UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis commenting on the publication of the Trade Union Bill
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The meeting, which has been organised by the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, the Institute of Employment Rights, the Centre for Labour and Social […]
Government plans to restrict trade union rights are “a strikebreaker’s charter” which would undermine the basic civil rights of working people, general secretary Dave Prentis told the union’s national executive council (NEC) in London today.
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis last night called on the labour movement to defend the right to strike.
Trying to stop nurses, care workers, teaching assistants, hospital cleaners and town hall staff from paying their union subs directly from their wages is an attack we’ve defeated before and one which we will overcome again.
They call the government's rationale for its bill "perverse", adding that unions are an important voice for workers, protecting their terms and […]
On Sunday, it will be just five weeks to the TUC’s demonstration in Manchester marking the opening of the Tory party conference
Instead of focusing on helping the country at a turbulent time, the government plans to undermine your right to be supported and represented. Will politicians see sense and drop the Trade Union Bill?
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Singer Grace Petrie joins campaigners in protest against Trade Union Bill
UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today
MPs from all parties condemn the ‘most significant, sustained and partisan attack’ on workers’ rights in 30 years
UNISON has today (Friday) launched #TwoWeekWarning – an online campaign against proposed restrictions that could require unions to report planned social media activity to employers two weeks before any strike. Under the proposals associated with the Trade Union Bill, unions could also be required to notify the police and the Certification Officer – the body […]
The motion says the bill is an attack on democracy and is socially divisive; it will lead to more confrontational […]