8 September 2010

Two of the UK's biggest public sector unions, UNISON and PCS, representing 1.7 million workers, have pledged to forge a powerful alliance to fight back against the coalition government's cuts to jobs and services.

A "Save NHS Direct" campaign petition has been set up..
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-nhs-direct.html

Dear NHS Supporter

THE END OF OUR NHS AS WE KNOW IT?

It sounds alarming, but the future of our health service really does hang in the balance. Concern is both widespread and growing, but we still urgently need to raise greater public awareness.

Local government unions have registered a formal dispute with the LGE employers’ organisation over three measures which will have a detrimental impact on members providing local services....

If you have not already signed the Friends of Hackney Nurseries Petition,
can you please do so asap and do please circulate among friends,
colleagues, comrades, etc. We need as many signatures on there before we
hand it over tomorrow (the 21st)
Petition link here http://www.petitiononline.com/fhn/petition.html.

Hackney Unison is the local branch of the national trade union Unison which represents nearly 1.4 million members nationwide.

Hackney Unison has a new website....

BAN IMPOSED ON FOUR

Following the mitigation hearings Glenn Kelly (Bromley), Suzanne Muna (Housing Association), Onay Kasab (Greenwich) and Brian Debus (Hackney) have all been banned from holding any office in Unison.

Early this morning (5th March) UNISON officials turned up at the UNISON offices of the Bromley, Greenwich and the Housing Association having given no notice; we are awaiting an update from Hackney. The officials have attempted to confiscate computer hard drives and other resources, which include important documents on on-going personal cases.

Click on the attachment to download the latest newsletter of the campaign against the victimisation of four Unison activists, including our very own HTUC President Brian Debus.

Please come along to support Brian on the first day of his appeal hearing. This is the final hearing and completes UNISON's internal disciplinary process. It will determine whether or not the bans of 3 years for Kas and Glenn, 4 years for Suz and 5 years for Brian are imposed.