Retail arms of big six energy firms should be nationalised
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Taking big steps
Labour’s shadow minister for energy spoke passionately to delegates at the energy conference about the party’s ambitious vision for the energy industry
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“Our jobs, our professions, our futures”
The energy industry faces unprecedented challenges and UNISON is fighting to place workers and their rights at the heart of a greener economy
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Blog: Why Labour should nationalise energy suppliers
ationalisation would create a “green army” working to decarbonise UK homes and businesses. Customer services and sales staff would have their time freed up to focus on helping consumers become more…Read more…
Gas boss should have pay rise blocked, says UNISON
Staff and investors should seize opportunity at Centrica AGM
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Job losses at British Gas “disappointing”
Commenting on the 500 planned redundancies announced at British Gas today
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npower troubles ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
The UK’s entire retail energy market is broken and in need of an urgent fix
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Defying the cold and looking to the future
UNISON started the new year in January as we mean to go on
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Energy policy lights out
Unite has said Hitachi’s announcement today (17 January) that work is being suspended on a £20bn nuclear power station is proof the “lights are going out on a coherent UK energy policy”. …Read more…
Energy unions call for talks on just transition
UNISON, Unite, GMB and Prospect call for meeting with energy secretary after releasing template for a just transition to a low-carbon economy
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Just transition plan
Four unions with 200,000 members in the energy sector have produced a blueprint so workers and communities can be helped to adapt to the advent of the low carbon economy. Today (December 18),…Read more…
Energy merger collapse means uncertain future for staff, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement that the proposed merger between energy firm nPower and SSE is no longer happening, UNISON national energy officer Matt Lay said: “Bringing together the parts of both…Read more…
Centrica urged to talk about pension proposals
UNISON members won’t accept Centrica proposals to work longer, pay more and get less
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Government must give bold hydrogen scheme the go-ahead, says UNISON
Reduce carbon emissions and create thousands of jobs
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‘Cruel blow’
The withdrawal of Toshiba from the Moorside nuclear power station project is ‘a cruel blow’ to the north west economy on which thousands of future jobs are depending, Unite said today (November 8)….Read more…
Carbon Capture and Storage
There is broad cross party support for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as an important component of our climate change strategy. The problem is turning policy support into action, in our so called…Read more…
Reshaping electricity
Is the electricity sector facing major disruption due to technological innovation, including the falling costs of renewables and energy storage, along with tougher environmental policies and…Read more…
Protecting jobs, saving the planet
“Climate change is here. And so are its consequences.” Union reps in the energy sector met to take action on climate change.
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Scrap the poverty premium
As we leave Labour’s 2018 annual conference the determination to be ready for a general election whenever it comes is strong. The message is clear we need to sweep these chaotic, heartless…Read more…
A green new deal
Speaking in support of a motion on a just transition for energy workers, Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail warned of the challenges of climate change and the need for trade unions to…Read more…