tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43277510838227453462024-02-21T01:05:11.225+00:00Wolverhampton General branchwolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-36394485580578962352016-01-18T14:50:00.000+00:002016-01-18T14:50:28.170+00:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pay Offer 2016/18 - Branch Consultation Begins</span><o:p></o:p></b></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Local Government branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are
asked to consult members on a final two-year pay offer received from the <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Local Government Association. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The UNISON NJC Committee’s view is that the offer falls far short of
what our members deserve and employers can afford. The Committee is recommending
<u>REJECTION</u> of the offer.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Details of the consultation and timetable are set out below.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The deadline for returning results to your Region
is <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">5.00 pm on Thursday 18 February 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
June 2015, the NJC Trade Union Side submitted the following one-year pay claim
for 2016/17:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Deletion of NJC and all local pay points which fall below
the level of the UK Living Wage (and deletion of GLPC pay points below London
Living Wage) and a flat rate increase of £1 per hour on all other pay points;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Retention and protection of NJC Green Book, Part 2 terms and
conditions <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fair treatment for school support staff through a joint
review of term time working.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At
the meeting of the NJC Executive held on 9 December 2015, the Local Government
Association (LGA) made the following two-year final offer in response to our
claim:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 6, £900
(equivalent to 6.6%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 7, £900
(equivalent to 6.6%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 8, £900
(equivalent to 6.5%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 9, £900
(equivalent to 6.4%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 10, £900
(equivalent to 6.3%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 11, £300
(equivalent to 2.0%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(equivalent to 2.0%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 13, £250
(equivalent to 1.6%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 14, £250
(equivalent to 1.5%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On SCP 15, £200
(equivalent to 1.2%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(equivalent to 1.2%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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above, 1.0% <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 6, £500 (equivalent to 3.4%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">On
SCP 7, £500 (equivalent to 3.4%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">On
SCP 8, £475 (equivalent to 3.2%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 9, £400 (equivalent to 2.6%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 10, £375 (equivalent to 2.5%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 11, £300 (equivalent to 1.9%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 12, £300 (equivalent to 1.9%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 13, £300 (equivalent to 1.9%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 14, £300 (equivalent to 1.8%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 15, £300 (equivalent to 1.8%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 16, £250 (equivalent to 1.5%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCP 17, £225 (equivalent to 1.3%) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SCPs 18 and above, 1.0% <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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part of this pay offer, the LGA agreed to our call for fair treatment for
school support staff through a joint
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LGA’s pay offer letter is attached, together with indicative scales setting out
the impact of the offer on each spinal column pay point (scp) on the NJC pay
spine and the London GLPC Inner and Outer pay spines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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final pay offer for 2016/18 under the Service Group Pay Consultation
Procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The UNISON NJC Committee
recommends that members REJECT the two-year 2016/18 pay offer. The Committee
believes that the offer falls far short of what our members deserve and the employers
can afford. However, the Committee is clear that the offer is the best
achievable by negotiation and that nothing short of a concerted campaign at
political level and industrial action up to and including all out strike action
will have the potential to improve the offer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are asked to consult members on this basis, setting out clearly the
recommendation of the UNISON NJC Committee and using the consultation question
enclosed. The UNISON NJC Committee will be meeting on Tuesday 23 February 2016 to
consider the results of the consultation and agree the next steps in our pay
campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that the pay offer should be rejected. GMB is adopting a neutral position in
their membership consultation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The Branch is running a ‘Nominate a Star’ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">competition in order to celebrate the work of school support staff in Wolverhampton and to show how valued they are by their community. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> This is part of a national UNISON campaign called ‘Stars in our Schools’ which recognises these ‘unsung heroes’ of the education system.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We are looking for members of non-teaching staff in Wolverhampton schools who you feel deserve to be celebrated and to rec<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">eive a prize. This could be a person who has provided extra support to a pupil in need or the person who makes learning interesting and accessible. If you know somebody who you think is a star, please nominate them for a prize.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> You just need to tell us who you are nominating, where that person works, why you are nominating them and your own name.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Entries can be posted to UNISON Wolverhampton General Branch, Civic Centre, St Peters Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1RR or emailed to wolvesunison@btconnect.com using the subject line ‘Nominate a Star.’ Entries must be returned by Wednesday 11th Novembe</span>r</i>.’</div>
