REPORT BACK FROM BEC MEETING HELD ON 28TH NOVEMBER 2012 The BEC meeting began with a presentation from Britannia, which is now part of the Co-op Bank. Unison members qualify for preferential mortgage deals. Last year Britannia contributed £ 85,000…
UNISON MANCHESTER BRANCH BRANCH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2012 ATTENDANCE PRESENT Cath Baggaley, Pete Banks, Noel Bayley, Ruth Carr, Evelyn Doyle, Vimal Gadher, David Hall, Pat McDonagh, John McHugh, Gemma Mcillwaine, Izzy McVicar, Phil Moth, Eddy Redmond, Kevin Shackell,…
UNISON MANCHESTER BRANCH BRANCH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2012 ATTENDANCE PRESENT Pat McDonagh, Pete Banks, John McHugh, Marion Doherty, Katie Ayres, Carl Greatbatch, Evelyn Doyle, Julie Connolly, Rena Wood, Bnard Sudlow, Malcolm Jones, David Hall, Helen Clarke,Vimal Gadher, Patrick…
The UNISON Fighting Fund has got the concept of paid organisers right at the top of the union’s agenda. Far from being something new, the idea of employing organisers has been around for a long time. Here we take a…
Earlier in the year Steve Swift stood down as Assistant Branch Secretary to take up a new role at UNISON North West. As 2012 draws to a close he looks back on his last year at the Manchester Branch. “Regrets,…
In the embedded table below is a timetable of meetings to discuss the Council budget situation and the future impact on jobs and services as well as the Voluntary Severance / Voluntary Early Retirement schemes. The Council has agreed up…
UNISON is leading the fight against the fight against privatisation of ambulance services in Manchester. Manchester branch members have been out in force raising awareness of the issue and gathering signatures for the petition. We speak to one of the…
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.…
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…
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,…