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This week I will be pushing the case with government for a concerted effort to stop the haemorrhage of jobs in the public sector... |
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General secretary Dave Prentis will be urging the prime minister to make sure that the public sector will have a key role in helping people through the recession, when they meet at today's jobs summit.
Last year, almost 50,000 public service workers were made redundant and more cuts are on the cards.
Picture: Simon Clark, Insight Visual
Medical crisis in Gaza worsens
(12/01/09) Union urges branches to donate to appeal for medical aid
Prentis warns against privatisation sales pitch
(08/01/09) 'Sell-offs don't provide the answer', writes general secretary
Time to Pay Up campaign
(12/01/09) Further Education unions launch campaign targeted at colleges refusing to implement national FE pay deals
Time to nominate the next NEC
Nomination period opens for the union's lay leadership
Campaigning and negotiating around procurement
Influence decisions on outsourcing jobs or buying in services before they happen
Becoming a steward
Watch video from North West police staff on becoming a UNISON steward
UNISON cleaners awards and conference
If you work as a cleaner in the NHS, or manage cleaning teams, you can't afford to miss this top level conference from 16 - 17 February 2009
Coming events
Coming events: including seminars for safety reps
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
Equal pay
Positively Public
Migrant workers
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