999 – answer the call. Save the NHS
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…
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Branch Annual Report Now Online
The Manchester Branch Annual Report for 2012 is now available online to view below. [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Branch-Annual-Report-_2012-Concise_.pdf” ]
Saturday 28 April, Workers Memorial Day – Cuts Cost Lives
Health and safety is under threat. The government believes that health and safety is a burden on business. It wants to: remove as many health and safety regulations as it can, cut inspections and enforcement of the law, and make…
Hope not Hate – Premiere Issue Now Available
I’m delighted to tell you that HOPE not hate has just arrived back from the printers and is now ready for distribution. With forty-eight pages of news, views and comment, HOPE not hate is the new bi-monthly, full-colour magazine of…
Calling All Members – Branch AGM Reminder
The Branch AGM is almost upon us and this is a reminder to all members that the meeting is going to take place at 12.45pm Wednesday 7th March in the Friends Meeting House. There will also be a raffle held…
Manchester Rally in support of the NHS – 3 March 2012
THE END OF THE NHS AS WE KNOW IT? The Tory-led Government’s Health and Social Care Bill is a major threat to our National Health Service. It will cause serious problems; fragmenting health care, causing service instability and creating more…
Local government workers to suffer third year of pay misery
Even more local government workers will fall into the trap of poverty, as the local government employers confirmed on 23 February that they would impose a pay freeze for the third year running. More than 1.6 million workers will be…
Manchester Rally to support your NHS – Saturday 3 March
This is a critical time for the NHS with Andrew Lansley’s NHS Bill facing crucial votes in the House of Lords. Public opposition to the Bill is growing. A recent UNISON/YouGov poll shows that the majority (62%) of the public…
Help Save Our NHS
The government’s Health and Social Care Bill, currently going through parliament, puts the NHS in danger by threatening the very principles it was built on. It will fragment and privatise our NHS to the detriment of patients and services. UNISON…
Organising Stewards Course
Calling all Stewards! Announcing a new Organising Steward course at the Manchester branch. For new Stewards, this course is essential to enable you to give members the advice they need. For those experienced Stewards, this course is essential for you…