Dave Prentis takes support and solidarity to north London picket line in strike over plans to outsource library service
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Unite Executive Guidance on Strike Pay
Our Executive Council has issued new guidance on strike pay and criteria for application for additional payments. I can send a copy to UNITE members on request.
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Members need a strong and focused union to help them survive ‘crisis after crisis’
NEC hears update on Trade Union Bill and agrees EU referendum campaign
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General Secretary’s report from March 2016 Unite EC meeting
I’ve got a copy of the General Secretary’s report from the March 2016 Executive Council meeting and will email it on to Unite members on request.Read more…
General secretary set to visit North Wales hospital
Visit will see talks over UNISON’s innovative staff listening exercise, plus dedication of two branch office rooms
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Dave Prentis takes UNISON support to doctors’ picket lines
General secretary offers support to BMA action on visit to pickets at his local hospital in north London
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Tribunal proposals ‘a source of real anxiety’
Our members know what’s at stake in proposals to move tribunals into the civil courts system
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A challenging year
It’s the start of a new year: and a challenging one for UNISON members, the services they provide, and for the union
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Dave Prentis re-elected as UNISON general secretary
Dave Prentis has today been re-elected as General Secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector union. Voting in the ballot was as follows: Roger Bannister 16,853 (12.6 per cent) John Burgess…Read more…
Standing with our LGBT members
From criminalisation to celebration, it’s quite a journey – and there’s still a long way to go
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We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe
Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy
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Tricks but no treats
Join us on Monday to stop this nightmare that is the Trade Union Bill
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Lords tax credits vote is an important first step
The vote on tax credits is a tremendous win for ordinary people struggling to get by on low pay – but it’s only a beginning
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Prentis warns of austerity’s risk to peace in Northern Ireland
General secretary takes ‘strong message of support’ to Belfast as latest group of health workers begin ballot for action
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700,000 joiners shows our strength , Prentis tells health conference
General secretary tells West Midlands activists: unions are as relevant today as they ever were – ‘when times are tough, we show our strength’
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Dave Prentis slams Taxpayers’ Alliance
General secretary criticises comments on pensioner benefits as ‘despicable’
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‘You are the living history of our union’
General secretary praises contribution of 170,000 retired members at Brighton conference
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‘There is an alternative to austerity’
UNISON general secretary uses Labour conference to call for an end to the cuts, privatisation and pay freezes that are ‘destroying lives’
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UNISON ‘deplores’ attack on FOI in letter to PM
UNISON is one of 140 organisations warning against plans to weaken the Freedom of Information Act
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Council cuts could mean more children in need let down
Billions of pounds of cuts mean that few councils can cope with demands from young people
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