey* revealed that not enough people are saving for their later years – storing up a huge benefits timebomb for the taxpayer. The survey shows that…
By this week, most people entitled to vote will have got their ballot papers – don’t put it off – Vote Yes now. We need a resounding Yes Vote to show government ministers the strength of opposition to their unjust and unnecessary…
UNISON has exposed the false economy of Government Ministers’ plans to make damaging changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Figures produced for the union show that by paying into their pensions, council workers save the government a total…
*UPDATE* A revised timetable of briefings has now been published and you can download a copy of the latest dates/times by clicking on the following link. UNISON are organising a series of briefings over the next 2 weeks for members…