Branch Lines: spring edition now available
The latest edition of the branch newsletter ‘Branch Lines’ is now available for you to download. In this edition we cover important issues such as: …
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Proposed NJC Pay Claim 2016/17
UNISON’s elected NJC Committee is proposing the following NJC pay claim for 2016/17: Deletion of NJC pay points which fall below the level of the …
Staff parking in Horsham: extra places planned
An extra 75 parking places will be made available in Horsham for staff based at County Hall North (CHN). This follows a move by Horsham District Council (HDC) staff into CHN planned for 1 June. The additional places will be located in the Piries Place public car park, 5 minutes’ …
Adult domiciliary care: a new approach to contracting
UNISON West Sussex has been talking to West Sussex County Council for several months, trying to persuade them to adopt key principles when re-tendering their huge Domiciliary Care (‘dom care’) Contract. This major contract sets, provides and monitors the standard of service provided by the council to adults requiring social …
Crawley Faces the Choice – the Future for Public Services
20th April, 7-9pm, Crawley Town Football Club, Winfield Way, RH11 9RX. If you live or work in the marginal constituency of Crawley, you may want …
Capita survey results and prize winners
The first headline results of the two Capita surveys conducted by independent researcher Andy Holt were shown at the recent branch annual general meetings. Results showed there were both positive and negative views on a number of key issues. A couple of examples discussed were: Of the Capita-run council services, …
Working for Capita? You can join the union!
Several Capita employees approached UNISON office staff when distributing the last edition of ‘Branch Lines’. Many of them were unaware that Capita staff could also be UNISON members. We’d like to make clear that any member of staff working for Capita – whether you were transferred in from WSCC or …
Free County Cricket tickets offer for UNISON members
LV= is offering UNISON members a pair of complimentary tickets to the county cricket club of their choice to watch one day of an LV= …
YES to strike action at Barnet
87% of UNISON members working for Barnet “easyCouncil” vote YES to strike action UNISON is in trades dispute with London Borough of Barnet over staff remaining in employment with Barnet Council. The strike ballot is a direct response to the five commissioning projects agreed at Barnet’s 3rd March 2015 Full Council meeting …
Retired Members’ Branch Lines now available
The latest Retired Members Branch Lines – designed in a new format – is now available to download from our website. You can find it under ‘News – pdf Newsletters’, or download directly below. If you’re approaching retirement, don’t forget you can continue your union membership after you retire for …