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
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But as well as failing the environment, companies are failing customers and workers as well, claims UNISON, with several companies proposing to increase bills to fund […]
Failing and polluting water companies are jeopardising water quality, killing wildlife and causing untold damage to the environment
This could mean over 140 redundancies, and many roles axed through the removal of vacancies. As the largest union in the employer, UNISON […]
UNISON says the action will have serious implications for water and sewage services
Despite funding of £56bn announced last year by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to tackle storm overflows – and topped up to £60bn in September this year […]
The government should restore the water companies to public ownership for the good of everyone.” Notes to editors: – UNISON is the UK’s […]
They have lost a fifth of their pay, in real terms, since 2009, delegates at UNISON’s water, environment and transport conference in […]
UNISON pay negotiations at South East Water have yielded an above inflation pay rise. Staff will get a 3% pay rise which will keep wages in line with the forecasted cost of living. Caroline Fife Regional Organiser said ” UNISON put a lot of work into the pay claim focusing on the high cost of […]
The shadow minister for water and the environment praised UNISON for its Making Waves for the Living Wage campaign, which calls on […]
It’s a campaign that matters a great deal to me, a great deal to our members, and a great deal to anyone who believes in a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. Today we’re […]
They operate pumps, build flood defences, staff emergency hotlines and take on many other roles. UNISON also has strong membership in the Scottish Environmental […]
UNISON members are on the front lines when disasters like this strike – and as politicians heap praise on them for the work they’re doing now, it needs be remembered that […]
The joint trade unions - UNISON, Unite, GMB and Prospect - held consultative ballots of their members, which returned 96% to 97% rejections. The […]
“By day and through the night, seven days a week, UNISON members are part of a team doing an essential job – […]