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No place for the profit-motive in the NHS

Feb 6, 2025By Martin Wicks

A letter published in today’s Swindon Advertiser. Andrew Milroy (Americans should stay away from the NHS) was certainly right about … MoreRead more…

Feb 6, 2025Martin Wicks

Opinion: Water under pressure – the case for renationalisation

Dec 19, 2024By UNISON General Secretary blog

A new UNISON report highlights the problems of the privatised water sector in England and maps a way to renationalisation

The article Opinion: Water under pressure – the case for renationalisation first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Dec 19, 2024UNISON General Secretary blog

Opinion: Water under pressure – the case for renationalisation

Dec 19, 2024By UNISON General Secretary blog

A new UNISON report highlights the problems of the privatised water sector in England and maps a way to renationalisation

The article Opinion: Water under pressure – the case for renationalisation first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Dec 19, 2024UNISON General Secretary blog

Why insourcing isn’t always a win

Apr 10, 2024By Dave Prentis blog

Health conference hears of situations where ‘insourcing’ actually means bringing a private company into the NHS to provide services

The article Why insourcing isn’t always a win first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Apr 10, 2024Dave Prentis blog

Why insourcing isn’t always a win

Apr 10, 2024By Dave Prentis blog

Health conference hears of situations where ‘insourcing’ actually means bringing a private company into the NHS to provide services

The article Why insourcing isn’t always a win first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Apr 10, 2024Dave Prentis blog

Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now!

Mar 28, 2024By Dave Prentis blog

When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear

The article Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now! first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Mar 28, 2024Dave Prentis blog

Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now!

Mar 28, 2024By Dave Prentis blog

When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear

The article Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now! first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Mar 28, 2024Dave Prentis blog

UNSON wins huge settlement for school meals workers

Dec 4, 2023By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours

The article UNSON wins huge settlement for school meals workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Dec 4, 2023Dave Prentis blog

UNISON wins huge settlement for school meals workers

Dec 4, 2023By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours

The article UNISON wins huge settlement for school meals workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Dec 4, 2023Dave Prentis blog

NHS data: help stop the sell-off

Nov 20, 2023By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON opposes government plans to hand over NHS patient data to US spy firm

The article NHS data: help stop the sell-off first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Nov 20, 2023Dave Prentis blog

Health conference asks why ambulance staff aren’t an emergency service

Apr 20, 2023By Dave Prentis blog

Conference debates ambulance and privatisation issues and discusses how to make the union ‘ballot ready’

The article Health conference asks why ambulance staff aren’t an emergency service first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Apr 20, 2023Dave Prentis blog

“A corporate world that evinced almost psychopathic disregard for human life”

Mar 20, 2023By Martin Wicks

In his book, Show me the bodies – Why we let Grenfell happen, Peter Apps writes: “Over a period of … MoreRead more…

Mar 20, 2023Martin Wicks

Fears for London Underground

Aug 10, 2021By UNITElive

The Transport for London (TfL) pension review has raised fears that the government could have plans to privatise the London Underground, Unite said today (Tuesday 10 August). 

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Aug 10, 2021UNITElive

MoD’s ‘addiction to outsourcing a disaster’

Jul 12, 2021By UNITElive

Giving evidence at the defence select committee today (July 12) Unite will warn that the ongoing outsourcing of civilian functions at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is leading to cuts in pay, a…Read more…

Jul 12, 2021UNITElive

Tower Hamlets ‘must keep its word and stop privatisation’

Jul 12, 2021By UNITElive

Unite has slammed Tower Hamlet’s privatisation of its initial assessment team for elderly residents in need of assistance, as members of the team go on strike. Five assessment staff, who are Unite…Read more…

Jul 12, 2021UNITElive

Dudley Hospital Covid risk shame

May 4, 2021By UNITElive

Unite is warning because of systematic failures by outsourcing giant Mitie, which holds the facility management contract for the NHS Dudley Hospital Trust, staff and patients could be exposed to…Read more…

May 4, 2021UNITElive

Health workers win two-year battle against privatisation in Frimley

Mar 19, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON members have won the battle to keep their NHS jobs, after threats to transfer workers to a wholly owned subsidiary were made in April 2019

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Mar 19, 2021Dave Prentis blog

‘Missed opportunity’

Mar 15, 2021By UNITElive

Unite, representing over 70,000 bus workers, has warned that the government’s new national bus strategy, published today (Monday March 15) will go nowhere near reversing a decade’s worth of cuts to…Read more…

Mar 15, 2021UNITElive

Unite slams govt plans for private sector bio-med labs

Feb 24, 2021By UNITElive

Unite, which represents over 100,000 health care workers, has today (February 24) added its voice to warnings that the government’s plans to create a mega laboratory in Leamington Spa in…Read more…

Feb 24, 2021UNITElive

Outsourcing must end to restore public services

Feb 9, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Privatisation and outsourcing have failed the public and workers

The article Outsourcing must end to restore public services first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Feb 9, 2021Dave Prentis blog
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