Over the past week we have been out meeting members across the city about the pay proposals. At these meetings many people are saying the same thing. That the proposals are confusing. We agree. They are written that way on…
Momentum is clearly growing for a Special Local Government Conference as more branches, activists and members realise the scale of deceit taking place under the white flag “consultation” over the NJC pay non-proposals. Our Branch has been contacted by 27…
Since our Branch Executive Committee voted to reject the pay proposals we received the instruction from the National union to carry out a ballot of members on the latest pay proposals put forward by the NJC committee. As part of…
Over the 2 years it’s worth JUST 94p PER YEAR FOR EVERY £1,000 YOU EARN. That’s before deductions! That is the only real difference between 2.2% and 2.01% over the full 2 years (0.19%) expressed on a 1 year per…
As Dave Prentis says “It’s not good …”. Dave Prentis at the TUC rally on 18th October declared: ‘Enough is enough. We shall no longer sit back and allow pay to decline.’ That’s exactly why we should reject the proposed…
We have been asked by the National union to carry out a ballot of members on the latest pay proposals put forward by the NJC committee. As part of this process we are organising a series of city wide member…
This circular was sent to employers yesterday signed by all three Trade Unions. UNISON National Office didn’t see fit to send it to Branches! LGA circular 15 October 2014 [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LGA-circular-15-October-2014.pdf”]
See the latest National Pay Surrender / Bulletin Number 52. Branches were told the consultation on the pay proposals would start on Monday 20th October. We were told this on 10th October. Apparently it now starts tomorrow and will finish…
We have requisitioned a Special Local Government Service Group Conference on pay. You can read why we have taken this step and if you agree then we need your help. For the conference to take place it requires branches representing…
The Leader of the Labour Employer Group wrote to the UNISON General Secretary on 9th October (the day the strike due on the 14th October was cancelled) saying Councils would only be consulted on the ‘offer’ of an increase of…