Annual General Meetings 2018

North Somerset UNISON held two Annual General Meetings in Weston super Mare and Clevedon. Members who attended at Weston heard our guest speakers Joanne Kaye, UNISON South West Regional Secretary talk about Pay, Politics and Participation, while Heather Wakefield, UNISON Head of Local Government spoke about the Local Government Pay Negotiations and UNISON's 25th anniversary review of finances and resources at our Clevedon Meeting. Here are some photos from the meetings, including a fabulous display of UNISON goodies put together by Jakob Wollmer.

No More Cuts Demonstration at Council Budget Meeting on 20th February

Members of North Somerset UNISON were joined by members of other trade unions, Weston and North Somerset Labour parties to demonstrate against the £10 million of cuts proposed by North Somerset Council. The budget was approved. Here is a video and a few photos from the demo.

Suffrage Centenary Lantern Parade in Bristol on 6th February

To mark the 100th anniversary of some women getting the vote Bristol Women's Voice organised a Lantern parade in Bristol on 6th February. A few members of North Somerset UNISON attended the historic event. Pat Barrett and Susannah Weeks were interviewed live for BBC Radio Bristol's Facebook page. Here are a few photos:

Click on this link to see BBC Radio Bristol's video of the event and at 37 minutes in the interview with Pat and Susannah:
https://www.facebook.com/bbcradiobristol/videos/1670093249714441/?hc_ref=ARRwmclG6E7f1chGTAAm62MVY0Wg5tDm7kV73jPNA6etH5QtsnQtPqMGAjE0Ucg2PZo

Save Weston A&E Demonstration on 6th February

Members of North Somerset UNISON along with members of the Save Weston A&E campaign held another demonstration to protest against the continued overnight closure of A&E. We had BBC and ITV news cameras there, along with BBC Radio Bristol and the Weston Mercury. Here are a few photos from the demo:

NHS Fix it Now Demonstration in London 3rd February 2018

A few members of North Somerset UNISON and the Save Weston A&E campaign, along with colleagues from Bristol attended the emergency NHS Fix it Now Demonstration in London on 3rd February. Here's a few photos from what turned out to be a great day, in spite of the weather!