Commenting on the local election results in England, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said on Friday (May 6), “Politicians of all parties should stop fighting for soundbites and get on with the…Read more…
Blog: Use Thursday to hit the Tories in the ballot box
As service users as well as providers, UNISON members know the challenges faced by councils after a decade of Conservative cuts
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Next week – let’s find our voice through the ballot box
Use the elections on 5 May to send a message to the Tories about partygate and the cost of living crisis
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‘What Labour can do for the community’
“Where I live we’ve had three Tory councillors for the past three years. Before that it was Lib Dem. We’ve never had a Labour city councillor in this area so I’m hoping to be among the first.
The…Read more…
‘All one multi-ethnic working class’
In this ‘tale of two cities’ Oxford Unite member Dr Hosnieh Djafari Marbini, re-standing as a city councillor, believes that local people working together can truly bring about real change in…Read more…
‘I am living it and I care’
Nikki Coles, a Unite Community member, who has lived in Fratton, Portsmouth for the past nine years describes herself as just an ordinary mum, but she knows first-hand the issues that people in her…Read more…
UNISON campaign urges public to use votes to show support for public service staff
Pay freeze should be on voters’ minds
The article UNISON campaign urges public to use votes to show support for public service staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Make your voice heard
They may not get as much media attention as general elections, but in local elections, just as much is at stake. Today (May 4) a series of local elections are being held across the UK, including all…Read more…
Send a message
If anybody is thinking of sitting out the local council elections, I sincerely urge you to think again. May 5 is the first opportunity we voters have to send a message that we are fed up with…Read more…