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When UNISON gave its backing to Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner back in early January, nobody could have foreseen how our country, society and public services would change in just three short months. Public service workers are working…
Below is the full text of the UNISON annual conference opening speech made by general secretary Dave Prentis. Brexit has unleashed the stench of far right extremism, both on the streets and in workplaces across the country. It’s meant a…
In recent years, unions have come under attack. Successive Conservative Prime Ministers have systematically targeted our movement. We've seen the Trade Union Act limiting unions' ability to take action and campaign on behalf of their…
Today the Prime Minister reshuffled her Cabinet. This was meant to be a game changer for the PM, but it has been an utter non-event. A few names of departments and ministers may have changed, but the grim reality of this government remains…
This is the final one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in the run-up to the Budget. For seven long years, public service workers have been subjected to an unfair, arbitrary and damaging one per cent pay…
Yesterday at the TUC, I was proud to lead the debate on public sector pay. For Unison's 1.3 million members, and millions more like them, there is no more important issue. After years of brutal austerity and vicious attacks on our public…
Today’s supreme court ruling is the most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law. This result is a massive win for our union and a massive win for all workers, whether they’re Unison members or not…
The trade union movement is over 100 years old, and has much to be proud of. So many of the great changes won in decades past are victories hard fought for by unions, the Labour Party and our whole movement. Whether it’s the minimum wage…
There are plenty of opportunities for people to vote next Thursday. Whether it’s for the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the mayoral elections in London, Bristol, Liverpool or Salford…
Teaching assistants. Cleaners. Nurses. Care workers. Lollipop ladies. Hardly a list of the people our society should want to regulate. These are people who spend their time caring for us, serving us and saving lives. People who arrive at…
The reason that Jeremy Corbyn has won the contest to be Labour’s new leader today is obvious. Many people are seeing the starkest cuts of their lifetimes to the public services that their families rely upon and the tax credits that enable…
As the general election hurtles towards us, this year’s Fair Pay Fortnight provides a timely reminder of what a complete term of a Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government has meant for the pay packets of working people. Over the…
