‘The need for stability and reassurance has never been greater,’ says Dave Prentis
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Government plan to replace Human Rights Act is ‘the gravest threat to freedom in Britain since the Second World War’
UNISON members continue the fight for fair pay and the real living wage
Gone are the abolition of DOCAS in the public sector, the need for members to opt back in to political funds, restrictions on facility time, additional powers to the […]
UNISON members across the UK played a part in protecting their trade union rights
Commenting on the debate today (Wednesday) in the Commons that has seen the government accept many of the Trade Union Bill amendments made last week in the Lords, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Without these significant changes, unions representing working people across the UK would have found it hard to continue doing what they […]
Ministers have backed away from an outright ban on facility time across the UK’s public services
‘Now at least UNISON can concentrate on campaigning to protect public sector employees at work and the services they deliver’
The government has announced that it will not continue with its plans to ban union members in the public sector from paying their subs by deductions from their wages. Instead check-off (also known as DOCAS) can continue where unions pay the costs incurred by employers. This follows the three defeats over the bill the government suffered in the […]
Dave Prentis comments on the announcement in the Lords that the government is no longer to stop unions from collecting members’ subs via their pay packets
NEC hears update on Trade Union Bill and agrees EU referendum campaign
The Trade Union Bill is now in its report stage in the Lords. We need to keep the pressure on before it returns to the Commons. UNISON members have made a huge difference already – speaking to employers, councillors, MPs, peers and government ministers to tell their stories, making compelling arguments and keeping up the […]
Peers vote for three key changes to the government’s damaging trade union reforms
UNISON members will rally in support of motions opposing the Trade Union Bill and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
UNISON members will rally in support of motions opposing the Trade Union Bill and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)