Thursday morning, as is traditional, was reserved for international issues. This is also traditionally a morning of serious, intelligent debate and for some delegates to see a new side of the work UNISON does. We began with a solidarity photo…
On Wednesday morning we had a long and thorough debate on the NHS and speeches warning of the dangers posed by privatisation of the probation service. There was a discussion on a motion about attendance management submitted by The National…
The UNISON NJC pay ballot closes at 10am on Monday 23rd June. We all want a YES vote for action for a real fight to even start to claw back some of the 18% loss of earning we have had…
A good first day of conference. New Branch Secretary Evelyn Doyle spoke on public service reform. A complex issue, but a serious one for our Branch. Manchester City Council is now working in partnership and sharing services with a wide…
Having pushed for industrial action for so long it felt good on Monday morning to be listening to debates on pay with a ballot taking place. There were a lot of rousing speeches as you might expect but also some…
It was a big morning for our branch with three delegates speaking. Nixon Tod, our convenor at Manchester College spoke on cuts to further education. The motion was written by our FE and young members committees, taking into account the…
The claim: 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. 1. Local government workers have suffered an 18% cut in…
UNISON Service groups are national structures representing members in particular areas of work. Because the union covers the whole of public services, including private employers, service groups cater for the needs of members in specific parts of public service. Each…
For your information we have reproduced an excerpt from the latest UNISON eFocus newsletter which talks about developments around the Local Government Pay Campaign. Please feel free to share these links with your friends and contacts. Local government strike…
Following the national announcement on 24 April, UNISON Manchester Branch Secretary, Pat McDonagh, said: “The results of the consultative ballot carried out by the Branch showed that 78% (733) of our members voted to reject the offer and 22% (209)…