InTouch: Spring 2020The Newsletter for all UNISON Stewards and Activists in the North West Region

Skills for Strength 2020 took place on Saturday 14 March 2020. More activists registered for a ticket for UNISON North West's annual Organising Convention than ever before. Despite the difficult circumstances relating to the coronavirus pandemic, an inspiring day of workshops and speeches were enjoyed by around 100 activists from across the region. We're keen that as many of the presentations and resources from the day as possible are made available online. This feels particularly important this year because some activists who registered were prevented from attending by the public health crisis we are currently facing. So please download, use and share these resources, then get out into your workplaces and organise!

Greater Manchester Citizens Mayoral Assembly 2020: Register for a free ticket now. Your chance to shape the next Mayor of Greater Manchester’s agenda for the next 3 years

UNISON North West is a member of Greater Manchester Citizens (GMC), a group of organisations from around Greater Manchester who come together to make our city region a better place.

AFG: Reinstate UNISON rep Peter Moorhead and stop victimising trade unionists

The next Skills for Strength Convention will be held on 14 March 2020 at The Mechanics Institute in Central Manchester. Registration for Skills for Strength 2020 has now closed.

The union’s national Go for Growth recruitment campaign runs until June 2^nd. 

The region is acknowledging the performance of North West branches in building the union through recruitment awards. 

Bronze for 50+ new members

Silver for 100+

Gold for 150+

Platinum for 200+

Prizes for branches include organising merchandise. 

Already, Manchester University Health Branch has recruited 52 new members in May, and has secured a Bronze Recruitment Award. 

There are still three weeks to go for branches to take part in the Go for Growth campaign.   

Worker reinstated and sleep-in payments doubled at care homes in Greater Manchester.

 

UNISON North West has launched a new series of podcasts. 

"I couldn’t survive on less than a living wage and it’s wrong that some care workers locally are treated so badly.”

Westwood Homecare became the first of Stockport Council’s private homecare providers to sign a recognition agreement with UNISON. UNISON Stockport Branch Secretary Angela Rayner signed the recognition agreement on behalf of UNISON alongside Westwood’s Director Marilyn Urmson.