UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today announced the start of the biggest ballot in UK history, in a trade dispute over government ministers’ plans to make detrimental changes to local government and NHS pensions. The union has given the…
BRIEFING TO MANCHESTER BRANCH UNISON MEMBERS WHO WILL BE BALLOTED? All members of employers within the Branch who are linked with the Local Government Pension Scheme, in practice almost all employers in the Branch. Initially we were advised employers where…
The pensions debate can be full of technical jargon, often leaving people scratching their heads at some of the jargon used. This jargon buster is designed to help you get round that and help you understand some commonly used pension…
Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said today (3 October) that it was government ministers such as George Osborne who were behaving irresponsibly, by failing negotiate seriously and properly with trade unions over plans to drastically cut public sector pensions. The union called…
Tens of thousands of people, of all ages and from many walks of life, turned out on a cloudy Sunday afternoon in Manchester to say to the Conservative Party that Government policies were hurting and not working. The noisy and…
Just a further update/reminder about the National Protest March outside the Conservative Party Conference, Manchester. Final details can be found via the link here, on the Proud to Serve the Public website. UNISON will be at the front of the…
UNISON nationally has provided the attached briefing materials for Stewards and members on the pensions dispute. There’s a Powerpoint presentation and speaker notes. Members are free to use these materials, so they are fully informed and armed with the facts,…
The government proposes to change the index-linking arrangements for pensions and benefits, moving from using the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). The CPI doesn’t take into account housing costs like mortgage interest payments and Council…
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, is calling on the Government to stop wasting time and start serious negotiations on public service pensions. Ballot papers are being prepared and will be going out to the union’s 1.1 million public service workers…
Speaking at TUC conference in London on Wednesday 14 September, UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, said that the union will send notice to 9,000 employers that it will ballot its 1.1 million members for industrial action over pensions. Dave Prentis…