This is an historic week for our union. From the Shetland Isles to Southampton, nurses, social workers, PCSOs, librarians, dinner ladies, teaching assistants, bin men and paramedics – among many other public sector workers – will be standing shoulder to…
There are number of marches and rallies taking place on the 30th November in the North West region which UNISON members can get involved with to show their support for the industrial action. For information we have included a list…
Branch has organised a series of picket briefing meetings at the Branch Office for UNISON Stewards and activists. These have been arranged for volunteers who are picketing and wish to receive information and a briefing on arrangements for the strike…
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, said that today’s Office of National Statistics pensions trends survey* revealed that not enough people are saving for their later years – storing up a huge benefits timebomb for the taxpayer. The survey shows that…
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,…
Voting for the 2011 UNISON NEC elections starts on 11th April and it’s now more important than ever that every member of our Branch makes their vote count. The NEC is the most important body within our union which leads…
The TUC March on Saturday 26th March was a huge success. 500,000 people, including 100,000’s of thousands of Unison members, joined the march to condemn the Government’s butchering of Britain. The numbers that attended were greater than any of the…
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…
This is a reminder to all of our members that the Branch AGM is taking place in the Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall on Tuesday 1st March at 12.45pm. Details of this meeting are also included in our Events Calendar…
Every weekend in key wards UNISON members can take on the Tory/LibDem Coalition. Our members face cuts in services and job losses because of the Tory/LibDem attacks on Manchester. Now you can fight back. Help us at weekends leafleting in…