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		Alistair Darling's first budget gives him an ideal opportunity to show his mettle and set out a vision for a fairer Britain. The rising cost of living is biting hard. It is time for the Chancellor to give UNISON members a fair pay deal by dropping the 2% pay cap on public sector pay...

10 March 2008

Prentis calls for a fairer Britain
(10/03/08) UNISON is calling on the chancellor to use his debut budget on Wednesday to release the stranglehold on public service pay.

"Alistair Darling's first budget gives him an ideal opportunity to show his mettle and set out a vision for a fairer Britain," said UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis.

THE WEEK

Union learning changes lives
(10/03/08) Universities and skills minister joins UNISON reps to celebrate their success

UNISON lodges 40,000th equal pay case
(08/03/08) Winning pay justice for low paid women members

Greener governing
(06/03/08) UNISON welcomes Whitehall bottle ban

Minimum wage rise 'falls short'
(05/03/08) 3.8% rise welcome - but still too low

PAY MATTERS

Catch up & Match up recruitment leaflet
Help us win a fair pay rise for NJC staff by encouraging your colleagues to join UNISON today (England, Northern Ireland and Wales)

Sign up for pay matters ebulletin
If you want to keep getting the latest pay news. you need to sign up for the pay matters ebulletin. Subscribe today and you could win a DAB radio

ORGANISING

Protecting transgender members
The Sex Discrimination Act (1975) protects members from discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment

Celebrating a culture of learning
Learning is a key part of the union's organising and negotiating strategies. How can your branch get involved?

IN UNISON

Tackling the two-tier workforce
The government promised unions it would end the two-tier workforce. What's the current state of play?

Who controls your pension? (England, Wales, NI)
The 2004 Pensions Act says that funded pension schemes must have member representation. Yet there are no member reps on the LGPS. Who controls your pension, and how can we be part of it? Find out more at this free one-day UNISON seminar introduced by general secretary Dave Prentis. Booking now

Conference registration ending soon
Have you elected your delegates to 2008 national delegate conference, local government conference, water & environment conference, energy conference or transport conference, all in Bournemouth this June?

Coming events
including pensions seminar introduced by Dave Prentis

Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally

KEY CAMPAIGNS

Positively Public
Equal pay
Make local services count

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