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) […]
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Save our Croydon Rally Speech by Yvonne Green, Branch Secretary Croydon UNISON Good evening all, GET UP STAND UP, STAND UP FOR YOR RIGHTS – MUSIC Thank you for the opportunity to say a few words at our joint rally of Unison, Unite and GMB. I would like to ask you all to pause for […]
COVID19 Update This week new lockdown rules were announced to come into effect from Thursday 5th November and will last for the next four weeks for London and across England as a whole. From this date the government’s advice is that all workers in England who can work effectively at home must do so. However, […]
Black History Month In October due to continued COVID19 our usual event to celebrate Black History month which the branch normally holds was unable to take place. The committee decided to hold a raffle to include prizes of books and Black Lives Matter tee shirts. The raffle will include all those members registered with an […]
Sign the petition to tell the government you back the #10BillionBailout : https://action.unison.org.uk/page/63837/petition/1?locale=en-GB https://twitter.com/hashtag/10BillionBailout Our communities face a £10 billion shortfall in funding for local services. Refuse collection, children’s services and adult social care are just a few of the vital services that could be slashed, if the government don’t find significant, emergency funding for councils.
Yvonne Green, Branch Secretary attended the online Panel discussion with ELT hosted by Jo Negrini. There were over 850 staff in attendance. A number of questions were raised by Yvonne and other UNISON members. Questions included : Why is there a need to make cuts immediately, would it not be better to wait to see […]