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,…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Autumn is a perfect time to try out and learn new things. As a Maths Champion you now have an opportunity to register on the Citizen Maths course ahead of the course launch in mid-September. Citizen Maths is a free…
We are pleased to offer a Coping With Change 1 day course: Date: Friday 5th September Time: 9.30-4.30 Venue: UNISON Regional Centre, Arena Point A 1 day course to help with changes in the workplace. This personal development workshop is…