In March next year Manchester’s patient transport service is set to be taken over by the bus company Arriva. Arriva won the contract even though their bid performed worse on quality than the in-house option. This is blatant privatisation of…
This Campaign News contains two key items – an update on the Joint Statement made yesterday by the three LGPS unions and the LGA (see embedded document below this post) and the issue of use of LGPS funds to invest…
PAY CLAIM At the meeting of the UNISON NJC committee held on 26 September, the committee considered the results of the branch consultation over the 2013-14 NJC pay claim. This shows that whilst pay remains a difficult issue in the…
Thanks to all of you who have submitted your pictures taken during the march and demonstration held in London last weekend. We have now added a slideshow of your images below and you can move through them by using the…
CAMPAIGN PUBLIC MEETING IN LORD MAYORS PARLOUR IN TOWN HALL AT 7PM MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER UNISON, the UK’s largest union, is today launching a campaign to save patient transport services in Greater Manchester from being sold off to a private…
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW BEING TAKEN Are you interested in promoting Health & Wellbeing within the Workplace? We are now taking expressions of interest for up to 6 people to attend the next Mental Health Awareness (MHA) course due to…
YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR THIS CHARITY EVENT UNISON North West LGBT Committee and Northern Wave would like your branches support in joining them for their first Red Ribbon Ball on Thursday 29th November 2012. The evening which is being…
REMEMBER WHY WE ARE MARCHING ON OCT 20TH If you are a UNISON member and wish to travel down to London for the demonstration on 20th October then sign-up with your details by completing the on-line form here. [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/I-am-not-the-problem.pdf”]
ACCESS TO ADVICE AND SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS INVITE YOU TO A PUBLIC MEETING The Future for Public Funded Legal Advice Monday 1st October From 5pm, with refreshments Cross Street Chapel, Manchester M2 1NL Speakers: Yvonne Fovargue MP (Chair of the All…
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT NOW The Mayor of Liverpool is encouraging people to support two e-petitions following the Hillsborough cover-up, to strip the knighthoods of Sir Irving Patrick MP (Hallam Sheffield) and Sir Norman Bettison. People can sign the petition by clicking here.