The joint trade unions (UNISON, Unite and GMB) have received a pay offer from the NJC Employers’ Side. The offer letter can be downloaded here, and the key points are: Clearly, the offer does not meet our demands and members…
UNISON HQ emailed all NJC members today to update them on the Council and School pay award for 2023. Unfortunately, the update does not state any timescales for when members can expect to receive the back-dated award in their salary…
Members in the Council and Schools will be aware that the ballot for strike action against the NJC pay offer closed last week. Nearly 85% of Manchester UNISON’s Council and Schools Members voted to take strike action in support of…
*UPDATE 17/11/22* Phase 2 of the Energy Support Fund is now closed to new applications after receiving 4000 submissions for the grant. UNISON Welfare will re-launch their Winter Fuel Grant in January and a third phase of the Energy Support…
Saturday 1st October saw the biggest day of strike action in the UK since the early 90s, with the CWU, RMT, ASLEF and TSSA all taking industrial action. On the same date the Enough is Enough campaign organised a national…
The NJC 2022 Pay Consultation ended on Tuesday 20 September and we are grateful to each and every member who took part in the ballot. We also want to express our gratitude to all the volunteers who helped out with…
We Demand Better On Saturday 18 June, the trade union movement will be taking to the streets to demand action on the cost of living – a new deal for working people, and a pay rise for all workers. Families…
The Walk for Women organised by Manchester City Council will be back again this International Women’s Day 2022, with a walk on Sunday 6 March 2022. Anyone wishing to join should meet outside Castlefield Urban Heritage Park on Liverpool Road…
We wish to share details of upcoming events on how to resist Islamophobia and understand its causes that you might be interested in attending. Feel free to share this information with anyone else who might be interested as you do…
Throughout November this year, UNISON Manchester are carrying out a number of activities to support recruitment, engage with our existing membership and to provide opportunities for members to talk about the fair pay campaign for council workers and school staff.…