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Staying active in UNISON UNISON in LONDON Diary of Key Dates & Events for Activists Regional Rule Book Regional council timetable 2008
Trade union education in Greater London UNISON
This 2008 guide details the courses UNISON runs and is designed to help you get the education and training you need in UNISON and to support you in your union role, whatever it is.  Learning to organise organising to learn
Download the course book in PDF format (3.6MB)
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UNISON is London's biggest trade union with 130,000 members across the capital. Our members are people working in the public services, or for private contractors providing public services and the essential utilities.
They include frontline staff and managers working full or part time in local authorities, the NHS, colleges and schools, universities, the electricity, gas and water industries, transport and the voluntary sector. Members are organised into 152 branches. UNISON's priorities in Greater London include campaigning for a living wage and promoting equality for all our members. Joint statement: local government pay negotiationsLocal government unions UNISON and Unite, and the National Employers, in the context of the current dispute on the 2008 pay settlement, agree that a new era of employment is needed to reflect properly the contribution of the workforce in purview of the NJC to service improvements and the future needs of local people.Regional OT ForumThe Regional OT Forum met on Friday 18th July 2008.LG Strike Campaign MaterialsCampaign material for the LG Pay campaign can be downloaded below.Further education unions reject pay offerUnions representing 250,000 college workers in England have rejected the latest pay proposals from employers, who failed to put any new money on the table when negotiations reopened on 5 June.British Waterways members accept 2008/09 pay offerWorkers at British Waterways have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay deal for this year which will give them a 3.5% pay rise and an extra day’s holiday.Probation Service Consultative BallotUNISON and the National Association of Probation Officers is planning a consultative ballot of members to gauge support for industrial action over the employers refusal to pay automatic incremental progression on 1 April 2008. The ballot began on May 1st and will close on 30 May.Unions win new rights for Agency WorkersUNISON has been instrumental in winning equal treatment for agency workersafter 12 weeks in employment, despite resistance from employers who wanted rights after one year. The deal, hammered out between the TUC, the Government and the CBI, will be followed up by a European Directive and treatment. OFSTED staff work to rule in pay dispute1000 members of UNISON and PCS are working to rule in a dispute over pay. Theaction consisting of a ban on overtime and working only contracted hours for the weeks 19 May until 30 May will disrupt the tight inspections schedule for children’s homes, nurseries, boarding schools and child minding services. The move on hours is the latest in a series of action by employees over the imposition of a divisive new pay structure and below inflation three-year pay deal. Healthcare for London - A Framework for ActionA copy of UNISON's comments on the Darzi consultation can be downloaded.Lost in UNISON? - Steward inductionsMany new stewards feel overwhelmed when they first start. They’re unsure of their role or what’s expected of them, they don’t know where to get advice and information or how to get support from or influence the organisation.Regional Cuba AppealThe Regional Cuba Appeal was launched at the Health Training Day in October and has, to date, reached over £35,000 in banked donations.New Education Programme for 2008A comprehensive list of trade unison education courses in London Acrobat PDF (January - August 2008)
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• UNISON London region Congress House Great Russell St London WC1B 3LS Email: greaterlondonregion@unison.co.uk UNISON Members
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