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Thank you

Pamela

Bristol Women’s Voice Co-ordinator Post

Do you have the enthusiasm, ideas and energy to help us establish and maintain Bristol Women’s Voice as a powerful voice for all the women of Bristol in achieving women’s equality?

Bristol Women’s Voice needs a coordinator to develop and promote the use of our website and other social media to inform, consult, involve and engage women in Bristol.

You will work with women in different communities to link up with other women to bring about change through our Women’s Strategy and lobbying decision makers.

Bristol Women’s Voice is supported by Bristol City Council.

Closing date: 21st May – 5pm Interview date: 30th May 2012

How to Apply: 

To request an information pack and application form please email info@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk

Please pass this on to anyone else you think would be interested.

LGS Pay

Please find attached the Employers’ letter in response to our claim, which was reiterated at our meeting today.

Local Government Pay 2012

Job Advertisements

Please find attached copy of advertisements for two Fighting Fund Local Organisers – one to be based in Plymouth City and the other to be based in the Dorset area.

These adverts will be on the national website and South West website in the next 24 hours.

Local Fighting Fund Organiser - Dorset

Local Fighting Fund Organiser - Plymouth

Working tax credit briefing

On the 6th April 2012 the rules for Working Tax Credit for couples with children will change. Currently couples have to work at least 16 hours a week between both parents and earn less than around £17,700 to be entitled to Working Tax Credits. From April they will have to increase their working hours to at least 24 hours, or they will lose their whole entitlement to Working Tax Credit, worth £3,870 a year.

UNISON has produced a briefing note (attached) which provides full information on the changes and further links to websites which can provide more detailed examples of how the changes may affect members and their families.

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The Dorset County Branch of Unison is keen to have some Union Learning rep's (ULR's), who would help other members.

Do you have members who sound like this?

If so, Get Active.

Young Trade Unionists' May Day Brigade

26 April - 10 May 2012

£999 - Cost includes flights, accommodation, food, transport and visas.

Delegates will stay on the Julio Mella Camp outside Havana.

Further information: campaigns@cuba-solidarity.org.uk or on t:020 8800 0155

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.

LGPS Campaign - Issue No.11

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!

Proposed Branch Hardship Fund Levy

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Conference Link;
http://www.unison.org.uk/conference/