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MAY 22. WE VOTE. WE DECIDE. On May 22, we all get to cast our votes for the people who will represent us in Europe for the next five years. They will get to make laws that will affect all…
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Demonstration in Liverpool 15th March 2014
FINAL REMINDER FOR MEMBERS WISHING TO TRAVEL TO THIS EVENT There are still seats available on Coaches leaving Albert Square at 8.30am on Saturday 15th March to enable members to have free transport to the North West demonstration against cuts…
No pay premium for public service workers
Statistics out today from the Office of National Statistics show the difference in pay between the public and private sector narrowing. However, when adjusted to account for significant factors, the figures show pay in the public sector is in fact…
Counting the cost of council cuts for women
Please tell us how cuts to local services have affected you as a woman – take part in UNISON’s survey as part of our campaign against local government cuts! Four years of cuts to local government funding have had serious…
Local government employers warned on pay
A 1% pay offer for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is “unacceptable” and makes industrial action “invevitable”, the joint unions warned this week. The joint unions – who include UNISON, Unite and the GMB – met…
Manchester Council To Pay The Living Wage
Manchester UNISON, while welcoming the previous Manchester Minimum Wage which the Council introduced previously, has for some time been pressing for the introduction of the Living Wage for all City Council workers. Therefore the decision today to build the introduction…
We need to talk about pay
So here are the facts. • Across the 1.6 million local government workforce nationally, 77% are women. • The local government workforce is 55% part-time workers – of which 90% are women. • Over 1 million local government workers earn…
Help Campaign against the Government’s Lobbying Bill
URGENT ACTION REQUEST: HELP SAFEGUARD PRIVACY OF UNION MEMBERSHIP Please take this online campaign action to stop the state snooping union membership records You may have heard of this government’s Lobbying Bill. It has united unions, charities and campaign groups…
Unite Anti Fascist March – Celebrating Not Dividing – Saturday 12th October
Unions will be marching in Liverpool city centre in a mass celebration of multicultural Britain. Our message is clear: ‘Those that peddle hate are not welcome here – Nick Griffin must go!’ The march sets off from William Brown Street,…
Join us on Sunday to defend the NHS
Supporters of the National Health Service and all those who want to defend jobs, good public services and a decent welfare state will be marching in Manchester to deliver a clear message to Conservative Party Conference that we mean to…