Pensions
Read the Message from the joint trade union side Secretaries on developments on the LGPS
Well done everyone who took part in the Industrial Action on the
30th November against the proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme. If you have any photos of the march
and rally please send them to me to put on the website
Somerset County UNISON has a Hardship Fund quite separate from the Welfare fund. The Hardship fund is specifically for
Industrial Action Hardship.
There is a very small group elected by the Somerset County UNISON Branch Committee who will consider the form in total
confidence and a response and cheque will be delivered very quickly to ensure that no one experiences hardship from
Striking on the 30th November.
It you wish to apply to the fund please contact your steward or use the
downloadable
form from the Web Site
Two million workers are no damp squib says UNISON Responding to David Cameron’s comments, Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said: “I wouldn’t call two million people taking strike action a damp squib. Cameron is sounding increasingly desperate in his attacks on public service workers. He has only to turn on the TV, or listen to the radio – or look out the window - to see the nurses, dinner ladies, paramedics, social workers, teaching assistants, lollipop ladies amongst others standing up for their pensions. And the thousands of picket lines, demonstrations, rallies and events are not a figment of our imagination. These people are angry public servants who the Government has driven to the end of their tether."
The Government’s strategy on pensions is now clear. It wants us to:
- Pay more
- Work longer
- Get less when we retire
Watch UNISON's presentation about how you will be affected.
Read the latest information on the Pension's Negotiations.
PROTECT OUR PENSIONS! Read about the campaign.
Hutton Says Pay More, Work Longer, Get Less - We Organise. Read UNISON Protect Our Pensions briefing 2
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME
Why the LGPS pension tax must be stopped
Ten key facts
Myths exposed
2011 budget could
herald the end of the LGPS
Parliament prepares to 'rob' pensioners. "Every public sector pensioner will be robbed, in perpetuity, by this measure."
Average pension in Local Government and NHS is £6,500 per year
Read the letter from Unison's Pension Department
"Outdated" IFS pay and pensions figures - UNISON response
Pension Fund Campaign We Need Your Help!
Speak Up For Pensions. Please read the documents Exploding Public Sector Pensions Myths and Exploding Privatisation Myths to find out information on Your Pension
Read the Key Facts about the Local Government Pension Scheme
The Truth About The Local Government Pension Scheme
What Politicians Say
The Economics of your Pension Fund