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Wolverhampton General branch: March 2014
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Friday, 21 March 2014. UNISON TO CONSULT MEMBERS OVER MEAGRE PAY OFFER. UNISON is to consult more than 600,000 of its local government and school members over industrial action, following a meagre 1% pay offer made today. Around 50,000 of the lowest paid local government workers will receive a rise that is slightly above inflation, while the remainder of the workforce - around 90% - will receive just 1%. UNISON's Head of Local Government, Heather Wakefield, said:. Just this week we learned of the scandal...
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Wolverhampton General branch: March 2013
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Friday, 1 March 2013. UNISON REJECTS PAY OFFER AS DERISORY! At a meeting of the NJC (the elected body which negotiates with the Employer) on February 27th the Employers latest pay offer was unanimously rejected and it was agreed that that members would be consulted as regards industrial action. Below are minutes of the NJC meeting. Report from Heather Wakefield (Head of Local Government). 1% on all payscales. Option 2 HW called “Punishment Option” employers response to not agreeing option 1! 06% on pay p...
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Wolverhampton General branch: August 2015
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015. Join us on 4 October. We need to start mobilising members now to make our voices heard. On Sunday, it will be just five weeks to the TUC’s demonstration in Manchester marking the opening of the Tory party conference by declaring: “ No to austerity, Yes to workers’ rights”. It is no accident that the government is attacking our union at the same time that it’s attacking our members and our livelihoods. We are taking a coach from Wolverhampton. Thursday, 13 August 2015.
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Wolverhampton General branch: February 2014
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014. READ ABOUT EMPLOYERS PLANS TO ATTACK OUR NATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Thursday, 13 February 2014. The cost of Government cuts on women. UNISON, the UKs largest union, is launching a nationwide survey aimed at gauging the impact of the Government’s cuts to local services on women and their families. The timing of the launch coincides with the start of the union’s women’s conference being held in Brighton between 13 -15 February. Read more and take part in survey here.
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Wolverhampton General branch: July 2013
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013. UNISON wins right to have a JR hearing over tribunal fees. 8220;The timing could not be more critical, but today we are one step closer to justice for workers” said UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis. The comments come in the wake of a ruling by the Royal Courts of Justice that the union has permission for a Judicial Review hearing, over the introduction of fees for claims in Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunals, is to go ahead in October. 2 Fees are not payable...
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Wolverhampton General branch: August 2014
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Friday, 1 August 2014. Unions to escalate pay strike action in October. Unions representing over a million local government workers – GMB, UNISON and Unite – have agreed to escalate their dispute over pay with a campaign running into the autumn. The three unions have agreed that their members will run a co-ordinated strike of their local government and school members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Tuesday 14 October. UNISON will not proceed with strike action on 30 September.
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Wolverhampton General branch: October 2014
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Monday, 13 October 2014. Pay consultation starts on 20 October. UNISON members are about to be consulted on the latest NJC pay proposals for local government and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The joint union and management secretaries of the national joint council local government services (the NJC) will meet on Monday (13 October) to agree pay calculations for consultation. UNISON will make detailed information on their implications for members available after the. Subscribe to:...
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Wolverhampton General branch: June 2014
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Monday, 30 June 2014. UNISON vote to strike on Pay July 10th! Along with other unions in local government and the NUT (teachers union) the PCS (civil service union) and the FBU , UNISON members have decided they are no longer prepared to watch their standard of living plummet through years on low pay rises and pay freezes! All UNISON members should support the strike. For more read here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). UNISON vote to strike on Pay July 10th! West midlands international blog.
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Wolverhampton General branch: September 2013
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Friday, 20 September 2013. DEATH BY A 1000 CUTS! BRANCH RESPONSE TO THREAT OF A 1000 REDUNDANCIES. Following the Councils sudden announcement that a 1000 voluntary redundancies were needed or compulsory redundancies would be necessary , the branch called a special meeting. The meeting agreed the following motion;. This branch condemns the Condem governments continued assault on public services . But this branch also condemns Wolverhampton Labour Council and by their silence. Electorate who put them there.
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Wolverhampton General branch: April 2014
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Monday, 28 April 2014. The result of the recent ballot on the proposal to reject the latest national pay offer. Reject offer and take industrial action 67%. Following on from local consultation UNISONs National negotating body met. And decided to ballot 600,000 local government and school members for strike action after 70% of members rejected this year's pay offer in a consultative ballot. The ballot will start on 23 May. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). BRANCH CONSULTATION BALLOT the result of the recen.
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