Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged local government conference 2017

Edmond Jeffries (pictured) from the executive said that “more and more of our members face poverty pay, doing more for less”. He noted that the union had to […]

Local government conference debates measures to tackle the issue, as the pay gap and the glass ceiling still exist

The staff from both areas were faced with huge cuts to their pay and conditions. Becky Everett from Derby told conference that she lost £264 a month and explained how this […]

Describing how the economic failure and social disaster of the global financial meltdown has been “devastating for the poorest of the […]

And delegates heard from a service user when Chris Nykiel of Leeds local government told them: “As a […]

Services get worse and services get fragmented, conference was told. UNISON has had some success in fighting […]

Vice president Carol Sewell (above) read a statement from the Kensington and Chelsea branch, which told of “distraught” members’ efforts to help, working throughout the […]

Local government conference says apprenticeships are important, but must be properly funded and designed

Conference pledges action to tackle growing problem of mental health issues for local government workers facing pressures driven by austerity, cuts and growing demand for the services they provide

This threat to the quality of education and the jobs of teaching staff will be opposed by UNISON, working alongside teachers and parents […]

This form is only to be used after that time and should be completed and handed in to the conference desk at […]

Delegates spoke of the avoidable deaths of scores of working class people at the Grenfell tower, and lamented that it took a tragedy to push safe housing up the government’s agenda. They called […]

Date

18 – 19 June 2017

Location

The Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2GR

Registration and EnquiriesIf you want to attend the conference, please contact your branch, who can register you as […]

Conference hears that the post-Brexit world, where the ‘other’ is increasingly seen as a problem, is making the situation worse for Black workers

2017 Local Government Conference Preliminary Agenda