UNISON South East nominates John Burgess for Gen Sec
UNISON’s South East Regional Council has voted to nominate John Burgess (picture above left with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell) as its preferred candidate for General …
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Trade Union Bill: key points
A YouTube video explaining the key points of the government’s proposed Trade Union Bill is now available for you to view. In it, experts Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC explain how the Bill is, in their opinion: An assault on the industrial and political freedoms of trade unions; …
New buttons on our website home page
Five new buttons have been added to the branch website home page to make it easier for you to go directly to important and useful information. At the moment, these are direct links to: Our social media channels, Twitter and Facebook; The branch’s Capita research report and Branch Lines special edition; …
Trade Union Bill: help us fight it
Our rights and freedoms as trade union members are under attack. The government’s Trade Union Bill, currently before parliament, threatens the very fabric of our …
General Secretary election 2015: Branch backs Burgess
Elections for UNISON’s General Secretary are to be held this year. The General Secretary is the union’s principal officer and spokesperson. The West Sussex Branch …
Outsourcing: be careful what you ask for…
Cornwall County Council wants to end its ‘strategic IT partnership’ with outsourcer BT after only 2 years of a 10-year contract. The two sides go …
Customer Experience Programme: our concerns
UNISON West Sussex has expressed strong concerns about the introduction of a new ‘customer service’ directorate as part of the council’s review into the future …
Shoreham air show disaster rescuers to be cut
A little known fact related to the tragic and harrowing events at the Shoreham Air Show in August is that one of the first fire engines on the disaster scene at the airport is about to be cut, along with the jobs of 24 firefighters. Losing the Hove-based engine and …
Branch on BBC TV South Today
The West Sussex Branch’s work on the WSCC Capita contract was featured throughout the day on BBC TV’s South Today news programme on Thursday 10th …