An early day motion on public services has received
backing from nearly 100 MP’s since it opened and more
are expected to sign-up in the next few days.
The motion affirms the experience of public sector
workers that “directly funded and managed public
services with directly employed staff can deliver the
improvements in service provision that the government
seeks.
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON said:
“I am delighted that in just a short time nearly 100 MP’s
have shown faith that, given the right investment and
backing, public sector workers will deliver high quality
public services. UNISON knows that they deliver often
against the odds 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
“In addition 83% of the public say that they are against
private companies running public services. If the
government ignores its own MP’s, ignores
the public, they face being ignored at the ballot box.”