If you are an Apprentice you can join Sandwell General UNISON Branch for just £10 for the whole year. Furthermore if you join and return the attached slip to Sandwell UNISON at West Bromwich Town Hall, Lodge Road, B70 8DY then we will send you a £25 one4all gift card. By becoming a member of …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/fantastic-offer-for-apprentices/
The Joint Union campaign against the ending of the contract with Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) has been a success. Last January staff working for Sandwell Leisure Trust faced the prospect of being transferred to another employer (with all the uncertainty that brings) – or the prospect of cuts in pay, terms and conditions if the …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/slt-deal-agreed-without-attacks-on-terms-and-conditions/
Black Country Stands Up to Racism Speakers include: Louise Regan NUT senior vice president, Roger McKenzie UNISON assistant general secretary, Jackie Taylor Sandwell Labour Cllr, Azad Ali Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), Ian Hodson BFAWU National President, Colleen Molloy City of Sanctuary, Weyman Bennett Stand Up To Racism Co-Convenor. 7pm on Wednesday 15th February West …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/black-country-stands-up-to-racism-rally-15-feb/
UNISON members in Children’s Services have given a huge mandate for a formal strike ballot against being privatised into a Children’s Trust. 97% of UNISON members voted for a strike ballot on a strong turnout. Our sister trade unions also balloted for strike action against being TUPE transferred into a Trust with the GMB receiving …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/overwhelming-vote-for-strike-ballot-against-being-privatised-into-a-childrens-trust/
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/unison-activist-runs-half-marathon-for-charity/
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/sandwell-at-demo-against-library-cuts/
Following the referendum vote to leave the EU the Tories have signalled that they need to give the economy a boost. What better way to do that than stopping the cuts to all public services, lifting the public sector pay caps and investing for the future. Instead of this their measures seem set to be …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/tell-the-tories-end-austerity-now/
Unison’s national committee on pay, terms and conditions met on 11 August to decide on whether to ballot School Support Staff over threats to pay, terms and conditions from the Government academisation plans. The decision of the meeting was to wait “as the expected government proposals around forced academies and funding have not been introduced….Therefore …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/school-support-staff-industrial-action-ballot-put-on-hold/
Around 50 UNISON members lobbied the Highways Cabinet Meeting that was set to make a decision on the introduction of car parking charges of £4 a day or £240 a year on Sandwell Council House staff car park on West Bromwich Street. UNISON welcomes the lowering of annual parking tickets for elsewhere in the Borough …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/unison-lobby-against-poll-tax-parking-charges/
Caseloads for many Social Workers in Children’s Social Care are far too high. UNISON has formally requested management to agree maximum workload levels with the union. Whilst we await further dialogue UNISON has drafted a ‘Caseload Notification’ form for you to use if you wish to register the fact that your caseload is too high.Caseload …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sandwellunison.co.uk/challenge-high-caseloads-in-childrens-social-care/