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
News “It’s up to the Labour Party to recruit Labour members” – LabourList interviews Unison’s Dave Prentis Dave Prentis has been General Secretary of Britain’s second largest union, Unison, for over twelve years, leading over… Mark Ferguson 10th September, 2013, 10:05 am
Uncategorized Organising low-paid workers in the Britain that Cameron broke Food-banks, zero-hours contracts, pay-day loan companies – when David Cameron talked a few years ago about ‘Broken Britain’,… Daniel Zeichner 20th June, 2013, 2:22 pm
News Unison set out their expectations for a Labour government Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis set out his tests for continuing to support Labour this afternoon. Speaking at… Mark Ferguson 18th June, 2013, 3:36 pm
News Unison calls for a living wage for all school staff Unison have today called for the Living Wage to become the Minimum Wage in all of Britain’s schools.… Mark Ferguson 9th May, 2013, 10:04 am