Comment A year of high stakes for pay packets As the general election hurtles towards us, this year’s Fair Pay Fortnight provides a timely reminder of what a… Dave Prentis 15th February, 2015, 10:33 am
News 8 unions lodge joint complaint to party over Scottish leadership election At the weekend, we reported that Neil Findlay – one of the three candidates running to be leader… 27th November, 2014, 12:05 pm
Comment Living Wage week – a time to think about the care challenge Labour needs to address Living Wage week is when we celebrate the fact that tens of thousands of low paid workers are… Matthew Egan 4th November, 2014, 4:15 pm
News Kezia Dugdale standing for deputy leader of Scottish Labour Kezia Dugdale MSP will be running for the Scottish Labour deputy leadership. While Dugdale was a rumoured potential… 2nd November, 2014, 6:43 pm
News Neil Findlay gets UNISON endorsement for Scottish Labour leader Neil Findlay’s campaign for the Scottish Labour leadership has received the backing of a second trade union today.… 1st November, 2014, 1:35 pm
Comment Labour needs a vision to inspire its roots As the election approaches, Unison is continuing to work tirelessly in the marginals. For the past year we… Dave Prentis 23rd September, 2014, 11:32 am
Comment Will Labour remember the forgotten local government workforce? Tomorrow local government workers will make up the majority of those taking part in the largest day of strike… Dave Prentis 9th July, 2014, 2:30 pm
Comment Labour needs to deliver the best of times for all “The best of times and the worst of times” – Charles Dickens wrote 160 years ago to begin… Dave Prentis 18th June, 2014, 11:55 am
News Unison leader tells Labour “the only way to deal with the cost of living crisis is to give people a pay increase” Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis threw down the gauntlet to the Labour leadership on pay today, pushing the… 17th June, 2014, 7:18 pm
Comment Public distrust of the government is spreading far and fast Today, against a backdrop of anger over pay, the destruction of our NHS and deep cuts to local government… Dave Prentis 17th June, 2014, 2:00 pm