New film will kickstart recognition of overlooked council staff
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New film will kickstart recognition of overlooked council staff
The article UNISON launches campaign to celebrate local government workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Care staff on overnight shifts are having to bed down at work in offices or on dirty mattresses
The article Care staff forced to sleep in offices and not wash first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
NHS workers who do overtime on a regular basis or frequently work beyond their normal shifts should now have these extra hours taken into account when their holiday pay is calculated, as a result of…Read more…
Commenting on the announcement from Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson that he would cut taxes for higher earners, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Boris Johnson has…Read more…
Domestic cleaners at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Wednesday) called off six days of planned strikes after their employer dropped plans to outsource their jobs. The Trust had been…Read more…
Commenting on the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on council funding and tonight’s BBC1 Panorama programme on social care, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “After years of relentless…Read more…
Labour must find clearer Brexit line and end ambiguity
The article Election results show the country is more divided than ever, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement today (Friday) that she is to step down on 7 June, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Theresa May will go down in history as one of the worst…Read more…
Commenting on the news that British Steel has been placed in compulsory liquidation today (Wednesday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The collapse of British Steel and the threat of…Read more…
Cleaners at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Friday) voted almost unanimously in favour of strike action against plans to outsource cleaning services. UNISON members voted 99% in…Read more…
The country needs a grown-up relationship with Europe and one that takes account of the June 2016 result.
The article Six months is enough but only if politicians come together first appeared on the…Read more…
Dave Prentis sings the praises of members, while outlining the aims and challenges ahead
The article ‘The government may have ground to a halt – but our union hasn’t’ first appeared on the…Read more…
The UK is four days away from a catastrophic no-deal Brexit
The article The country is in the hands of Theresa May’s flying circus first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Great photo of our former UNISON Housing Associations branch manager & organiser, Josephine Grahl, with Jez and Dave Prentis, celebrating 20 years of National Minimum wage (and campaigning for all workers to be paid the same)
Josephine is now…Read more…
Commenting on the meeting today (Wednesday) between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
The article Any Brexit deal should be put to the country first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Theresa May can leave Downing Street, but the country won’t notice a difference while the Conservative Party remains in power.
The article Change the record, not just the DJ first appeared on the…Read more…
Firm’s collapse another example of catastrophic failures of privatisation
The article Interserve contracts must be bought back in-house, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Commenting on today’s votes in Parliament (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The UK is sleepwalking towards a disastrous no-deal Brexit. “Unless MPs can get their act together…Read more…
Chancellor’s spring statement fails to tackle the issues that will cast a shadow over generations
The article Little today for struggling local services, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Crashing out of the EU in just over two weeks would be a disaster
The article No deal rejection welcome, but we’re miles away from the agreement the UK needs first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…