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Energy conference: ‘Be proud of what you have achieved’

Jun 13, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

Conference debated the energy crisis, net zero, diversity in energy and much more

The article Energy conference: ‘Be proud of what you have achieved’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…

Jun 13, 2022Dave Prentis blog

Energy strategy must guarantee jobs

Apr 7, 2022By UNITElive

The government today (April 7) announced a long-delayed energy strategy amid skyrocketing energy prices attributed to spiking demand following pandemic lockdowns as well as the war in Ukraine. But…Read more…

Apr 7, 2022UNITElive

Energy workers put a spoke in Putin’s war machine

Mar 7, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON members on the Medway were determined to show solidarity with Ukrainians when they discovered that a consignment of Russian gas was heading their way

The article Energy workers put a spoke in…Read more…

Mar 7, 2022Dave Prentis blog

Inadequate energy support does nothing to ease misery, says UNISON

Feb 3, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

It’s likely consumers will be paying back their £200 loans when energy bills are still sky-high.

The article Inadequate energy support does nothing to ease misery, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…

Feb 3, 2022Dave Prentis blog

A wake up call for a realistic energy policy

Jan 13, 2022By Dave Watson

 This month, I returned to familiar territory when asked to write an overview of UK energy policy as part of a wider European project. Energy policy can be quite parochial, particularly in…Read more…

Jan 13, 2022Dave Watson

Unite blasts OVO energy bosses

Jan 13, 2022By UNITElive

With one in four jobs at stake, Unite demands company bosses must ‘open the books’ before any negotiations can take place. Union chiefs say OVO bosses have precipitated the crisis by “blundering and…Read more…

Jan 13, 2022UNITElive

Ovo job cuts devastating for staff and worrying for consumers, says UNISON

Jan 13, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

Hard-working staff across the company will be devastated as they anxiously await their fate

The article Ovo job cuts devastating for staff and worrying for consumers, says UNISON first appeared on…Read more…

Jan 13, 2022Dave Prentis blog

PM told to ‘get a grip’ on energy crisis

Oct 11, 2021By UNITElive

The leader of the UK’s main manufacturing and energy union, Unite, on Sunday (October 10) called upon the prime minister to ‘get a grip and bang heads together’ to avert job or wage…Read more…

Oct 11, 2021UNITElive

‘Public ownership must be at heart of our programme’

Sep 27, 2021By UNITElive

Unite delegate Tommy Murphy gave his full support for a CWU motion at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26) on the vital importance of public ownership. “The deep crisis in this country, exposed…Read more…

Sep 27, 2021UNITElive

Inside the gas crisis – and how it’ll affect you

Sep 22, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON’s national officer for energy explains how we got here, how it affects members and what needs to change

The article Inside the gas crisis – and how it’ll affect you first appeared on…Read more…

Sep 22, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Poorest will be hardest hit by lack of government energy plan, says UNISON 

Sep 20, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Intervention needed to prevent heating or eating choices

The article Poorest will be hardest hit by lack of government energy plan, says UNISON  first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Sep 20, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Key to UK’s clean fuel future

Sep 8, 2021By UNITElive

Ahead of MPs debating the future of Westinghouse Springfields in Preston, Lancashire, yesterday (September 7), in Westminster Hall, representatives of Unite held a small rally on College Green…Read more…

Sep 8, 2021UNITElive

Proposed job cuts at Cadent Gas are irresponsible and unnecessary

Apr 20, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Company must reconsider job loss plans

The article Proposed job cuts at Cadent Gas are irresponsible and unnecessary first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Apr 20, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Join UNISON for a series of green events

Apr 13, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Help build the union’s campaign on greening our public services

The article Join UNISON for a series of green events first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Apr 13, 2021Dave Prentis blog

UNISON urges government to stop meter readings

Jan 15, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Non-essential activity should be stopped immediately to cut the risk of staff contracting and spreading COVID-19

The article UNISON urges government to stop meter readings first appeared on the…Read more…

Jan 15, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Unite welcomes gov’t talks on Sizewell C plant

Dec 14, 2020By UNITElive

The government needs to put its foot on the accelerator in the talks with energy giant EDF on the construction of the new £20bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant, Unite said today (December 14). Unite…Read more…

Dec 14, 2020UNITElive

‘Devastating news for E.ON workers’

Nov 20, 2020By UNITElive

The news that energy giant E.ON is to axe about 700 jobs over the next two years is ‘more grim news’ for the UK economy already battered by Covid-19, Unite said on Thursday (November 19). Unite has…Read more…

Nov 20, 2020UNITElive

The case for hydrogen

Oct 27, 2020By Dave Watson

When it comes to renewable energy, there is a large degree of consensus on the technologies that should feature in our energy strategies. The differences are most apparent around nuclear power, but…Read more…

Oct 27, 2020Dave Watson

‘A poverty of ambition’

Oct 6, 2020By UNITElive

Prime minister Boris Johnson’s pledge that every UK home will be powered by electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 revealed ‘a poverty of ambition’, compared with the vast sums that France and…Read more…

Oct 6, 2020UNITElive

Dave Prentis seeks to enlist MPs in jobs row with British Gas

Aug 17, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON general secretary calls the energy company’s move to dismiss its entire workforce and cease union recognition ‘utterly disgraceful’

The article Dave Prentis seeks to enlist MPs in jobs row…Read more…

Aug 17, 2020Dave Prentis blog
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