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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.

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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.  

Staff were eager to find out how UNISON membership can support them in their roles providing care to some of our community’s most vulnerable people.