Members will have seen by now reports about proposals to introduce a voluntary severance scheme due to be considered for approval by the Council on 19th January 2011. UNISON has been involved in meetings with both the Leader of the…
The massive cuts to local authority budgets in Greater Manchester announced by the ConDem government are nothing less than an attack on our city, our public services and our communities. Even accepting the Government’s massaged figures, Manchester received the deepest…
For a revealing comparison between the recent local government budget settlement and the political map after the 2010 general election please check out the two links below. UK General Election Political Map 2010 Council Spending Cuts: Interactive Map
UNISON, UCU, NUS and NUT have launched a joint union petition against the axing of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). EMA is a vital means tested allowance that provides support to college students from low income households. It has more…
The Coalition Government could not be clearer. Although public services have had absolutely nothing to do with the financial crisis that is still blowing through the economy, this Government is intent on making the biggest cuts to the public sector…
Please see below for the text of recent circular which contains details of the latest developments in the ongoing SSSNB negotiations. It was reported in circular ED/47/10 that TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber, would write to the Secretary of State,…
Please click on the following link to read the report from UNISON North West on the recent Local Government Service Group Executive & Policy Seminar. Note that this link will take you to the UNISON Active blogging website.
Please read through the summary of quotes below from the Lib Dem manifesto which have now been exposed as untrue by UNISON North West. For your reference you can also download a copy of the manifesto by clicking on the…
We have all heard the rubbish that the ConDem coalition has come out with to justify their ideologically driven cuts. Below is a selection of ConDem lies along with UNISON’s truth. Put some Tories and LibDems on the spot by…
Please click on the link below to view a PDF version of Schools News Winter 2010. If you wish to save this document for viewing or printing later, you should click the right-mouse button over the link and select Save Target…