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 […]
Croydon UNISON and other local unions are holding a ” Say no to more Cuts” protest to campaign against more cuts at Croydon council. UNISON, Unite and GMB have organised a joint protest on Thursday 18th November at 12 noon to 2pm outside Bernard Weatherill House. Join us on your lunch break to demand a […]
October is Black History Month Black History Month gives us a month to celebrate the contributions and achievements of black people throughout the world and to educate all on black history. The theme for this year is Proud2Be. A suggested book to read is “Cane Warriors” by Alex Wheatle. There are various vibrant displays […]
Minutes of Croydon UNISON Libraries Consultation Update Meeting (Meeting recorded) Date: Monday 12th April 2021 10am to 11am Attendees: Cllr Oliver Lewis, Yvonne Green (Chair), Dawn Gibbons, Angela Mayers Apologies for Absence: Dominique Andrushkiv Libraries Consultation Update Cllr Lewis said that the consultation was a two stage process. The first stage being from early Jan […]
Read-in Protest Outside Library Saturday 17th April, 11.30am-12.30pm Reading is powerful. We are staging a ‘Read-in’ protest outside South Norwood Library (the current library building, not the new one) at 11.30am on Saturday. Bring a book (and a cushion!) to take part. You’ll hear am update from Friends of South Norwood Library and we’ll also […]
With regard to the Levelling Up Funding launched by the government earlier this year, Yvonne Green, our Branch Secretary spoke to Hamida Ali, the Leader of Croydon Council today about this. She was informed that Hamida will be speaking to Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London on the matter. For more information on Levelling Up Funding […]
Croydon UNISON launched “a Fairer deal for Croydon” campaign in March 2021. Croydon UNISON have also launched a petition today to back our campaign which we would like all our members and any other interested parties to sign. Please follow the link below: http://chng.it/5QHk4qgXNK The branch has contacted both Sarah Jones, Croydon Central MP and […]
Croydon UNISON response by Yvonne Green to Hamida Ali, leader of Croydon Council and Katherine Kerswell, CEO after the approval of a government loan to Croydon Council. Dear Hamida and Katherine, Unison notes that the Government have approved Croydon’s request for a capitalisation direction (a loan) of £70million, so that Croydon can balance this year’s […]
International Women’s Day 2021 This International Women’s Day we’ll all be “choosing to challenge” it is an opportunity to celebrate women’s history and recognise our global struggles. Women that inspire me as I remember international women’s day are: Amelia Earhart she was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, while other women […]