Why we must strike tomorrow
If you want decent public services, if you think fair pay is important and if you oppose plans to weaken local government and school services, then now is the time to take action together. The reality is that we have…
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Bedroom Tax Protest Thursday 26th June
Eric Pickles, the Tory Local Government Minister responsible for the massive cuts to council budgets, is addressing the national CIH Housing Conference on Thursday 26th June. He will be speaking in defence of the shameful and hated bedroom tax. The…
It’s Time To Strike
UNISON members across the country have spoken. We have read all the facts and figures about our wages. How the pay freeze was a pay cut. How 1% is a pay cut. More importantly we have lived it. All of…
Members Vote For Strike Action
UNISON’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay freeze and have now been offered a 1% pay rise.…
Friday at UNISON National Delegate Conference 2014
Delegates had been looking forward to Friday morning as the guest speaker was North West MEP Theresa Griffin. Theresa is the former regional officer for our branch so well known to all the delegates. It was a great pleasure to…
Thursday at UNISON National Delegate Conference 2014
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…
Wednesday at UNISON National Delegate Conference 2014
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…
Have you cast your vote yet?
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…
Tuesday at UNISON National Delegate Conference 2014
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…
Monday at UNISON Local Government Conference 2014
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…