*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…
UNISON nationally has provided the attached briefing materials for Stewards and members on the pensions dispute. There’s a Powerpoint presentation and speaker notes. Members are free to use these materials, so they are fully informed and armed with the facts,…
Speaking at TUC conference in London on Wednesday 14 September, UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, said that the union will send notice to 9,000 employers that it will ballot its 1.1 million members for industrial action over pensions. Dave Prentis…
As members will be only too aware, this Tory-led Coalition Government looks keen to make everyone, except the rich and the wealthy bankers who caused the financial crisis, pay for the financial mess this country is in. And one fund…
You may have seen some of the media coverage today of the Hutton report into public sector pensions. I have been interviewed on national BBC TV, Channel 4, ITV, the Today programme, 5 Live, many regional radio stations and by…