A new play by Townsend Productions relives the extraordinary true story of the Grunwick Strike, a dispute that challenged the way women and immigrants are treated in the workplace. On the 20th August 1976 a group of workers in a…
The latest issue of our Branch Equalities newsletter – “Equality Matters” – is now available to view on-line or download. Equality Matters – Issue No. 8 – July 2017 [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Issue-8-Equality-Matters-FINAL.pdf”]
UK workers have suffered the biggest fall in real wages among leading OECD countries, according to new analysis published today (Wednesday 27th July) by the TUC. The analysis shows that between 2007 and 2015, real wages in the UK fell…
UNISON has been a key supporter of the campaign to free the ‘Miami Five’ – the five Cubans who spent 16 years in US jails for trying to stop terrorist attacks against Cuba. The final members of the Miami were…
UNISON members and supporters are invited to the UNISON North West Regional Centre on Friday 10th June from 10am – 4pm to attend a free taster session, ‘Your Skills, Your Future’. This programme is designed for UNISON members and is…
This year is the 150th Anniversary of the Manchester Trades Union Council and as co-organisers of this event, it promises to be a packed day of events and we encourage you to attend if you can. Here is the planned…
The election for UNISON General Secretary is well underway. Manchester UNISON Branch overwhelmingly agreed to nominate John Burgess for the post. Unfortunately in the past there have been low levels of turnout in the elections and given the threats of…
The TUC have produced a detailed briefing on the Government attacks on trade unions aimed at undermining recruiting and retaining membership. Trade Unions are one of the few social movements left to challenge attacks on working people and also the…
In the slideshow below are a selection of photos taken on the recent march and rally in Manchester on Sunday 4th October. A full report of the event will be included in the next issue of our Branch Newsletter, Mancunion.…
The final bulletin detailing arrangements for the demonstration and march taking place on Sunday has now been released. You can read the bulletin online below, or download a copy to print out at home. [gview file=”http://staging.unisonmanchester.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/4-October-Demo-Bulletin-5.doc”] For convenience the route…