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UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis has spoken out to support the global call for urgent action on climate change this November and December.
He said UNISON members will be joining in marches and rallies across the UK, organised by Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and the Climate Coalition Movement, and in Paris, all timed to coincide with international demonstrations.Read more…
Dave Prentis urges members to marchin London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast ahead of UN climate change talks
The article March for the climate, justice and jobs in November first appeared on the…Read more…
The government must come clean on the numbers of working people who will be worse off as a result its cuts to tax credits next year, says UNISON. UNISON is critical of misleading claims made by…Read more…
UNISON has won a hard fought victory for workers in the careers service against Prospects Limited. Prospects Limited took over the delivery of the National Careers Services contract in the…Read more…
UNISON general secretary tells Parliament that draconian proposals are ‘a major attack on workers’ rights in this country’ and ‘a negation of democracy’
The article Dave Prentis makes the case…Read more…
Union says that the Bill is designed to ‘stop union reps from carrying out their duties’
The article Trade Union Bill is bad for democracy and for working people, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
General secretary pledges resources to police and justice staff as he addresses conference
The article Prentis condemns government hypocrisy on facility time first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Research from UNISON reveals the scale of the impact that the government’s plans on tax credits will have
The article Government’s tax credit grab will hit 91,000 in Northern Ireland first…Read more…
‘The government needs to take direct action’ on Redcar job cuts
The article UNISON comments on job cuts at Redcar steel plant first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON general secretary uses Labour conference to call for an end to the cuts, privatisation and pay freezes that are ‘destroying lives’
The article ‘There is an alternative to…Read more…
Dave Prentis answered the requests of branches and employers to visit Yorkshire for a series of meetings this week
The article Prentis visits Yorkshire to meets branches first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON is one of 140 organisations warning against plans to weaken the Freedom of Information Act
The article UNISON ‘deplores’ attack on FOI in letter to PM first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON’s President Wendy Nichols has responded below to a bizarre (and “untrue”) attack on the union in the Guardian last week.
When I think of all the very strong and influential women in UNISON the idea that they are being “side lined” is fran…Read more…
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) received an honorary degree from the Open University, marking his “commitment to lifelong, life-changing learning” in public services. At the…Read more…
The Government will on Monday (14 September 2015) publish a Parliamentary bill that will attack trade unions ability to defend and representative their members.
This is probably one of the most pointless and even spiteful pieces of anti-trade union l…Read more…
Nominations opened last week for the election of Unison’s next General Secretary.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of UNISON met on Wednesday and voted overwhelmingly(2:1) to nominate and re-elect Dave Prentis.
The NEC is the Parliament of…Read more…
Wed 2 Sep 2015
UNISON has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that it intends to abolish fees for employment tribunals in Scotland.This announcement comes the week after UNISON vowed to go to the UK Supreme Court in its ongoing fight to appeal against the UK government’s decision to introduce employment tribunal fees across the UK – after the Court of Appeal rejected UNISON’sRead more…
This fund raiser hosted by Kevin Maguire (“Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror & TV pundit”) will take place tomorrow – Wednesday 2 September.
From 6.30pm at “The Parcel Yard, Kings Cross Station, London, N1 9AL.”
Tickets £5 each. Read more…
Just as the Labour Leadership election is coming to a close there is another important Labour Movement contest for 1.3 million UNISON members. The 5 yearly election of our General Secretary (GS).
I am supporting Dave Prentis to be re-elected as …Read more…
Three-year campaign has helped keep many homes open in Northern Ireland, but threats remain as politicians ‘bicker’
The article Prentis pays tribute to NI campaigners over NHS homes first appeared…Read more…