UNISON NEC Elections 2011
Voting for the 2011 UNISON NEC elections starts on 11th April and it’s now more important than ever that every member of our Branch makes their vote count. The NEC is the most important body within our union which leads…
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March for the Alternative… illustrated
The massive turn out in London on the 26 March for the TUC organised March for the Alternative demonstrated that huge numbers of people from across the UK have real concerns about the direction the ConDem government is taking us.…
March for the Alternative: A Huge Success!
The TUC March on Saturday 26th March was a huge success. 500,000 people, including 100,000’s of thousands of Unison members, joined the march to condemn the Government’s butchering of Britain. The numbers that attended were greater than any of the…
Lies, Truths And Statistics – The Economic Con Trick Behind Dismantling Local Government
Are the cuts a necessary response to an economic crisis? Is there a crisis, and if so what is it? Is there an alternative approach? The answers to these questions are “No”; “Not Really, There’s A Crisis of Capital –…
A message from Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary
You may have seen some of the media coverage today of the Hutton report into public sector pensions. I have been interviewed on national BBC TV, Channel 4, ITV, the Today programme, 5 Live, many regional radio stations and by…
Save the NHS – Health and Social Care Bill
Next Monday, MPs will be voting on the Health and Social Care Bill which threatens the very fabric of our NHS. Despite mounting opposition and the fears expressed loudly by staff, unions and health commentators, the government is determined to…
Government cuts to Manchester City Council
Members will have seen by now reports about proposals to introduce a voluntary severance scheme due to be considered for approval by the Council on 19th January 2011. UNISON has been involved in meetings with both the Leader of the…
Xmas Mancunion
The latest version of Mancunion is now available to download by clicking on the following link.
ConDem axe falls hard on Manchester
The massive cuts to local authority budgets in Greater Manchester announced by the ConDem government are nothing less than an attack on our city, our public services and our communities. Even accepting the Government’s massaged figures, Manchester received the deepest…
Local Government Budget Settlement
For a revealing comparison between the recent local government budget settlement and the political map after the 2010 general election please check out the two links below. UK General Election Political Map 2010 Council Spending Cuts: Interactive Map