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UNISON Dudley General Branch
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Organising workers at Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Dudley & Halesowen colleges, schools, libraries/archives & social care providers. Join the UK's biggest union join.unison.org.uk
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Our branch is backing Andrea Egan for General Secretary of UNISON. Here's why
Andrea Egan Reasons why we are supporting Andrea Egan
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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UNISON has serious concerns about @dudleycouncil.bsky.social's Children's Services, where we have been told that CCTV has been used to listen to conversations between employees without their knowledge or permission.
This would be a breach of our members’ rights to privacy
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Protect Dudley Council workers from the misuse of CCTV
September 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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July 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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UNISON has become aware that, in at least one workplace in Dudley Borough, CCTV surveillance systems have been abused by an employer.

Rread our briefing on CCTV: www.unisondudleygeneral.org.uk/uploads/CCTV...

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July 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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UNISON has long argued that Dudley Council’s approach to sickness absence treats those of us with long-term conditions unfairly.

Now a member has won her job back after she successfully argued, with UNISON’s support, that her dismissal was unfair.

Read more here
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July 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Reps from UNISON and Dudley TUC mark their victory this week, as the Council announces that it will keep the management of DB Leisure in public hands.

councilnews.dudley.gov.uk/news/leader-...
#keepdbleisureapublicservice
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Campaigners stand outside Halesowen Leisure Centre
May 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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The 2025 Mary Macarthur Lecture is this Friday
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April 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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On Workers' Memorial Day we remember the dead, and renew our fight for the living to have decent workplaces that look after our health, safety and welfare at work.

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April 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Our protest on Monday is open to anyone who wants to keep the Dudley’s leisure centres run by as a public service for the good of the community

#keepdbleisureapublicservice
April 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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To understand our future, we have to understand the struggles of the past.

Join us in remembering the chainmakers of 1910, whose fight for fair pay helped shape workers' rights across the UK
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Poster for the Women Chainmakers Festival on 28th June
April 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Occupational Health and Safety is a fundamental right.

International Workers' Memorial Day, held on 28 April every year, brings together workers and their representatives from all over the world to remember the dead and fight for the living.
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April 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Dudley Councillors have voted by a clear majority to keep our leisure centres 'managed and run by the Council'

Disgracefully, Council leaders now seem to want to ignore this vote and plough ahead with their own privatisation plans

#keepdbleisureapublicservice
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April 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Thx to everyone who came to our AGM yesterday, and congratulations to our newly elected officers.

Join us at join.unison.org.uk and email dudley_unison@msn.com to find out how you can get active.
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April 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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The campaign to #KeepDBLeisureaPublicService will be leafleting the ward of Cllr Patrick Harley (leader of the Council) this Sat + Sun at 10am ... asking him to respect the democratic vote of the Council.

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April 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Emails have gone out to all members today with the links to our online Annual General Meetings on Wednesday. If you've not got yours yet, email dudley_unison@msn.com

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April 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Dudley Council voted by a clear majority to keep our leisure centres 'run by the Council'
Disgracefully, their leaders now want to ignore this vote and plough ahead with the privatisation
#keepdbleisureapublicservice
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A leaflet advertising an open lobby of Dudley Council leaders on Monday 28th April at 3:30pm
March 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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The other side of the leaflet
March 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The campaign to #KeepDBLeisureaPublicService will be leafleting the ward of Cllr Phil Atkins (cabinet member for leisure) this Sat + Sun at 10am ... asking him to respect the democratic vote of the Council.

Meet at the British Oak DY6 7HS maps.app.goo.gl/3x3PPKNUbtaB...
March 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The Annual General Meeting of UNISON Dudley General Branch will be held as two aggregate online meetings. All Branch members are invited to attend one of these meetings.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The protest outside the Crystal Gateway in Stourbridge yesterday against the planned £0.5m cut from Dudley Council's #dementia service.

Sign the petition here
tinyurl.com/3v7bjx9t
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March 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Among the cuts that Dudley Council is planning to make this year is one to take half a million pounds out of its budget to support families experiencing dementia.

Please sign the petition to reverse this decision.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @unison.org.uk @petelowe68.bsky.social
QR code for the petition to reverse the cut in Dementia Services at Dudley Council
March 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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The full Council recommended that leisure centres stay in the Council. But the cabinet plan to disregard this and plough ahead with the privatisation in any case

But we can stop them. Join our WhatsApp grp
chat.whatsapp.com/D4hHAyM5cP6Ekh…#keepdbleisureapublicservicece
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Poster saying Respect the Vote. Drop the privatisation of leisure centres
March 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Come and see us in the reception of Dudley Council House. We're here til 3pm.
If you're already in, it's a chance to make sure we've got the right contact details for you.
If you're thinking about joining, we can explain the benefits.
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A UNISON recruitment stand. The banner behind reads 'Unity in diversity'
March 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Come and meet us.
We'll be in the reception of Dudley Council House tomorrow.

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Poster advertising the fact that we will be available to meet people on Tuesday 11th March in Dudley
March 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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"We can now happily report that at a full meeting of Dudley Council, 38 councillors voted in favour of keeping our leisure centres in public hands... a clear majority!"

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Photo of the letters page of the Birmingham Mail newspaper
March 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM