12 Days of Organising – Day 2
WATCH OUR NEW TV ADVERT AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS UNISON’s new TV advert is going out this week on ITV in the North West, and various digital terrestrial and cable channels. It focuses on the essential cover we…
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Bedroom Tax Protest
PROTEST AGAINST BEDROOM TAX On the 16 March, Labour Left has initiated 40 Bedroom Tax Demonstrations throughout the UK. Manchester’s protest will be held in Piccadilly Gardens from 1pm to 3pm. You can view the details of all protests on…
Bedroom Tax Campaign
HELP TO SPREAD THE WORD Today we are launching a major campaign to highlight the incompetent, unfair and out of touch ‘bedroom tax’ David Cameron’s Government will introduce in April. I need you to share the campaign with your friends,…
George Brown, Manchester Irish and the fight against fascism
An exhibition telling the story of the fascinating and inspiring figure of George Brown, trade unionist and Spanish Civil War activist can be seen at the Irish World Heritage Centre, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 0AE on Thursday 14 March between…
Mental Health Awareness Course
This short course will develop trade union reps and members to recognise and deal with workplace issues relating to mental health. It is an introduction to the issues and covers strategies to deal with and raise awareness of the…
UNISON Manchester supports Hope not Hate
This weekend we are being offered two very different visions of Manchester. One offers HOPE, another hate. Our Manchester is a city of vibrancy, tolerance and friendship. The other is being presented by the English Defence League and is a…
Pay and the case for an improved offer
Our UNISON colleague activists on the UNISON Active blog have put up a new article today, which analyses the latest NJC Pay Offer and makes a strong case for improving the one proposed. We encourage you all to read this…
NJC Pay Offer 2013 : Responding to the NJC Employers Offer
NORTH WEST POSITION IS TO REJECT NATIONAL PAY OFFER Dear Colleague As reported on the UNISON website here and in other media the NJC Employers have now put forward two “options” for an NJC pay offer this year to the…
New Mancunions available to download or view online
XMAS 2012 AND JANUARY 2013 EDITIONS AVAILABLE The latest Mancunion newsletters have now been uploaded to our Branch website and can be viewed online below or downloaded for printing out at home if you prefer. As usual you access the…
Don’t forget – Branch Annual General Meeting on Thursday 28 February
All members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting at 12.45 on Thursday 28 February at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street (behind Central Library). This year more than ever, our members and our city face really tough challenges.…