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 […]
Croydon UNISON support International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March 2021 . The branch would normally hold an event to celebrate but due to the lockdown we unable to hold one this year. Croydon UNISON can celebrate that on the 11th January 2021 UNISON elected Christine McAnea as their first woman General Secretary. The […]
Croydon UNISON held a Save Croydon Libraries Rally on Friday 26th February 2020. This rally was to discuss the threatened closure of 5 libraries within the Croydon borough due to the need for the council to make financial cuts. These cuts were a result of the council having to issue a Section 114 notice in […]
Croydon UNISON Croydon Libraries Consultation Meeting with Cllr Oliver Lewis on Monday 8th February 2021 Time: 2pm – 3pm Attendees: Cllr Oliver Lewis, Yvonne Green, Dawn Gibbons, Dominque Andrushkiv, and Gary McMahon. Introductions: Dawn Gibbons, Croydon Central Library, Dominique Andrushkiv, Sanderstead Library. Gary McMahon, UNISON Officer from region. Dawn started the meeting and as lead […]
UNISON response to London Borough of Croydon (LBC) Staffing Consultation 29 January 2021 Background Unison met with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on 9 December 2020 where they launched formal consultation. We were informed that a S114 had been issued on 4 December 2020 and that this will continue […]
Listen to Christine McAnea, our new UNISON General Secretary who spoke on Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday 21st January. She is the first woman to hold this post. In her interview she highlighted the important role played by public service workers during the pandemic, particularly care workers who are often very poorly […]
Please sign the Petition to Save Croydon Libraries Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and South Norwood libraries are all under threat of closures due to Croydon council having to make cuts after the issuing of a Section 114 notice last November 2020. Croydon UNISON feel that public libraries are vital community assets that provide […]