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Protect Our Pensions LGPS Campaigns Issue 11
Please find attached Protect Our Pensions LGPS Campaign Issue 11 on UNISON’s decision to proceed with negotiations over the Local Government Pension Scheme for England and Wales
I would appreciate it if you would share this newsletter with as many members as possible to let them know how UNISON is still fighting and negotiating to protect the LGPS.
Best wishes
Indira Patel
Committee Administrator
Local Government, Police and Justice Section
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Video - busting the Single Narrative
Busting the Single Narrative: Essential viewing for all People concerned about the economic crisis and cuts. This presentation highlights the truth behind the financial crisis and challenges the single narrative being put forward in the UK of crisis and cuts.
http://blip.tv/file/4819159?utm_source=player_embedded
2012 Charity Challenge
28 June - 1 July 2012
The South West Coastal Path Walk
3 days 35 miles
Our 2012 Charity Challenge will take us along some of the best coastal paths in the whole of the UK. Come and join us on this great event and help raise money for UNISON Welfare's Bucket & Spade Appeal.
http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/CharityChallenge4pp_final.pdf
Petition to remove: "To Train Up a Child" and other books advocating physical punishment of children from Amazon.
View Blog & Petition from....Campaigns
Message from Pamela Jefferies - Branch Secretary
A huge thank you to everyone who took industrial action on the 30 Nov and especially to those who picketed their place of work and joined either of the two marches and rallies in Dorset, without you it would have been the damp squib that the government hoped it would.
LEALTA Discount Cards
We would like to introduce you to the UNISON DISCOUNT CARD, the new arm of the Membership Services programme now
available to all UNISON Dorset Members!
The key facet of the UNISON DISCOUNT CARD MEMBERSHIP is the card which enables you, as a Branch Member, to present it
in-store with local independent retailers, of which there are over 22,000 across the UK, to achieve a minimum of 10% discount
on products and services the business provides. Discounts are available across a variety of categories including restaurants,
beauty salons, gyms, clothes shops, jewellers, garages, cafes, takeaways, sandwich shops, theme parks and many, many more!
UNISON DISCOUNT CARD MEMBERSHIP also creates the opportunity for members to personalise your own card with
discounts relevant to you following the launch of the programme on Thursday 3rd November 2011 by encouraging you to
recommend specific local independent retailers you would like to see offer a discount / benefit, it could be the local
restaurant, sandwich shop or the gym used two or three times a week or indeed a carpet fitter, removals company or
children’s entertainer only every required once!
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December Newsletter - read more
Proposed Branch Hardship Fund Levy
Conference Link;
http://www.unison.org.uk/conference/
Conferences 2012
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latest news.
When times are tough, it's more important than ever that UNISON can contact UNISON members.
We are in talks with the government over pensions, but if we have to take action, we need to get our systems right and our membership information as accurate as possible.
Check your membership details are correct and up-to-date online via our new secure and easy-to-use My Details web service.
Pensions - Latest Update
LGPS Campaign - Update Briefing
Protect our Pensions LGPS Briefing LGPS Campaign
Pensions - The Truth
The government is insisting that public service pensions need to be cut as they cost too much and the country can't afford them.
PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR MP AND LOCAL COUNCIL LEADER TODAY!
If you don't know who your MP is, don't fret! All you need to do is click on http://www.writetothem.com/
and put in your postcode. The name of your MP will appear.
Who is my Local Councillor: https:www.dorsetforyou.com/councillors/county
Model Letter to MPs - LGPS POP Campaign 5
Model Letter to Councillors and Leaders - LGPS POP Campaign 5
CLG - LGPS Proposals - 11 October 2011
Please find attached Protect Our Pensions LGPS Campaign Issue 3 and model letters to MPs, Councillors and Council Leaders.
model letter to Councillors and MPs
Please give your backing to the ongoing campaign against the government's decision to weaken both state and occupational pension schemes by switching from the RPI to the CPI and sign the
online petition at the link below:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/1535
If we can secure over 100,000 signatories it may force a parliamentary debate on the issue and the chance for further campaigning. Please therefore sign up and circulate as widely as possible.
Protect our Pensions Campaign
LGPS-Joint TU Side Campaign Leaflets: Here
Independant Public Service Pensions Commission, Final Report 10 March 2011: Here
Regional Briefing: Here
Pensions: Here
Pensions-7 February 2011 Briefing no.2
The change from RPI to CPI - what does it mean for public service pensions? Here (PDF)
Paying for the £4billion government tax on public service pension scheme members: Here (PDF)
Employer discretion to award compensation or additional pension benefits on redundancy and retirement in the interests of efficiency of the service: Here (Doc)
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