Conference agrees to fight changes to the LGPS
Delegates denounce the cynical attack on public service workers' pensions and warn that other sectors are at risk
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Delegates debate measures to support our local service champions
From campaigning around pay to fairness for apprenticeships, local government delegates discussed a wide range of issues this afternoon
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Union issues pension warning for university and college workers
Government plans to allow employers in England to opt out of local government pension scheme are an ‘unwarranted and grievous’ attack on higher and further education staff
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Will a shower of April wins help us flower in May?
Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns
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Saving the planet – and your pension
UNISON research shows that LGPS disinvestment from fossil fuels is still slow
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Ministers must stop interfering in council pensions, says UNISON
MPs will debate the future of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in Westminster Hall today (Monday) in response to concerns that the government plans to interfere in investment decisions....
UNISON LGPS petition forces Parliamentary debate
Petition was launched as part of the campaign against attempt to control what pension funds are invested in
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Time to debate LGPS changes as petition hits 100,000 signatures, says UNISON
Government proposals to force the 89 local government pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects have prompted over 100,000 people to sign a petition calling for a debate in Parliament, says...
Government needs to change the law around council pension powers, says UNISON
The government has failed to listen to more than 70,000 signatories to a UNISON-backed parliamentary petition calling for it to be written into UK law that it is up to council pension funds to decide...
More than 10,000 people call on MPs to debate LGPS plans
Sign the UNISON petition urging Parliament to debate plans giving ministers a right to tell pension funds where to invest money
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