UNISON has exposed the false economy of Government Ministers’ plans to make damaging changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Figures produced for the union show that by paying into their pensions, council workers save the government a total…
*UPDATE* A revised timetable of briefings has now been published and you can download a copy of the latest dates/times by clicking on the following link. UNISON are organising a series of briefings over the next 2 weeks for members…
UNISON is asking its members to vote early and vote YES in the ballot for industrial action to protect public sector pensions. Ballot papers are being posted to 1.1 million UNISON members, and will start arriving from Wednesday 12 October.…
Women are the biggest group to be affected by government ministers plans to change public sector pension schemes. More than 3.7 million women (6 in 10) working in public services across the UK could be affected by the plans to make…
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today announced the start of the biggest ballot in UK history, in a trade dispute over government ministers’ plans to make detrimental changes to local government and NHS pensions. The union has given the…
BRIEFING TO MANCHESTER BRANCH UNISON MEMBERS WHO WILL BE BALLOTED? All members of employers within the Branch who are linked with the Local Government Pension Scheme, in practice almost all employers in the Branch. Initially we were advised employers where…
The pensions debate can be full of technical jargon, often leaving people scratching their heads at some of the jargon used. This jargon buster is designed to help you get round that and help you understand some commonly used pension…
Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said today (3 October) that it was government ministers such as George Osborne who were behaving irresponsibly, by failing negotiate seriously and properly with trade unions over plans to drastically cut public sector pensions. The union called…
Tens of thousands of people, of all ages and from many walks of life, turned out on a cloudy Sunday afternoon in Manchester to say to the Conservative Party that Government policies were hurting and not working. The noisy and…
Just a further update/reminder about the National Protest March outside the Conservative Party Conference, Manchester. Final details can be found via the link here, on the Proud to Serve the Public website. UNISON will be at the front of the…