Oxford City Branch of UNISON

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Mental health in the workplace

To support staff health and wellbeing, Oxford City UNISON is sponsoring lunchtime table tennis in the Town Hall. Sessions run from 12.15 pm to 2 pm, and will take place in the Heritage Learning Centre or the Long Room on the following dates:

Friday 13 October
Friday 20 October
Wednesday 25 October
Friday 27 October.

Bats and balls are provided, so all you need to bring is your opponent. Leisure wear and training shoes are recommended but not essential.

If you are interested in evening sessions, coaching, inter-departmental matches, matches with other councils or an Oxford City Council championship - or if you have any other suggestions or questions - please contact David Browne.

Saturday 7 October 2017

LGPS pension update

If you need to talk to someone about yourLocal government pension, the administration is now conducted from:

Pension Services, Oxfordshire Pension Fund, 4640 Kingsgate, Cascade Way, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford OX4 2SU

Click to Contact Pensions Services or phone on: 03300 241 359

Tuesday 3 October 2017

Confronting the Rise In Racism, Islamophobia and Antisemitism

Oxfordshire Unison Health branch is inviting this branch to join a delegation of our branch members and activists at the national "Confronting the Rise In Racism, Islamophobia and Antisemitism" conference in London on October 21st. We are paying for our members to go with our branch banner and have hired a coach to get people there. We are inviting any of your members who would like to go to the conference to travel with us at no cost.

We believe it is very urgent to build a mass anti-racist campaign in the UK to halt the sharp rise in racism and the increasing use of racist scapegoating against migrants, muslims and refugees that is helping to fuel racist attacks and the growth of the far right.

The election of fascist MPs in the AfD to the German parliament is a warning to us all. The vote, celebrated by France's fascist Marine Le Pen is a chilling example of the right wing, racist populism that has won electoral success from France and Germany to Trumps victory in the US. Actions such as Angela Merkel's call for a Niqab ban wherever legally possible in Germany gained the CDU not one single extra vote and instead handed the best performance to the far right in six decades.

Conference speakers already confirmed include:

Diane Abbott MP Shadow Home Secretary, Kevin Courtney NUT Gen Sec, Dave Ward CWU Gen Sec, Kate Osamor MP Shadow DfID Secretary, Catherine West Labour MP Hornsey and Wood Green, Claude Moraes Labour MEP, Shahrar Ali Green Party Home Affairs spokesperson, Talha Ahmad Muslim Council of Britain Treasurer, Maurice Wren Chief Exec Refugee Council, Esa Charles, Father of Rashan Charles, Moazzem Begg former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Clare Moseley Care4Calais founder, Lowkey - rapper, Sabby Dhalu & Weyman Bennet Stand Up To Racism co-convenors

Following the election of Donald Trump, threats from the far-right in Europe and a prolonged wave of racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism as well as the ongoing humanitarian crisis facing refugees, 2017's conference will be a crucial opportunity to come together to discuss strenghtening our movement and taking on the challenges that confront us in 2017.

Sessions include:

Unite Against Trump, fascism and the racist right
Brexit: Defending free movement and EU Nationals' Rights
Acid attacks & Finsbury Park - Stand Up To Islamophobia
Grenfell: Institutional racism & the social cleansing of our cities
Refugees welcome here - #DubsNow!
#BlackLivesMatter - no more deaths in police custody
Opposing austerity & the scapegoating of migrants
Love Music Hate Racism

Tickets to the conference cost £10 and £5 concessions and can be booked online here

People should email us seperately to arrange a seat on the Oxford coach to the conference.

Yours fraternally

Julie Simmons
on behalf of Oxfordshire Unison Health branch
07890081211

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Thursday 28 September 2017

Free Financial Advise for UNISON members

GENERAL FINANCIAL SURGERY

Wednesday 1st November 2017

Understanding where you are now and where you want to be in the future enables you to make informed decisions about your finances. Lighthouse Financial Advice is here to offer advice on all aspects of financial planning.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Our Professional Financial Advisers are able to use researched solutions drawn from a wide range of products and providers to find the most appropriate* products for you and can advise upon:

Financial Protection for You and Your Family
Pension Advice and Planning for Retirement Savings and Investments
Tax Planning**
Mortgages

This surgery is free to UNISON members. To take advantage of this invaluable opportunity and book your initial 30 minute consultation with an adviser please contact:

Katherine Cudmore on 01273 523 707 or email Katherine.Cudmore@lighthousegroup.plc.uk

Date: Wednesday 1st November 2017

Venue: The UNISON Offices The Old Police Cells Oxford Town Hall OX1 1BX

Start Time: 10:00am End Time: 3:00pm

If you are interested but are unable to attend, please let us know and we will arrange for the adviser to contact you.

*We have chosen to avoid products we consider to be too high risk for the majority of our clients
** Tax advice which contains no investment element is not regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority

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