Pension advice drop-in sessions this month
Glyn Jenkins, UNISON’s national lead negotiator on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) will be leading presentations for UNISON West Sussex members. Presentations will take …
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Spanish Civil War – the Worthing Connection
You’re invited to join in the commemoration of the Spanish Civil War, and its connection with Worthing. The International Brigades Memorial Trust (IBMT) is organising the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War in Worthing from 2-4 pm on Saturday 13 February at the Labour Hall, Lyndhurst …
NJC pay ballot – do you know about the NI rise?
1% x 2? Here are 1,2, 3 reasons why you should REJECT it Members in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and other occupational pension …
Legal advice wins £27k payout!
One of our West Sussex branch Teaching Assistant members was awarded a £27,000 payout after intervention by UNISON’s solicitors Thompson’s. This followed an injury on the way to work. She was knocked-off her bicycle, hitting her head on the car’s bonnet. She broke her wrist but also suffered from ‘postconcussion …
Campaign for a Public Service Users Bill
Local libraries, schools, day care centres and fire stations are all public services. But all can be privatised or outsourced: run by companies that don’t …
NJC pay ballot – why you should vote to REJECT the offer
UNISON is asking all its members to reject the employers’ two-year pay offer of 1% each year for the next two financial years (with some …
Aspire and its Ofsted result: how outsourcing fails us all
The council’s former Adult and Community Learning Service, now outsourced to social enterprise ‘Aspire Sussex’ has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by OFSTED just three years after it was rated as ‘good’, when under council control. It’s yet more evidence of outsourcing failure. UNISON said from the start that outsourcing was the …
Branch invited to national book launch
UNISON West Sussex Branch Secretary Dan Sartin was invited to be on the panel at the national, formal launch of a book focusing on the …
Job vacancy – come and join us!
We have a fantastic job opportunity in our branch for a Casework Coordinator. It’s a vital role supporting our 6,000 members. You’ll advise and represent …
NJC Pay – Consultative Ballot
UNISON is recommending that members reject the 1% pay-rise offered each year for the next two years by employers. We believe our members deserve better. To find out the strength of feeling from members, UNSON is organising an electronic consultative ballot. This is not a formal strike ballot. Feedback from …