October 14 – NJC pay strike
Despite the well-supported strike on July 10, the Local Government Association (LGA) Employers have so far refused to reconsider their pay offer. The Employers and …
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Britain needs a payrise! Coach tickets now available
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called a national demonstration for Saturday 18th October in Central London. Working people need to send a message loud and …
BUPA decision sparks outrage
A decision by the West Sussex Coastal Commissioning Group to award a £235million musculoskeletal services contract to private firm BUPA is raising alarm across the …
Social Work Action Network – Brighton event
Social work in the time of austerity and cuts Tuesday 23rd September 2014 7.00-9.00pm Friends Meeting House, Brighton Speakers: Malcolm Jones, Social Worker and AMHP, Manchester Emergency Duty Team Dany Ahrens, Brighton People’s Assembly Against Austerity Download the poster.
Second day of strike action announced: 14 October!
The UNISON NJC Committee of elected lay representatives has decided to hold a second day of strike action on Tuesday 14 October. Action on 14th …
Britain needs a pay rise!
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is calling a national demonstration on October 18th in Central London, and we want to send a message loud and …
Day of Protest 20th August
Day of Protest 20th August – Locked out of the Recovery LOCKED OUT of the economic recovery – having borne the brunt of the cuts. And it’s a women’s issue – given that women are 78% of the NJC workforce LOCKED OUT of negotiations – our employers won’t talk to …
Personal injury success
In the last six months… A West Sussex Branch member received £35,000 after tripping and breaking her wrist whilst attending to a service user. A West Sussex Branch member received £2,450 in damages after tripping on an uneven paving stone causing cuts to her face. A West Sussex Branch member …
Martyrs commemorated
Last Sunday, 20th July, a group of Branch members visited Tolpuddle, the village in Dorset where trade unionism was born. In 1834, six village farm workers faced a concerted attack on the level of their wages by the landowner. They banded together, understanding that their only chance of improving their …
July 10 in pictures
Thanks go to UNISON West Sussex pickets and our striking members who joined over a million public sector colleagues on July 10. It was a fantastic sunny day to have a strike, and our pickets had a lot of fun. Support from the public was tremendous. We await a substantially …