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A Report went to Cabinet earlier this week on “Changing the Relationship between the Citizen and the State”. It’s wrapped up in high-level...
UNISON learnt recently of Council plans for John Laing Integrated Services (JLIS) to carry out a review of all community buildings and the services we provide from...
The government and the LGA have accepted that the LGPS is different from the other public sector pension schemes because it is a funded scheme and has assets of around £...
From Barnsley to Southampton, nurses, social workers, PCSOs, librarians, dinner ladies, teaching assistants, bin men and paramedics - among many other public sector workers -...
Exemptions - The Joint Trades Unions met yesterday with BMBC management to consider exemptions from strike action on the 30th November for posts to provide ‘...
Barnsley Trades Union Council have organised a rally on the 30th November to demonstrate that public sector workers from all sectors will not give...
Do I have to tell my employer if I am going on strike?
It has been brought to our attention that members have received an email asking them to register and download a form to update their membership details...