Commenting on the election today (Saturday) of Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour Party and Angela Rayner as its deputy, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “I’m so pleased Keir has been elected. He now has a clear mandate to lead Labour at this difficult time for our country. The qualities Keir embodies – public […]
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Congress opened yesterday and closes on Wednesday. - UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services – in […]
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Shadow Brexit secretary tells UNISON that the option to remain in the EU should be part of any second referendum
Speaking in Liverpool today (Tuesday) on the opening day of the UNISON annual conference, general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Brexit has unleashed the stench of far right extremism, both on the streets and in workplaces across the country. It’s meant a rise in anger and distrust. “Public service workers from Europe have had to suffer cheap jibes […]
‘Simply put, Parliament needs more time to avoid chaos,’ writes UNISON general secretary
Media contacts: Liz Chinchen T: 0207 121 5463 M: 07778 158175 E: l.chinchen@unison.co.uk Anna Mauremootoo T: 0207 121 5555 M: 07903 870786 […]
Steve Torrance, UNISON South East Regional Secretary told delegates to the South East Labour Party Conference that thousands of council homes needed to be built and the broken private rented sector needed to be fixed to help public sector workers find decent homes for them and their families. The Regional Secretary was moving a UNISON […]