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"In South Africa they used to chant 'when you strike a woman, you have struck a rock.' David Cameron, you have struck a rock."
That was general secretary Dave Prentis's message to the prime minister at UNISON's women's conference in Brighton at the weekend.
"You women in UNISON," he added, "are the rock that Clegg and Cameron will not break."
'You have struck a rock''What planet are you on?' Clegg and Cameron asked'Put Pickles back in his jar!'
Eileen Best from the national women's committee addressed conference
UNISON joins High Court appeal over pensions
Unions in appeal over switch from RPI to CPI
Pensions - NHSPS ready-reckoner
Pensions reckoner allows members to find out what the NHS proposals mean for them
UNISON's 450,000 health workers have a right to be heard
Downing Street NHS summit - UNISON response
UNISON calls for 111 service deadline to be relaxed
We cannot gamble with patient care
Jobs saved at Birmingham Connexions
Hard-fought campaign sees threat of compulsory redundancy lifted for more than 100 workers
UNISON cuts pack
Resources to help branches fight the cuts
Swindon moves to end facility time
(16/02/12) Support urgedfor council lobby on Thursday
Campaign to defend Swindon UNISON
(17/02/12) Statement from UNISON South West
Tory economic policies are not working
(15/02/12) Unemployment figures - UNISON response
Honorariums 2011
Updated guidance for branches paying honorariums
Agency worker regulations survey
Please take five minutes to complete the survey
Water and sanitation are a human right
UNISON backs EPSU unions in declaring: "Water is a public good, not a commodity"
Coming events
including Young members' weekend 2012
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
Jobs in UNISON
Want to work for UNISON? See our current vacancies
Protect our pensions
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A million voices for public services
Our NHS Our Future
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