UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis joined members from Sodexo at the North Devon NHS Trust, to celebrate their victory in a battle for better pay and improved terms, in line with the Agenda for Change national agreement.
Speaking at the rally Mr Prentis said: "This dispute will be known throughout the country as a tremendous victory for these UNISON members." And he declared that it shows that "when we stand together shoulder to shoulder nobody can stop us".
Dave Prentis joins Sodexo members in North Devon
FE pay deal accepted
(18/01/10) Final union accepts 1.5% offer for English colleges
Frosty warning to employers failing to prevent falls
(18/01/10) Employers "treading on thin ice", says UNISON
UNISON slams Liberal Democrats' pension scaremongering
(15/01/10) Dave Prentis criticises £60 billion deficit claims
Tories in bed with private health companies
(15/01/10) Revelations show Tories "cannot be trusted to run the NHS for the benefit of all"
Global voices
Trade unionists from around the world back UNISON's campaign for public services
Putting the 'awe' into organising
Innovative organising project building up members in Compass, Sodexo and Aramark
Haiti earthquake appeal
TUC Aid appeals to affiliates, union members and to the general public for funds for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation of the Haiti earthquake victims
Stop the BNP
UNISON campaigns against racism at work
LGBT workplace experience survey
UNISON is surveying LGBT members to help us improve members' working lives
Cash for care survey
Are you a paid, or unpaid carer - or receiving personal care? We'd like to hear from you
Coming events
including Winning for your workforce, Winning for communities - apprenticeships seminar with Dave Prentis speaking
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
A million voices for public services
Fighting redundancies
Equal pay
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