Please see below the link to a petition that the Branch has created on Change.org to oppose the cuts at Nottingham City Council and call on the Council to immediately launch a campaign to secure additional funding in order to avoid any further cuts to jobs and services. https://chng.it/9mmnhyqqDr We advise that colleagues sign the…
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Worried about your winter fuel bill? There for You has a limited fund to offer one-off £200 grants to UNISON members on a low income. Applications will open twice on Wednesday 24 January, at 8.30am and 5pm. The online form will appear on Unison’s National Website. Recent grant applications have been extremely popular and closed within a…
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Branch Officers will be at the following members meetings to share updates on our campaign to fight the cuts at Nottingham City Council – so please join us at one of the meetings. Tuesday 16 January – 4.30 – 5.00pmTeams Meeting – Teams Meeting Link Wednesday 17 January – 12.30 – 1.30pm Room LH3.19, Loxley House…
DetailsThe NJC Committee proposes that the 2024 pay claim is for: An increase of 10% or £3,000, whichever is the greater A commitment to reach a minimum rate of pay of £15 an hour over the next two years, with a clear plan for how this will be achieved Reviews of the gender, ethnicity…
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SAVE OUR SERVICES IN NOTTINGHAM STOP THE CUTS! PUBLIC MEETING Following the tremendously successful lobby of Nottingham City Council on December 18, which was very well covered by all the major local media outlets, Notts TUC, along with unions representing Nottingham City Council workers, has organised this public meeting to discuss next steps in…
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At UNISON’s LGBT+ conference in November, delegates welcomed the launch of The Year of LGBT+ Workers, which will take place throughout 2024. There are also some positive achievements to celebrate, including both national and local negotiated policies on discrimination and harassment against LGBT+ people. However, most importantly, members of the LGBT+ committee feel that the…
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The Branch Secretary and Branch Chair have today issued a press release about the cuts at Nottingham City Council. Read the Press Release PRESS RELEASE 14.12.23
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Nottingham City Council has issued a section 114 notice, effectively declaringbankruptcy, with a projected £23 million hole in the budget this year and ashortfall of £50.9 million next.The main cause of the council’s crisis is massive central governmentunderfunding since 2010, amounting to £100 million every year since 2013.Rather than fight the Government for more money…
DetailsSome UNISON members covered by the 2023 NJC pay settlement for England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be in receipt of Universal Credit. The pay award may result in a reduction in the amount of Universal Credit individuals receive as earnings will rise. The April 2023 pay award is for a consolidated pay increase of…
DetailsUNISON is the lead union for social workers, with over 40,000 social work members. Sadly, social work is a misunderstood role, and members often face a negative portrayal in the media. UNISON has commissioned a series of films about the importance of social work and how UNISON supports the profession. Working with 3 of our…
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