The successful election of Andrea Egan as General Secretary has caused a by-election in a national Female Local Government seat. Birmingham branch completed the branch nomination stage and decided to back Liz Wheatley, branch secretary at Camden branch. Now all members in Local Government will get to vote, including members in the Birmingham branch. Postal ballots […]
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Council and school staff pay update: UNISON’s #NJC Committee have met and decided to reject the employers’ pay offer of 3.3% – visit the campaign website for the latest updates and access to resources to support our campaign for a better pay offer https://unsn.uk/4l3jq3W
The Council are making to long standing agreements, policies and procedures that affect you at work. We are so concerned by these changes that we advised the Council on the 25 November 2025 that we are in formal dispute and the introduction of the policies on the 1 December 2025 should not take place. The […]
We invite you to join us for the Birmingham Unity Rally – a powerful coming together of communities standing against hate and division, and standing for unity, justice, and peace. Sunday 23 November 2025 – 5PM St Martin’s Square, Birmingham City Centre (by the Christmas Tree) Led by a Procession of Light marking the International […]
The maximum for Grade 3 has now been increased from SCP 22 to SCP 23. To accommodate this the starting salary for Grade 4 (Grade C) has increased from SCP 23 to SCP 24.
You should have received an email last Friday to vote on whether or not to accept the Employers pay offer for April 2025 of just 3.2%.
In February 2025 we won over £155,650 for our members in the West Midlands including £19,900 for members of the Birmingham Branch.
The Employment Rights Bill came up for its final Commons in March and both Reform and the Tories voted against despite strong support from voters for its main provisions. The TUC demanded backing for the Bill and said public support was overwhelming for its “common sense policies.” TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “The Employment […]
The following have been elected as UNISON Branch Officers for 2o25. There is currently an election under way for Equalities Officer. The two vacant post International Officer and Young Members Officer can be filled at the AGM. Members have received an email about the AGM with nomination forms for these positions that need to be […]