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-41921328813316687222015-09-10T15:33:00.000+01:002015-09-10T15:33:21.138+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">GENERAL SECRETARY ELECTION </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">BRANCH NOMINATES ROGER BANNISTER</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Roger is Branch secretary of Knowsley branch and has been a member of UNISON national executive since the unions inception.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Members of the branch committee felt in the challenging times ahead with the threats of the Tory Trade union rights bill (which will seriously curtail the activities of the trade union movement and our ability to protect members and terms and conditions) and the continuing attack on jobs and services, that Roger was the best person to lead our union.</span></div>
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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: “<b>No to austerity, Yes to workers’ rights”.</b></div>
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why UNISON activists across the country are mobilising to get members
along to Manchester and show the strength of our opposition to these
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Join the campaign against proposed Council cuts in services</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Attacks on elderly services, libraries etc will lead to privatisation and some 250 job losses!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">join the lobby of Cabinet </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">wednesday 22nd July at 5pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Despite bearing the brunt of austerity, they are to keep paying the price for the reckless behaviour of the banks.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Britain won’t have public services fit for 21<sup>st</sup> century needs, unless wages for public servants are high enough to attract the best recruits. </span></div>
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-21956516376173292352014-10-13T14:41:00.000+01:002014-10-13T14:41:35.418+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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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.<br />
The consultation will begin on Monday 20 October. In line with the consultation procedures agreed by the union's local government conference, UNISON branches are being asked to carry out local ballots of all members whose pay is determined by the NJC, including those who were not included in the ballot for industrial action.<br />
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.<br />
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<b>At a branch meeting today WOlverhampton Branch agreed to write to all members outlining the branch committees view of the office , that it is a very poor offer that comes nowhere our aspirations</b><br />
<b>for a personal view of the offer see <a href="http://jonrogers1963.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/local-government-pay-proposals-rubbish.html">here</a></b><br />
In the meantime, an outline of the proposals for 2014-16 is available for members below.<br />
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-53736673480436008092014-10-10T09:16:00.000+01:002014-10-10T09:16:27.859+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">INDUSTRIAL ACTION TUESDAY 14th OCT</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">following a 'proposal' being made by the employers our national negotiating committee voted yesterday (9th) to suspend the strike in order that members can be consulted on the 'offer'.</span><br />
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-21341355435214564262014-08-01T15:05:00.001+01:002014-08-01T15:05:41.058+01:00<div class="amax-templatearea" id="amax-templatearea-4">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />The strike will be just a few days before the TUC organised national demonstration on 18 October calling for decent pay.<br /><br />Local government workers have suffered three years of a pay freeze, followed by a below inflation pay deal and have now been offered a paltry 1%. They have seen their pay reduced in value by 20%since 2010. This resulted in a one day strike on 10 July. <br /><br />No further talks have taken place since that date, despite the unions offering to go to the Government’s arbitration andconciliation service. <br /><br />UNISON Head of Local Government, Heather Wakefield, said:<br /><br />“Employers and Government must be left in no doubt that we are serious in this dispute. As sister unions, we stand together to make sure that our members are treated with decency and respect. Our members cannot afford to carry on propping up local services through their pay packets. Many are low paid women who are being forced to resort to food banks and payday loan sharks just to survive. We need to put the heart back into local government by paying a living wage.</span>”<br /> </div>
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-71334761449859635552014-06-30T15:47:00.001+01:002014-06-30T15:47:25.681+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">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!<br />all UNISON members should support the strike </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for more read<a href="http://www.unison.org.uk/news/local-government-workers-vote-for-strike-action"> here</a></span><br />
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-24950518863794296952014-05-28T14:39:00.001+01:002014-05-28T14:39:36.015+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-26529831439345783452014-04-28T15:37:00.001+01:002014-04-28T15:37:16.478+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the result of the recent ballot on the proposal to reject the latest national pay offer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reject offer and take industrial action 67%</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">following on from local consultation UNISONs National negotating body met</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The pay offer would mean around 50,000 of the lowest paid local government workers receive a rise that is slightly above inflation. However the remainder of the workforce - around 90% - would receive just 1%. </span><div>
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-27345908090953318042014-03-21T10:14:00.000+00:002014-03-21T10:14:11.244+00:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The 1% offer from Local Government Employers will apply to more than one million workers including teaching assistants, planners, administrators, social workers and engineers. For these workers, the offer represents a real terms cut in basic pay of almost 20% since the Coalition came to power, following three consecutive years of pay freezes followed by below inflation rises in 2013 and 2014. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 19.8799991607666px;"> </span></div>
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wolverhampton unisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843310695205230170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327751083822745346.post-33195023147623953132014-02-18T10:27:00.000+00:002014-02-18T10:27:41.323+00:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">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.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Women are at the heart of public services, making up 77% of local government staff. In addition, women are more likely to use public services than men, so they are the first to be affected when services are cut.</span><br />
