School Uniform Grant 2012
Help is on hand UNISON has set up a limited fund to help its members on low income with school uniform costs by way of a one-off payment of up to £120* (this is the maximum grant available where there…
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National demonstration date set for 20 October
Across the country, UNISON members will today start months of planning for a mass demonstration against the government’s failed politics of austerity, set to take place in London on Saturday 20 October 2012. Tens of thousands of UNISON members will…
Climate Jobs Caravan
CLIMATE JOBS CARAVAN IN MANCHESTER FRIDAY MAY 25THCITY CENTRE CAMPAIGNING AND EVENING MEETING Final day of national tour, putting the case for a million new jobs to help solve the economic and climate crises: jobs in renewable energy, housing insulation,…
Spanish Civil War Concert
This Friday night the International Brigade Memorial Trust are having a fund raising concert at Chorlton Irish Club starting at 8PM. Please see the embedded flyer below for more details. [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/International-Brigade-Memorial-Trust-Concert.pdf”]
Schools News Update: May 2012
Queen’s Jubilee Additional Holiday A number of Schools-based members have raised a query with regard to the Bank Holiday for the Queen’s Jubilee this year. The Manchester Local Authority has already incorporated this Bank Holiday within the School calendar as…
Voters have waved bye bye to the BNP
You might have already heard the news but I thought I would tell you that every BNP candidate who stood in yesterday’s elections has lost. This includes those BNP councillors up for re-election. This is a fantastic rejection of their…
Vote NO to an elected mayor
This Government is responsible for a raft of ill-informed, counter-productive and frankly dangerous policies. Take your pick from a growing list that includes austerity for the many and tax cuts for the wealthy, plans for aircraft carriers without any aircraft,…
Mancunion April 2012
The April edition of the Mancunion is now available to download by opening this post, then clicking on this link.
Hope not Hate update
The nominations for the 2012 elections are now in, writes Nick Knowles, Hope not Hate Co-ordinator, and almost 300 far right candidates are standing across the country. Most are standing for the British National Party, but there are also significant…
Beyond the Frame: Contemporary Cuban Art
Beyond the Frame is an exhibition of contemporary Cuban art taking place in London and Glasgow to raise support for the campaign for justice for the Miami Five – 5 Cubans unjustly imprisoned in the US for 13 years. In…