UNISON Heaps Pressure on Labour

UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, has written to all Labour

MPs today (11 January) warning them that the widespread anger

and resentment caused by Government attacks on pension

schemes would harm Labour in the run up to the General Election.

UNISON is already consulting its local government members over

strike action to defend attacks on their pension. And, yesterday,

the union pledged to fight attacks on the NHS scheme. Today

TUC public sector unions, including UNISON, meet to agree a joint

strategy to defend pensions.

Dave Prentis writes: