From Birmingham to Bangor, from Doncaster to Sandwell, UNISON members were winning in May – and their union was growing stronger too
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Working people should fear what comes next
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement today (Friday) that she is to step down on 7 June, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Theresa May will go down in history as one of the worst…Read more…
Change the record, not just the DJ
Theresa May can leave Downing Street, but the country won’t notice a difference while the Conservative Party remains in power.
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No deal rejection welcome, but we’re miles away from the agreement the UK needs
Crashing out of the EU in just over two weeks would be a disaster
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‘Action not warm words’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (January 24) met with prime minister Theresa May to press the trade union movement’s case for unequivocal protection of jobs, investment and workers’…Read more…
Spare the country the calamity of a ‘no-deal’, says UNISON
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit must be avoided at all costs
The article Spare the country the calamity of a ‘no-deal’, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘The party of no-one’
Unite blasted the Tories as “the party of no-one” after Theresa May’s conference speech in which she made a desperate attempt to rally her fractious MPs behind her Brexit approach, declaring the…Read more…
PM’s end of austerity claim shows she’s out of step with the country, says UNISON
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Theresa May says she’s ending austerity,…Read more…
‘Call a general election now’
Unite leader Len McCluskey has demanded Theresa May call a general election after her Brexit plans were humiliatingly rebuffed at the EU leaders conference in Salzburg yesterday (September 20)….Read more…
‘Token funding’
Unite described a £106m funding package for the research and development of zero-emission vehicles as ‘chicken feed.’ The funding, announced by prime minister Theresa May at the Zero Emission…Read more…
How dare ministers try to blame the Windrush fiasco on Home Office staff | Mark Serwotka
It’s shameless of Theresa May and Amber Rudd to try to shift the blame on to people who have a difficult enough job as it is
The escalating Windrush scandal has rightly caused national outrage….Read more…
Ministers blaming Home Office staff is a perverse twist in the Windrush scandal | Mark Serwotka
It’s shameless of Theresa May and Amber Rudd to try to shift the blame on to people who have a difficult enough job as it is
The escalating Windrush scandal has rightly caused national outrage….Read more…
‘Not just a winter crisis’
In a symbolic victory, a Labour motion was passed yesterday (January 10) demanding that the government provide extra funding to tackle the winter crisis now engulfing the NHS. The Opposition…Read more…
May’s ‘humiliating’ Brexit defeat
Cross-party MPs united yesterday (December 13) to preserve parliamentary sovereignty by preventing the government from dictating the terms of Brexit. Despite last minute concessions, Theresa…Read more…
Defend our jobs
A deputation of Bombardier workers will be flying from Belfast on Wednesday (October 11) to meet with MPs at the House of Commons and press the government into action to defend jobs, skills and…Read more…
‘Disappointing’ ruling
Unite has condemned the latest decision on Friday night (October 6) by the Department of Commerce in an escalating trade dispute between aerospace firms Boeing and Bombardier, which saw the US…Read more…
Winter is coming
People living in 4m households face a lifetime of decreased opportunity from living in a cold, damp environment as they struggle to pay their energy bills. Trapped and at the mercy of the ‘big…Read more…
‘Long way short’
Theresa May’s promise to build “a new generation of council houses” during her speech to the Tory conference yesterday (October 4) typically sounded better than it is. May’s pledge of an extra…Read more…
‘Parallel universe’
Prime minister Theresa May closed the Tory Party Conference with a speech today (October 4) that symbolised the continued failings of a party at the end of its tether. May struggled to…Read more…
Another PR exercise?
Following mounting pressure on prime minister Theresa May after repeated delays to the publication of a racial disparity report, it was announced this week (October 3) that the study will be out on…Read more…