Manchester Confidential has recently published an excellent article in response to a piece in the Daily Mail attacking Manchester City Council and its approach to the cuts. The ManCon article is well worth reading as it adds some much needed…
This is a reminder to all of our members that the Branch AGM is taking place in the Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall on Tuesday 1st March at 12.45pm. Details of this meeting are also included in our Events Calendar…
Every weekend in key wards UNISON members can take on the Tory/LibDem Coalition. Our members face cuts in services and job losses because of the Tory/LibDem attacks on Manchester. Now you can fight back. Help us at weekends leafleting in…
We have now created a standalone page on our site for the TUC-organised March for the Alternative rally taking place in London on March 26th along with details on the transport arrangements that the Branch is making available to members…
Following the recent MCC budget proposals a series of briefings have been organised to discuss the effects of these cuts on staff and services. Some of these sessions will consist of a management presentation followed by a 30min slot for…
The Branch is pleased to announce that the guest speaker for our AGM on the 1st March has been confirmed as Roger McKenzie. Roger was appointed as an Assistant General Secretary of UNISON with responsibility for organising and recruitment in…
Branch Officers attended a public briefing for stakeholders in the City, where Manchester City Council’s leadership outlined the budget proposals which detail massive reductions in services and, in some cases, proposals to no longer provide services. The details have been…
For the benefit of our members we have now uploaded copies of the Executive papers detailing the council’s budget proposals which you can download by clicking on the links below. Budget Overview (includes the principles underpinning the proposals) Executive paper…
Manchester Advice have confirmed they are now able to advise Manchester City Council employees on matters relating to benefits and debt advice only. They will not be able to assist with any other VS/VER queries and if members have questions…
The Manchester Evening News has teamed up with senior politicians today to launch an on-line petition which is opposed to the scale of the government cuts recently imposed. Please read the relevant article on the M.E.N. website by clicking here.…