In the embedded table below is a timetable of meetings to discuss the Council budget situation and the future impact on jobs and services as well as the Voluntary Severance / Voluntary Early Retirement schemes. The Council has agreed up…
The Council Leader and Chief Executive today issued a broadcast message to all staff on the future possible changes in Council funding. UNISON believes in the need for transparent communication by the Council with all staff and especially during difficult…
On Thursday there will be elections in the Manchester area including ward by-elections, Manchester Central constituency and the Police Commissioner elections. Tens of thousands of UNISON members including hundreds from this Branch took part in the TUC ‘March for an…
There are just 2 days to go until the elections for Police and Crime Commissioners, there’s a lot at stake, and we really need your help. 15,000 police officers and thousands more police staff are being cut across the country,…
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…
The Manchester Libraries on-line catalogue is a fantastic resource, pick a book, reserve it and collect it from the library of your choice. They even send you an email to say that it’s arrived. Kind of like Amazon, except everything…
PROPOSALS FOR DAY SERVICE REDESIGN The Trade Unions met recently to raise objections with Management about the Day Services Redesign. A number of issues were raised with management reflecting the concerns that members have so far expressed. In particular these…
Over the next few weeks we are planning to make a number of improvements to our Branch website which we hope will make it more relevant and useful to all our members. These improvements will include at least the following…
A 2 day Health & Wellbeing event has been arranged through a joint collaboration with the Trades Unions and Manchester City Council. At 9.30 am, Tuesday the 6th of November the event will be launched when the learning bus will…
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…