THE MANCHESTER local government branch of UNISON is in dispute with the authority over implementation of the Single Status agreement. Management want to implement a scheme called "Administration In Manchester" (AIM) for 2,200 admin staff, mainly low-paid women workers.

Via the Spectator, this lunacy: Labour's acting leader has called for half of the party's shadow cabinet to be made up of women. Harriet Harman said she wanted the rules revised for shadow cabinet elections to make sure there was a 50-50 split between men and women. "It's time for Labour women to step out of the shadows," she told the national conference of Unite in Manchester. She added: "Labour ...

On Friday I joined Peter Roberts of the Drivers’ Alliance and Sean Corker of MART (Manchester Against Road Tolls) to campaign against the Manchester congestion charge in the run-up to the 11th December referendum. We travelled around Greater Manchester visiting...

Today we have published Women and Recession, a report considering the impacts that this downturn will have for women in formal employment. While we are not arguing that women will be affected more than men we highlight that women will be hit more by this downturn than previous recessions, and that...

Yesterdays protest in Manchester organised by staff and service users by the some of the first victims of spending cuts in Manchester, the Law Centres and Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. They face cuts in funding by the Legal Services Commission of up to 70%. The effects will mostly fall upon those who cannot afford alternatives.

Labour produced this nice little YouTube video to help campaign for the congestion charge in Manchester. I like it. The position of the Manchester Green Party seemed a little half hearted to me - but then they're closer to detail so they may have a point. Manchester Green Party Chair Brian Candeland said: "We recognise a number of flaws in the package, and would have preferred a set of proposals w...

More than 500 women will meet at Labour Women’s Conference to discuss what women want and to demand action from the Government to stop women bearing the brunt of government cuts. Labour women are coming together at a crucial time to discuss the fact that women are being hit twice as hard as men by the tax and welfare changes being brought in by this Government. Changes to women’s pensi...

From Manchester Evening News THE DEAN of Manchester Cathedral has condemned the British National Party after the extremists picketed a service at Manchester Cathedral on Sunday. Members of the far right wing group - whose followers have been branded ‘Nazi thugs’ by political leaders - gathered outside the cathedral on Sunday with loudhailers, playing tunes like ‘Rule

More than 500 women will meet at Labour Women’s Conference to discuss what women want and to demand action from the Government to stop women bearing the brunt of government cuts.

The battle to win hearts and minds on the critical airport expansion issue continues apace. The latest group to take the field is in Manchester, where a flashmob is being organised to protest against the expansion of Heathrow, Manchester and all UK airports. It's being called to coincide with the Labour Party Conference in Manchester and, in true flashmob fashion, will mysteriously manifest i...