True Bearing Chartered are running a workshop will make you aware of your choices and aid you in your decision making. Is this workshop for me? If you are retiring imminently or considering retiring within the next 2 years and…
The national employers’ below-inflation pay offer represents another effective pay cut for local government workers. It does nothing to even begin to restore the 20% loss in pay since 2010. It means yet another year with a further pay…
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…
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…
The Branch Annual General Meeting this year is taking place at 12.45pm on Tuesday 11th February in the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester. The following motions are going to be discussed: Pay Public Services – Attack on Manchester National…
The pay claim for local government workers is for a minimum increase of £1 an hour on scale point 5 to achieve the living wage and the same flat rate increase on all other scale points. Why? Because: 1. Local…
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…
GMYN has made it through the last stage of the RBS Inspiring Enterprise application process and the shortlisted applications are now being put to a public vote, including GMYN’s application for our innovative “Trade Up” project. Working in partnership with…
In conjunction with Lighthouse Financial Advice, UNISON Manchester Branch is planning to run a series of financial advice surgeries for members. The first two surgeries are scheduled to take place on 31st October and 28th November respectively. They will be…
The People’s Assembly Against Austerity are organising a protest this Sunday at 12pm in St. Ann’s Square. This in response to the recent articles and editorials in the Daily Mail attacking the deceased father of Ed Milliband. On Sunday, all…