Britain Needs a Pay Rise march and rally on 18 October

The TUC event begins with a march through central London, culminating in a rally in Hyde Park. There will also be demonstrations in Glasgow, and in Northern Ireland.

Comments UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis: “Our members are saying loud and clear that enough is enough.”

This is your chance to join hundreds of thousands of others in standing up for fair pay this autumn. Falling wages affect everyone, so members will be bringing their families and friends along too.

Train Tickets

PCS is likely to have a small number of  spare train tickets  from Sheffield and Leeds to London for the Demo on 18th October.

If members would like to buy them, they will be selling them for £20 each (return) which is equivalent to the cost of coach travel.

If anyone is interested please contact  juanita@pcs.org.uk or her colleague Denise Senior DeniseS@pcs.orguk urgently.

Coach Tickets

UCU are running coaches to London on 18 October as follows:

YORK: depart 6.15am – Memorial Gardens, Leeman Road
LEEDS: depart 7.00am – West Yorkshire Playhouse LS9 8AH
SHEFFIELD: depart 7.45am – Paternoster Row (near Showcase Cinema) S1 2BX

To book seats on the UCU coach please contact Helen Sidlow, UCU Regional Office: Hsidlow@ucu.org.uk

Thank you to all the members who have kindly donated to the food bank collections.

The scheme is still running.  If you wish to donate please see your local steward or drop your donation into one of the collections points.

UNISON signed a historic agreement with private company ISS to improve the terms and conditions of the 65-plus workers based at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London read more

ONE MEMBER OF STAFF ELECTED BY AND FROM A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES STAFF CONSTITUENCY

THE 2014 ELECTION RESULT – PUBLISHED ON THE STAFF INTRANET ON MONDAY 24 MARCH 2014.  UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2014

RESULT: Dan Bye is the successful candidate elected with 54.5% of the vote.

The ballot was conducted using the Alternative Vote system in which a candidate is elected by achieving a majority of the total vote.

Voters were asked to rank the candidates in order of preference. The ballot papers were sorted according to first preferences and the % of the vote achieved by each candidate was calculated (first count).

In the first count Dan Bye achieved more than half of the first preference votes.

The election results are posted on the staff intranet at this link.

The new LGPS started on 1 April 2014 in line with an agreement between the unions, employers and the government. This briefing provides a summary of the benefits and protections that are now laid down in law  read more.

Fir Vale Food Bank is a partnership organisation that seeks to help reduce food shortages and food poverty in Fir Vale.

Speak to your steward on how to donate.