Chainmaker Festival Leaflet – Revised-33462 Did you know that Britain’s first ever minimum wage was won in Cradley Heath? In 1910 the women chainmakers’ of Cradley Heath threw down their hammers for 10 long weeks before finally winning a 100% pay rise! After years of suffering poverty wages, the domestic chainmakers’ of Cradley Heath and …
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On the link below are the grades for Sandwell MBC and Sandwell Children’s Trust with the current NJC pay offer added. Please note salaries listed are for full-time staff working 37 hours per week. The hourly rate is also included. The pay offer also includes deleting pay point 2 which will mean staff on pay …
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The pay offer for local government and school support staff (Plus other staff on NJC pay) has finally been received. The offer is a ‘final’ offer of 3.2% on all pay points, payable from 1 April 2025. RPI inflation rate is currently 3.2%. The offer falls short of the £3,000 pay claim on all pay …
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IWMD Poster2025 On Monday 28 April, International Workers’ Memorial Day, we remember those who have died as a result of accidents, injuries or illnesses caused by work. Please join us for a Rally outside the front of the Link reception Sandwell Council House at 12:30pm to hear guest speakers and local trade union activists speak …
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Mary Macarthur Lecture Where: Sandwell Council House, Freeth St, Oldbury, B69 3DE When: Friday 2 May: 19.00 – 22.00 Reserve your place at this year’s Mary Macarthur Lecture and hear from Novara Media’s Labour Movement Correspondent Polly Smythe. The Mary Macarthur Lecture is an opportunity for leading women to outline the challenges they see facing women in the world of …
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The elections of UNISON’s ruling body, the National Executive Council, are due to begin on 21 April. All members will receive a voting paper through the post with papers on candidates for numerous positions. Sandwell General Branch has nominated the following candidates for the following seats on this body that oversees the running of our …
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Sandwell General Branch again won the West Midlands UNISON Communications award for 2024 after also winning it in 2023. UNISON President Steve North is pictured on the right.
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Our claim is for an increase of at least £3,000 on all spinal column points. In addition: • A clear plan to reach a minimum pay rate of £15 an hour • One extra day of annual leave for all staff • A reduction in the working week by two hours, with no loss of …
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The wreath laid at West Bromwich Remembrance Gardens. “First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not …
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Your union’s Annual General Meeting takes place on Tuesday 25th March. There is a lunchtime meeting at 1pm-2pm at the Chambers in Sandwell Council House, Oldbury. There will be a free buffet available from 12:45pm and the guest speaker will be from Stand Up to Racism. For those that cannot attend lunchtime there will also …
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