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At the second Croydon council budget meeting that took place on Wednesday 8th March after a second vote the council tax increase of 15% was finally passed. There were protests outside the Town Hall before the meeting with unions, local community groups and local residents all attending despite the bad weather. Yvonne Green, our Branch […]
Due to the Croydon councils budget meeting not passing the 15% council tax rise last Wednesday on the 1st March there will be a further council meeting this week on Wednesday 8th March. Join the demo outside the Town Hall in Katherine Croydon CRO 1NX from 6pm. The demo is being organised with the Croydon […]
Croydon councillors vote against new budget which included 15 per cent council tax rise At a council meeting last night on the 1st March Councillors in Croydon rejected a 15% increase in council tax which would have seen bills rise substantially. Last month the bankrupt authority was given special permission by the government to make […]
Say No to a 15% Council Tax Rise There has been a lot of press coverage both locally and at a national level about the proposed 15% rise in council tax by the Croydon Council. This is due to the council issuing a third section 114 in November 2022 as part of an ongoing financial […]
On the 1st November local government trade unions accepted a pay offer that will see hundreds of thousands of workers, over 350,000 of whom are UNISON members, paid an extra £1,925 this year, equating to a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid workers. Following agreement by the National Joint Council (NJC) – the National Employers and […]
The Croydon UNISON AGM took place on Tuesday 8th March 2022 at Cedar Hall, Ruskin House, Croydon, CR0 1BD. There were two sessions from 12.30pm to 2pm and 4.30pm to 6.00pm. A report to the committee and members attending was circulated for the 2021-22 Financial Year. AGM-Annual-Report-2021-22 Nick Turnball, Area Organiser, and a number of […]
Message from Yvonne Green, Branch Secretary, Croydon Unison: Croydon Unison stand with the people of Ukraine our thoughts and prayers go out to all as well as family and friends abroad concerned for their loved ones following the invasion of Ukraine. You can donate to the Disaster and Emergency Community Ukraine Humanitarian appeal which is […]
Croydon UNISON support NHS Protest In January 2022 Yvonne Green, Branch Secretary of Croydon UNISON, attended a protest organised by GMB with other union members outside Croydon University Hospital. The protest was to support low wage cleaners and porters who no longer receive sick pay if they come down with COVID. Photo: Yvonne Green (left) […]
After years of declining pay, council and school workers have had enough. It’s time to take action on pay – enough is enough! Youth workers, care workers, refuse collectors, social workers, teaching assistants, community workers, street cleaners and so many more went above and beyond during the pandemic. You kept communities safe, cared for the […]
Please join us at the protest today outside BWH from 12noon to 2pm. Please click below to download the video of Christina McAnea’s message of support for today’s protest. https://we.tl/t-1IQBSQCWYU ChristinaCroydon4.mp4 1 file sent via WeTransfer, the simplest way to send your files around the world we.tl Hope to see you today at the protest […]