FINANCIAL CRISIS

Commenting on the rescue package announced by the Prime Minister today (8 October), Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, the UK

UNISON CALLS FOR ACTION OVER ECONOMIC CRISIS

UNISON, the UK

FUEL POVERTY FIGURES

Commenting on the figures released today (October 2) showing that 3.5million families in the UK are suffering from fuel poverty, Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said:

GOVERNMENT MUST ENFORCE NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES

On the day that the minimum wage rises to £5.73, UNISON is urging the Government to help the working poor, by pursuing bad employers who evade paying the minimum wage.

UNISON CHALLENGES DRUG INDUSTRY GRIP ON NHS

UNISON, the UK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIONS APPEAL TO ACAS FOR QUICK RESOLUTION TO PAY TALKS

Trade unions* representing 1.3 million local government workers have today (1 October) written to ACAS urging them to begin arbitration as soon as possible, to resolve the long-standing dispute over pay.

FEMALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS NEED HELP TO BREAK GLASS CEILING

UNISON, the UK

GORDON BROWN SPEECH – UNISON REACTION

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis, said:

ALISTAIR DARLING

ALISTAIR DARLING

UNISON SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON MURKY WORLD OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES INDUSTRY

The seismic shift towards private companies providing public services is exposing the Government and taxpayers to enormous financial risks, warns UNISON, the UK

INFLATION RISE

Commenting on the latest inflation figures, UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, said:

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL HEALTH STUDENTS CONSIDER QUITTING DUE TO DEBT

More than half of all health students are considering quitting their studies due to debt, with almost a quarter owing over £10,000, a report (*) published by UNISON revealed today (16 September). The union is calling for a review of health student funding to avoid a recruitment and retention crisis.

COUNCILS MUST RESIST CUTS TO HELP LOCAL ECONOMIES DURING CREDIT CRUNCH

UNISON, the UK

BROWN ON FUEL

UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, said:

UNISON

Tireless UNISON campaigner, Clare Williams (43), was today presented with one of the TUC