Category: Unite
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A message of support to EIS at GCU from Unite
Following the decision of EIS to strike, Mike Robinson, Unite’s National Officer for education circulated Unite members with the following message: EIS strike action “EIS have decided to strike on the 23rd October and will be applying a work to contract from the 24th October onwards until further notice. EIS have contacted Unite asking for…
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GCU unions re-grouping to consider how best to take pensions and conditions fight further
The national executives of three of the unions at GCU have decided in the last week against strike action in the immediate future but are continuing to demand that the scandalous situation regarding their members pay and pensions be resolved by employers and government. On 21st March the national executive of Unite decided to suspend…
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Why join a union at GCU? – Five months back pay – that’s one reason!
Staff who were successful in the recent promotions round were shocked to find out that guarantees given by former HR head Jim Gibson were being ignored. A letter from Jim to those applying for promotion clearly stated that the implementation date for the new contracts would be August 1st 2011. However, this was not the…
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A message from Unite
Dear friends Tomorrow, if you work in the public sector, you may be on strike. Or if you don’t work the sector, you will know somebody close to you who has decided to take industrial action. These are our friends, neighbours, colleagues. They care for our children, sick and elderly. They keep our nation safe…
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Unite union calls for positive vote for strike action on the 30th November.
According to Unite: “The government is bringing forward a series of proposals which threaten to greatly reduce the pension benefits and increase their cost to members working in the public services. Unite has tried to negotiate a fair settlement with the government but the government refuses to hear workers’ concerns. The proposals threaten public sector pensions by:…
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