Southampton City Council cuts cord with Capita

UNISON has welcomed Southampton City Council's decision to end it's 11 year relationship with Capita and bring a raft of services back in-house. This announcement comes after years of great campaigning and bargaining work by the Southampton District branch.

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Update on unitary bid 2018

The Government has announced that it will not be making a decision on the proposals for a single unitary council for Oxfordshire for the foreseeable future – and that it “would be wrong” to commit to a timetable to consider them.

The Minister for Local Government provided the update in a letter to the Leaders of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils, which the two councils made public yesterday.

In his letter, Rishi Sunak MP said: “It would be wrong for Government to commit now to any particular timetable for considering the unitary proposal, although we remain open to considering the views of any Oxfordshire council about unitary proposals.”

He cited as reasons for the decision the new partnership arrangements between Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District Council following the restructuring of local government in Northamptonshire, and the successful joint working between all six of Oxfordshire’s councils with the Growth Board.

Mr Sunak said: “The evidence of the progress all Oxfordshire councils together are making on the Housing and Growth Deal clearly demonstrates that the absence of any announcement on the unitary proposal is no impediment to continued partnership working.”

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National Table Tennis Day on 18/7/2018

As part of the celebration of National Table Tennis Day on 18/7/2018, you can attend Cowley Table Tennis for free !

Cowley Table Tennis is located at Temple Cowley Reform Church, Oxford Road, Cowley (opposite

Cowley Police Station) OX4 2ES, between 7pm and 10.00 pm.

5 tables, equipment provided.

Take on the club robot with Robo Pong’s four bat challenge-and win

a free entry to Ping ! Oxford All-comers summer competition.

For further details, contact Anne Borrowdale . e-mail ; anne@anneborrowdale.co.uk

mobile ; 07729 999958

Fighting for fairness and equality

Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. The ability to live and work without prejudice is a fundamental right, regardless of your background, colour or sexual orientation.

One of UNISON’s main aims is to help workers fight for fairness and equality in the workplace and beyond. Challenging discrimination and winning equality is at the heart of everything UNISON does.

Besides the right not to be discriminated against or bullied, fair treatment also includes equal working conditions and pay.

📝UNISON members! Take this year's Equality Survey and you could WIN three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort. Look, isn't it lovely! 😎 ☀️ Click here today to take part

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