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THE BRANCH IS PROPOSING A NUMBER OF EVENTS WHICH CAN BE READ ABOUT IN OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/201941103/Newsletter-for-Day-of-Protest-4th-Feb-2014">here</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">NJC Pay 14 Campaign Bulletin Issue 3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">DEATH BY A 1000 CUTS!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>BRANCH RESPONSE TO THREAT OF A 1000 REDUNDANCIES</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Following the Councils sudden announcement that a 1000 voluntary redundancies were needed or compulsory redundancies would be necessary , the branch called a special meeting.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The meeting agreed the following motion;</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>"This branch
condemns the Condem governments continued assault on public services .<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>We believe
this attack is ideologically driven and will not be stopped until our services
are completely decimated.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>But this
branch also condemns Wolverhampton Labour Council and by their silence <st1:place>Wolverhampton</st1:place> labour party in their acquiescence
to Government dictat .<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Rather than
invoking the spirit of ‘poplarism’ , they hold their hands up and surrender.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>The branch
believes this is both a betrayal of the trade union movement and the <st1:place>Wolverhampton</st1:place> electorate who put them there.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>This branch
believes it would be well to remember that whilst the labour councillors in Poplar were sent to
prison for their fight to protect the workers and their families from unjust
Government attacks, Labour Councillors today do not face this threat.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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believes that there comes a point when labour councils must recognise they are
no longer defending workers <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>And have
become merely the agents of the government<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i> to call
on the labour council to actively oppose cuts and be prepared to set a ‘needs
led’ budget.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>To conduct
a consultative ballot of our members on the question of taking industrial
action to defend further job losses, to oppose any mass compulsory redundancies and service cuts".</i></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">UNISON
members care about the services we provide and the people we serve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We have
engaged with the employer in restructure after restructure seeking to provide
reduced services and shed jobs to meet the budget cuts imposed by the Con Dem
government.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There comes
a time however , when we need to say <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Enough is
enough<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This far
and no further!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As members
of the trade union movement we cannot accept , as our Labour Council (and by
its silence the labour party itself ) </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Does.-</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">They say
there is no alternative! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">They say
their hands are tied!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They say
this course of action will best safeguard the future </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Of services
needed by the the people of this city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We say how
can savage cuts in jobs and services safeguard </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">The future
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We say does
anyone believe that when we have given up these jobs , that the Tories will
stop their decimation of public services?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We say how
can labour councillors elected by the working class of </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Wolverhampton</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;"> act as puppets?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Where is
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fight against tories cuts, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But its
they who are the authors of these cuts, whilst they themselves rule out
fighting as elected councillors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“some shed
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;">In unity is strength!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It is no
longer a case of keep your head down , or as long as its not me mentality ,
because it could easily be any of us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But some
will question can we win or whats the point?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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guarantee that by taking action we will win<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But what we
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> is by doing nothing we will assuredly lose!</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">FOR MEMBERS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">ENGLISH 10 week course</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 week course starting 17th September one evening a week 6.30-9pm.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">IT FOR BEGINNERS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6.30-9pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">IT FOR INTERMEDIATES</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6.30-9pm </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all courses are<b> FREE</b> and will be held at City of Wolverhampton college, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wellington Rd</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for further details or to register contact Paulette on 554096</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SUMMER NEWSLETTER <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/164166654/Branch-Newsletter-Summer-2013">here</a></span></span></div>
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<span><strong>Sunday 29<sup>th</sup> September </strong></span><strong>mass national demo in support of NHS at Tory party conference, Manchester</strong></div>
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The TUC is organising a major demonstration on 29 September in Manchester, where this year’s Tory Party Conference is taking place, to protest at the government’s attack on working people and their families, in defence of the welfare state and to let everyone know there is an alternative.</div>
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Britain’s unions are the backbone of Britain’s anti-austerity movement; the only group that can build a mass political movement for change. And one of the key groups for implementing that campaign in the local community, reflecting local needs and concerns but as part of the national picture, are the trades union councils.</div>
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The timetable for the demonstration is:</div>
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<li>Assemble at Liverpool Road (off Deansgate, Manchester) from 11am</li>
<li>Move off at 12.30pm</li>
<li>Rally at Whitworth Park, Moss Side 2pm to 4pm (approx)</li>
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