Congratulations to the Winner of Sandwell UNISON’s Stars in Our Schools 2021 – Ellie Sayce, Teaching assistant, Main First Aider, Therapy Dog Handler at Moat Farm Infants. Here’s some of the things about Ellie. “ Ellie always amazes me, she has so many different roles and is amazing at each one. She juggles everything …
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Despite already being fired and rehired to remove them from national NJC pay, terms and conditions – UNISON members at two leisure centres have voted overwhelmingly to continue their fight. On an 83% turnout members voted by 85% for industrial action. UNISON has already been in official dispute with Sandwell Leisure Trust for over 12 …
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Strikes at Serco in Sandwell have won an improved pay offer to all staff there. The offer is as follows:- Summary Pay offer Serco will: 1. From 1st April to 30th Sep 2021 backdate pay for all employees by 1.75%. 2. From 1st October 2021 increase pay for all employees by a further 2.25%. 3. …
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Phased down and out at COP26 World leaders are not yet ‘sufficiently prepared’ to take the necessary decisions to cut emissions, says UNISON’s COP26 delegate Stephen Smellie As proceedings ended at COP26 late on Saturday night, the Glasgow Climate Pact joined a long list of previous agreements, arrived at by world leaders, that have failed …
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Joint Trade Union Statement-Walker Grange The Joint Trade Unions sent the attached statement to all Cabinet members at Sandwell Council on 11 November. We have noticed on social media that politicians have already stated that the home is to be saved. This is welcome news. Public services should be provided by the public sector and …
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