Welcome to the third issue of our new quarterly SOG newsletter, “Equality Matters”, which aims to bring you the latest news and views from across all the self-organised groups within Manchester Branch. You can view it online here or download…
Members working in further education are being urged to ‘Vote Yes’ in their industrial action ballot which started this week. The ballot follows a consultation which saw UNISON members reject the employers’ “pay offer” of 0%. We need members to…
WORRIED ABOUT PAYING YOUR WINTER FUEL BILL? With rising fuel costs and another cold winter looming many members on low income are worried about how they’re going to pay their winter fuel bills. Help is on hand ‘There for You’…
An evening class entitled Radical Women 1914-1979 will begin on Monday 4 January 2016 and run for 10 weeks (8 weeks in college and 2 Saturday walks) at Aquinas College, Stockport. This will study some of the key movements and…
The UNISON North West Sports & Social Committee have arranged a Christmas Golf Day to be played on the 16 Dec 2015 at Mottram Hall. The flyer and registration form for this event are embedded below. If you wish to…
The election for UNISON General Secretary is well underway. Manchester UNISON Branch overwhelmingly agreed to nominate John Burgess for the post. Unfortunately in the past there have been low levels of turnout in the elections and given the threats of…
UNISON is sponsoring a film event in Manchester’s National Football Museum (opposite Printworks) with support from Show Racism The Red Card and the PFA (Professional Footballers Association). This is a free event open to members who can book their place…
Read on below for the Autumn issue of UNISONMoneyTalk, the personal finance newsletter for UNISON members. In this issue you can read about: Tax-free savings don’t end with ISAs: ISAs are a well known option when it comes to making…
The TUC have produced a detailed briefing on the Government attacks on trade unions aimed at undermining recruiting and retaining membership. Trade Unions are one of the few social movements left to challenge attacks on working people and also the…
The UNISON North West LGBT Committee is pleased to announce that our open meetings for 2016 will take place on the following dates: Saturday 23rd January – 1100 hours to 1600 hours Thursday 26th May – 1800 hours to 2000…