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Friday 3rd June Website Revamp - Officers of the Branch have met with the web designer and as a result a new far more accessible all singing all dancing website will soon be here. Once it is here we will be seeking further ideas for additional improvement. FINANCIAL SURGERY - UNISON MEMBERS ONLY - These are financially challenging times particularly with threats to our jobs, pay and pensions. UNISON has set up specialist advice sessions FREE for our Members as follows: - Southport Town Hall, Marshside Room - Tuesday 14th June 9-5 (all 30 Mins appointments) - Sefton UNISON Branch Office (38 CHurch Road Waterloo) - Wed 15th June 9-5 and - Magdalen House syndicate room 2, 4th Floor Thursday, 16th June 9-5 To book a FREE 30 minute appointment please call Sian Summers on 01273 523 708 or email
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Redundancy Threat - If you are told you are at risk or written to please contact the Branch so we can ensure you get proper advice and representation. Monday 16th May This has certainly been a busy few months for our Branch and the following are examples of what has happened and what is coming up. Please make a decision to get involved. 1/ Academies in Sefton - 7 schools in Sefton are looking to become Academies - this is privatisation of our education system by another name. For the perspective Head Teachers refuse to share with parents, staff and governors, please visit the anti-academies alliance website (just search the name). Sefton UNISON is heavily involved in opposing any move to academy status and public meetings, lobby of Governor's Meetings and petitions are already underway. Contact the Branch Office for more information. 2/ Fib Dems get hammered! - Across the country and in Sefton especially, the Fib Dems were punished for their broken promises and power hungry coalition with public sector slashing Tories. To everyone who has attended a lobby of Council meetings, written a letter to MPs or Councillors, signed a petition and/or marched on 26th March, congratulations as the first part of the strategy has been a massive success. We have begun to shake this local and national coalition to its knees. In Sefton this means we now have Labour as the majority Party with a Labour Party Leader. It remains to be seen how the Labour group will manage the budget and how the other two minor parties will respond, but a clear message has been sent - public sector workers are fed up of being punished for the greed of investors and bankers. 3/. Pensions - The Coalition Millionnaires Club is now coming for public sector Pensions. Discussions are well underway already between thepublic services unions about national co-ordinated industrial action. Pension' Champions' and 'Contact's are being set up in every Branch - interested? - Just contact the Branch Office - 928 9911
4/ Job Evaluation - Rememebr that? The JE Officers are presently completing the moderation and 'snagging' process to resolve cases that should not need to go to any Appeal. This is finally coming to an end and the first Job Evaluation Appeals should occur at the end of this month. 5/ Redundancies - Reviews- UNISON continues to meet every Wednesday with the Council to work through all implications of reviews and any potential redundancies. If you are sent a letter relating to being 'at risk' please contact the Branch Office to ensure we can represent your views at the regular meetings. UNISON is grateful to all Members for their patience during these worrying times - there will be some of your colleagues not in UNISON, we need more to join as more members means more influence. Ask them to join and we will do the rest. |