The nominations for the 2012 elections are now in, writes Nick Knowles, Hope not Hate Co-ordinator, and almost 300 far right candidates are standing across the country. Most are standing for the British National Party, but there are also significant…
Beyond the Frame is an exhibition of contemporary Cuban art taking place in London and Glasgow to raise support for the campaign for justice for the Miami Five – 5 Cubans unjustly imprisoned in the US for 13 years. In…
International Workers Day is taking place on Monday 7th 2012 and we invite you all to join us in celebration. There will be a march and rally on the day along with a number of speakers from local, national and…
The Branch often gets requests for short informal learning and training courses aimed at the following types of people: Contacts and activists who come forward during organising campaigns Workplace and ‘postbox’ contacts Reps and Officers who have just been elected…
This is an important time for us as UNISON members in the North West region. Most of our Branches are facing savage Government cuts to our funding which is resulting in the awful job losses we have seen in Manchester,the…
The government’s controversial Health and Social Care Bill has now cleared both Houses of Parliament and has passed into law. Coalition MPs voted to agree the Lords’ amendments to the Bill, turning down a Commons proposal from Shadow Health Secretary…
“This budget is not a road to recovery but a Road to Nowhere – No jobs, No growth, No idea.” This is the damning verdict of UNISON chief Dave Prentis on George Osborne’s budget today (21 March). The union accused…
UNISON Chief, Dave Prentis, said today that the new minimum wage rates were “Bitterly disappointing and will condemn millions of families to life on the breadline.” Dave Prentis, went on to say: “While the Chancellor looks set to cut income…
Dear Colleagues We are looking to include a short-term, ‘low cost option’ in the new LGPS from 2014. The intention would be to enable non-members to join the LGPS on a 50% contribution and benefits basis as a way of…
The hated Health and Social Care Bill could become law as early as next week. This means that there are only days to save the NHS as we know it; an NHS that is fair, efficient and more popular with…