UNISON further education (FE) members have angrily rejected The Association of Colleges’ (AoC) 2015 recommendation to its members not to pay a cost of living rise or move to the current Living Wage. In workplace consultation, 95 per cent of those voting rejected the offer, with twice as many colleges …
UNISON West Sussex has created another social media channel in an effort to keep our members better informed about issues affecting them. The new branch ‘Twitter’ channel is now live. You can find it by searching on Twitter for ‘UNISON West Sussex’ or using the handle @UnisonWSx. We will aim …
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 …
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; …
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; …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …