What does the Health and Social Care Bill really mean to me? Cornwall residents will get the opportunity to ask that question and more at a meeting being held near Bude this coming Saturday, 4 February.
The UNISON South West ‘Get Active!’ weekend was hailed a resounding success by delegates attending the event.
UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, will be joining union members and activists at a rally on Friday 27th January in Taunton . This will be part of UNISON South West's 'Get Active' weekend.
Comparison of monthly figures show that applications to join UNISON have jumped a massive 126% since result of the union's ballot for strike action was announced.
Two unions, UNISON and Community, are preparing for a fight to save disabled workers' jobs in the South West. This follows the Conservative controlled Devon and Torbay councils' decisions to massively cut their funding for supported employment with the disability support company PLUSS.
UNISON activists have voted yesterday, 10 January, to give the union's negotiators the green light to continue discussions with government ministers on changes to public sector pensions.
Urgent pension briefings are being held by UNISON South West New Year. Negotiations in the LGPS and NHS pension scheme have reached critical stages.
(22/11/11) UNISON members, along with other members of trade unions will be taking strike action on Wednesday 30 November.
(07/11/11) Labour MP for Exeter, Ben Bradshaw, will taking the UNISON members' concerns about the future of primary care support services in Devon and the South West to the House of Commons tomorrow, 8 November.
(03/11/11) Members of UNISON, the UK's largest union, have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action to protect their pensions.