2011 UNISON National Executive Council Elections
The 2011 NEC election ballot opens on Monday 11th April and closes on 13th May. Ballot papers will be sent to members home address.
Continue ReadingTHE NHS IS NOT FOR SALE
View the ‘Andrew Lansley Rap’ below. You can buy the track at iTunes – Buy now Join the facebook campaign to get the Andrew Lansley Rap to No1, click here. Go to the Million Voices Campaign page
Continue Reading26 March for Public Services ‘UNISON at its very best’
On Saturday 26 March our branch joined hundreds of thousands of others as we marched in protest at the ideological cuts that the Tory led ConDem government are making. Here is a small selection of links to news stories that covered the event:
Continue Reading2011 Afc Pay Rates
The latest pay circular that takes effect from 1 April 2011 has been published and can be viewed here. The changes to pay points on the pay spine and in the pay bands are: A flat rate increase of £250 to pay spine points 1 – 15 As part of the 2008-2011 negotiated pay agreement, […]
Continue ReadingHutton Says Pay More, Work Longer, Get Less – We Organise
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.
Continue ReadingHutton pensions report brings industrial action closer
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 ReadingMarch for Public Services
Join 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 ReadingTITANIC HEALTH BILL, THREATENS TO SINK OUR NHS
Lansleys 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 Reading