UNISON is putting its weight behind the campaign for full restitution of the state pension to 3.8 million women born in the 1950s. The women, supported by BackTo60, lost their pension after the pension age was raised from 60 to…
The Government is currently consulting on plans to allow universities and colleges in England to opt out of offering the local government pension scheme (LGPS) to new non-teaching staff. The proposal would: Create a two-tier workforce with new starters offered…
UNISON has put together the following LGPS bulletin which breaks down the complex topic of Local Government Pensions into more manageable chunks. Each section contains an explanation along with facts and figures in an easy to understand way. Please be…
*UPDATE* Less than 2,000 signatures are required now to meet our target. Please re-share the link to the petition with your co-workers, friends and family. We now have 98,2076 signatures to date and need 100,000 to ensure there is a…
On 1 April 2014, the Local Government Pension Scheme will undergo the biggest shake up it has ever seen in its 92 year history. Greater Manchester Pension Fund members should have already received a copy of the newsletter Pension Power…
Please see below for the union’s submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) call for evidence on the future structure of the 89 LGPS funds in England and Wales. Significant academic evidence demonstrates that large pension funds…
Embedded into this post below is the submission from UNISON to the Department for Communities and Local Government on LGPS fund governance. It sets out UNISON’s policy position on this very important reform of your pension scheme. If you wish…
Embedded into this post are a number of documents which we have been asked to share on behalf of Mike Booth, Regional Lead for LGPS Governance. The Branch is looking for your feedback on the arrangements so please can you…
PROTECT OUR PENSIONS – ISSUE NO. 26 Please read the latest update from the “Protect our Pensions” Campaign, which you can also download or print out. [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/LGPS_PoP-Campaign-26.doc”]
This Campaign News contains two key items – an update on the Joint Statement made yesterday by the three LGPS unions and the LGA (see embedded document below this post) and the issue of use of LGPS funds to invest…