Pre-Retirement Workshop
For those that are thinking about early retirement within the next 2 years are or about to retire naturally then this could be for you. There will be no hard selling of products but a series speakers that will give…
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Next LGBT Members Meeting
The next meeting of the branch LGBT members Self Organised Group will take place: Wednesday 15 October, 5.30pm at: The Lesbian and Gay Foundation 5 Ricmond Street City Centre M1 3HF All LGBT members are invited to attend.
Vote YES to save UNISON’s Political Fund
Legislation introduced by the Tories compels trade unions to ballot every 10 years to get the agreement of members to continue with established Political Funds. Trade Unions need a Political Fund to legally campaign on issues such as protecting pensions,…
HOPE not Hate: Stand with me
A MESSAGE FROM HOPE NOT HATE DIRECTOR NICK LOWLES On Friday, the regulated period for the 2015 General Election begins and every penny we spend on campaigning or exposing extremist and racist parties and politicians has to be recorded and…
Justice for All! Cuts to legal aid and advice services deny us access to justice
Access To Advice and Justice Alliance North invite you to a public meeting about the future of free, publicly funded legal advice. Come along to the meeting It’s taking place during the Labour Party Conference in Manchester . We want…
Stand up to UKIP: Public Meeting Monday 15th September
There will be a public meeting in support of Stand up to UKIP on Monday 15th September at 7pm in The Friends Meeting House, Mount Street Manchester M2 5NS. Speakers include: Julie Ward – North West MEP Jo Cardwell –…
Housing Association News
Merger update The Boards of Eastlands Homes and City South have agreed to go ahead with a proposed partnership that will come into effect from 1 April 2015. The next steps will be to undertake ‘due diligence’, carrying out a…
Good to meet you… Pete Banks
Pete is a long standing activist, having held several roles in the branch down the years. He has recently begun a second stint as Assistant Branch Secretary, following several years as the Joint Trade Union Secondee to m people. Now…
How to prepare for strike action on October 14th
Our next day of strike action in October may seem like a long way off. But we have a lot of work to do before then. We need to ask more people to join our union and join our strike.…
Why we must take strike action in October
We will take a second day of strike action on 14th October. The Local Government Association is not giving us a choice. They are still not willing to make a reasonable offer. They are still not willing to negotiate in…