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The union sympathises with public anger about sewage discharges, pollution incidents, executive pay and rising bills as entirely understandable but it’s clear who created this crisis
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The union sympathises with public anger about sewage discharges, pollution incidents, executive pay and rising bills as entirely understandable but it’s clear who created this crisis
The post Water should not be a ‘dirty business’, says UNISON appeared first on UNISON National.
If ministers truly want to fix Britain’s water system for good, they must start putting the public interest, environmental protection and workers’ expertise at the centre of reform
The post Opinion: The UK’s water crisis cannot be fixed by a rebrand appeared first on UNISON National.
If ministers truly want to fix the water system for good, they must start putting the public interest, environmental protection and workers’ expertise at the centre of reform
The post Opinion: Our water crisis cannot be fixed by a rebrand appeared first on UNISON National.
Improving commutes will benefit communities and services
The article Transport investment will be a welcome boost for workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Improving commutes will benefit communities and services
The article Transport investment will be a welcome boost for workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Debate at the water, environment and transport conference in Brighton on Sunday turned to canals, buses and the Environment Agency
The article WET conference: Invest to protect our environment first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Debate at the water, environment and transport conference in Brighton on Sunday turned to canals, buses and the Environment Agency
The article WET conference: Invest to protect our environment first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Privatisation has meant failing water infrastructure, increased sewage spillages and reduced confidence in the safety of drinking water, while shareholders pocket billions
The article Opinion: The water industry is a national disgrace first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Privatisation has meant failing water infrastructure, increased sewage spillages and reduced confidence in the safety of drinking water, while shareholders pocket billions
The article Opinion: The water industry is a national scandal first appeared on the UNISON National site.
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.
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.
After the water industry made headlines again this week, the union says it should be companies, not customers, footing the bill
The article UNISON calls on water regulator to protect customers and nature first appeared on the UNISON National site.
After the water industry made headlines again this week, the union says it should be companies, not customers, footing the bill
The article UNISON calls on water regulator to protect customers and nature first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Action short of a strike will begin in December
The article Environment Agency workers announce industrial action dates first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON members at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, but now these vital workers are balloting for industrial action – and three explain why they’re voting ‘yes’
The article Working a day every week for free at the Environment Agency first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON slams the move, as the agency also announced worse terms for new workers joining
The article Environment Agency condemned over pay imposition first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Call comes as the government is forced to back down in row over sewage dumping by water companies
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The proposals exclude the best solution, which would be to allow local authorities to operate their own services, says UNISON
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In a letter to the water minister, UNISON says that revised COVID-19 guidance on close contacts means the government should tell the water industry to pause some work.
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