Your chance to shape the biggest event of the 2020 Greater Manchester Mayoral election

Thanks to those who attended our screening of Sorry We Missed You. The film is incredibly powerful and definitely got us thinking about how we can tackle low pay, insecure work and poverty in Greater Manchester.

We are now in the midst of planning Greater Manchester Citizens Mayoral Assembly event, which will take place on Thursday 30 April from 6-8.30pm at Holy Name Church, M13 9PG. This is Citizens’ showpiece event and will also be the most significant moment in the Mayoral election campaign. Please put this date in your diary and begin mobilising attendance from your branch. Eventbrite link to follow.

In 2017, UNISON’s Greater Manchester branches played a significant role in a huge, vibrant and powerful event. Now is your chance to get involved in Greater Manchester’s second ever mayoral assembly. The next Mayoral Assembly planning meeting will take place on Tuesday 3 March from 6-8pm at Arena Point, M3 1UN. Here we will be discussing the three topics we will be taking to the mayoral candidates (Fair work/combating child poverty, clean air/better public transport and mental health/improving support services.) We will be getting together