The long awaited report by Lord Hutton on public service pension schemes was published on Thursday March 10th. As expected he is recommending long term structural reform of the pension schemes that millions of public sector workers depend on.
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UNISON, the UK largest union today warned that the Hutton report will bring the threat of industrial action closer, as the unions members reel from pay freezes and job cuts. Once again, the Government is expecting public sector workers to pay the price of the excesses of the bankers who caused the deficit, said the […]
Continue ReadingJoin our branch on Saturday 26th March 2011 where thousands of people will join the TUC march in London to tell the ConDem government that savage spending cuts are unnecessary and unfair.
Continue ReadingLansleys Health Bill is a disaster of Titanic proportions warned UNISON, the UKs largest union, today (19 January). The union is calling on the Government to heed warnings from health professionals, MPs, staff, patients, charities, think-tanks and unions that the massive upheaval will destabilise the NHS. It will turn it into little more than a […]
Continue ReadingMembers of UNISONs Health Service Group Executive have today rejected a two-year freeze on pay increments, on top of the pay freeze imposed by the Government. NHS Employers had offered a no compulsory redundancy agreement in return for the freeze. Members rejected the deal because there was no guarantee that all employers would abide by […]
Continue ReadingDear Colleague, This Branch Circular is to provide you with a copy of a proposal made by NHS Employers at the NHS Staff Council Executive Meeting on 10th December 2010, to describe the background to these developments and to describe the next steps.
Continue ReadingOn the 19th October, Eddie Brand, Branch Chair; led a delegation from LAS UNISON to the TUC Rally and lobby of Parliament. The Rally was held at Westminster Central Hall that can hold over 2000 people. The Hall was brimming to the Rafters and lots were unable to gain access due to the Hall being packed out!
Continue ReadingDave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said: “Our key priority is to make sure that our members pension schemes, that they pay into all their working lives, remain sustainable and affordable and that there is no damaging race to the bottom. We will seek to maintain, using all means possible, the agreements reached two years ago […]
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