Lambeth UNISON has launched a trade dispute in Housing in Lambeth Council due to unresponsiveness from seniour management. We are pleased to see that since we launched the trade dispute progress has been made in some areas. Continue reading
Month: September 2017
Immigration – your freedoms are our freedoms
Ruth Cashman flying the Lambeth UNISON colours on a recent protest
Lambeth UNISON recently co-hosted a meeting in Brixton on the topic of defending and extending Freedom of Movement. Lambeth UNISON was represented by our Branch Secretary Ruth Cashman. This is the text of her speech.
Smash the pay cap! What you can do to win 5%
For too long public sector workers have been underpaid.
Our wages have fallen behind as prices and the cost of living increase.
In real terms we have lost 14% of our salary since 2010.
Now there is a campaign to break the public sector pay cap. UNISON and other public sector unions have put in a 5% pay claim.
But we all need to get behind this campaign to win it.
What you can do to help.
Petition
Please sign this Parliamentary petition to get it debated in Parliament. We need 100,000 signatures (currently on 73,000!) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200032
Write to your MP and Councillors
You can write to your local councillors using UNISON’s easy to use website
To find your MPs contact details please visit
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
Wear badges and stickers
We have loads of badges and stickers in the union office in International House, please pop over to pick some up. If you are not allowed to wear them at work then wear them on outdoor coats, put stickers on the back of your mobile or the back of your ID badge.
Put posters up at work
We also have posters for union notice boards. Get in touch with us at the union office to get some.
Come on the rally outside Parliament on 17th October
There is a rally outside Parliament. Meeting at the Department of Health at 17:30 and marching down Whitehall for a rally at 6pm. Expect big name speakers like Jeremy Corbyn.
Lambeth UNISON will be heading there after our Branch Meeting earlier in the day.
Ritzy: Solidarity Rally With Chris Williamson MP & Helen Hayes MP 11 September
Rally 11 September from 18:00–19:30
Ritzy Cinema
Following the sacking of four union reps at the Ritzy and the suspension of another at Hackney Picturehouse, activists from across the Labour movement have been taking action to support the Picturehouse workers and their Living Wage campaign.
Please join us for a rally at the Ritzy on Monday 11th September with two of the Ritzy campaigns biggest parliamentary supporters: Helen Hayes, MP for Dulwich & West Norwood constituency (which contains the Ritzy), who has persistently raised the campaign in Parliament and Chris Williamson, MP for Derby North, a shadow minister and firm supporter of trade union rights.
More speakers TBC.
Rally 11 September from 18:00–19:30
Ritzy Cinema
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