25/03/11 Letter to Chief Executive - Safeguard Concerns for Children, Young People and Adults
I am writing following concerns raised at a meeting of over 300 UNISON professionals
held on Wednesday 23 March 2011.

09/03/11 Letter to Director of Childrens Services
UNISON's response to the proposed structures. The response is based upon numerous meetings and discussions with professionals across the service area over the last few weeks and discussions with Stewards and Lead Representatives.

04/03/11 Mother Complains about
offensive tweet by Tory Group Leader
The mother of a disabled child has complained about derogatory terminology used by the Tory Group Leader on Hull City Council in a twitter comment.

01/03/11 Letter to the Editor of the Hull Daily Mail
The Hull City Branch of UNISON would like to correct a few points reported in the Hull Daily Mail following the budget debate on Thursday 24th February.

25/02/11 UNISON Demands Action Over Tory Councillor Jibe at Disabled
UNISON is demanding action after a Tory councillor in Hull labelled members of the public observing a council meeting “retards”.

25/02/11 Lib Dem Councillors Chose To Make Cuts That Could Be Avoided
Thousands of trade unionists, members of the public, service users and voluntary and community sector workers joined together against the Lib Dem cuts in Hull.

24/02/11 Union march against cuts attracts 2,000
The lunchtime march and demo against job losses and cuts to public services called by UNISON and service users attracted 2,000 people. Beginning at the Guildhall the march wound around Hull City Centre attracting members of the public who stopped what they were doing and joined in.

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12/01/11 Branch Secretary Report
This report is to inform and update the Branch Local Government Committee regarding the formal consultation being held with Hull City Council following receipt of a Section 188 (HR1) Redundancy Notice due to the CSR (Comprehensive Spending Review) Government settlement.

29/9/10 Letter to Kindswood re Connaught
Unions Turn to Hull Residents To Support Connaught Workers After Council Leader Fails to Act. UNISON, UNITE, The GMB and UCATT have written to local residents asking for support to defending Hull jobs under threat following the collapse of Connaught PLC.

15/9/10 Connaughts workers sacked by phone
Hull City Branch of UNISON have criticised the approach taken by the administrator called in to deal with the collapse of the Connaught operation in Hull.

22/6/10 ConDem Budget Declares War on Jobs and Services
UNISON has accused the ConDem Government of declaring war on jobs and services as they cut 25% of public sector spending in one swoop.

21/6/10 UNISON steps up fight against cuts
UNISON members working for Kingston upon Hull City Council are warning local people in Hull about the dangers to local economies of huge public spending cuts leading to job losses, set to be announced in the budget on Tuesday (22 June).

19/5/10 demo against redundancies
Hull Branch of UNISON along with representatives and members from UCATT, UNITE and the GMB will hold a demonstration against funding cuts by the Council which are resulting in redundancies.

15/4/10 Redundancies at Kingston Works Limited
Hull Branch of UNISON has requested that local firm Kingstown Works Limited stop the process to make redundancies until they have begun consultations with the relevant trade unions.

20/10/09 Pledge to defend members interests
Last week Hull City Branch of UNISON revealed that it feared there could be job cuts of between 100 and up to 1000 as well as out sourcing at Liberal Democrat controlled Hull City Council.

13/10/09 Call for Trade Union Solidarity on Gaza
Hull Branch of UNISON today called for all Trade Unions in Hull to “stand as one” to protest against the bloodshed in Gaza.

9/10/09 Gaza Demonstration
The Hull Branch of UNISON has pledged its support for the continuing peace demonstrations to be held in Hull. These demonstrations show the depth of feeling against the conflict in Gaza which has come about following the Israeli invasion.

1/10/09 Charges dropped against Waste Workers
UNISON welcomes the stance taken by Hull City Council in dropping the Gross Misconduct charges against all 42 Waste Collection Operatives this week.

7/9/09 Waste Services Gross Misconducts
Hull City Branch of UNISON condemns the heavy handed approach of Hull City Council who have put 21 waste workers on Gross Misconduct Charges.

26/6/09 UNISON will oppose attacks on conditions and consult with members
UNISON’s position in relation to the proposed policy cuts by Hull City Council is, and always has been, to oppose them while consulting with as many of our members as possible.

17/6/09 lobby of council TAs
Teaching Assistants, backed by UNISON, will be lobbying the Council meeting in Hull on Thursday 18 June in defence of their jobs.

12/5/09 Council plan for mass redundancies on the cheap
UNISON has been notified by Hull City Council of its intention to cut the time taken to make council staff redundant as well as reduce the payments they are entitled to.

20/3/09 Hull City Council Reject Fat Cat Pay Freeze
Hull City Council has squandered a chance to freeze pay and avoid a pay increase to the top earners in the council. As revealed earlier this week, the pay bill for the top earning 600 employees tops £52 millions per year. One seventh the entire annual budget of the council.

4/3/09 ACAS outcome on pay 2008 09
UNISON welcomes the ACAS decision to find in favour of the trade union side in the negotiations for a better pay award for 2008/09. On 2 March, ACAS issued its binding arbitration decision to award an additional 0.3% on top of the 2.45% offered by the employer’s side.

7/11/08 Toilet Attendents Collective Grievance
Hull City Branch of UNISON has today reminded The Leader of Hull City Council that a ‘Collective Dispute’ has been lodged for sometime with Hull City Council over the proposed job cuts to toilet attendants.

3/11/08 Toilet Attendents Cuts
Hull Branch of UNISON has today restated its commitment to oppose the potential closures of city centre public toilets by Hull City Council.

15/7/08 Fair Deal for Government Workers
As part of UNISONs national action on ‘Pay Matters’, (to achieve a fair pay deal for thousands of local government workers in Hull), UNISON Hull City Branch will be taking two days of strike action starting at 00.01hrs on Wednesday 16th July.

18/10/07 Rokeby House
Public services to the most vulnerable people in our society are again under threat from a council intent on cuts, closures and privatisation. The latest establishment under threat is Rokeby House.

16/10/07 No Cuts No Redundancies
Unison Representatives in Hull are joining with colleagues in the GMB and Unite to protest at the mass redundancy notices issued by the Liberal Democrat controlled Hull City Council.