“Today UNISON has a million women shaping our agenda and driving us forward. “It’s mostly women pushing back against the backdoor privatisation of the NHS. It’s […]
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Our NHS is not for sale
this is the man who promised £350 million a week for the NHS and then laughed it off after the referendum.” That was at the heart of the message to […]
Reacting to Donald Trump’s supposed NHS U-turn, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Donald Trump has shown he is willing to play games with the future of the NHS and the government’s weakness means he thinks he can call the shots. “The UK desperately needs strong government that will stand up for the NHS […]
Move would undermine efforts to roll back health service marketisation
With the union’s Go for Growth recruitment and retention campaign just finished, breath was baited. Would the figures add […]
If this government had any backbone at all, they’d be standing up to Trump and his hateful ideology, not rolling out the red carpet for him.
Earlier this week, UNISON took part in three campaigning events that reinforced the difficult times we’re living in, and how our union can and must play a vital role in the […]
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has described the government’s failure to mention equalities in the Brexit white paper as shocking and shameful at its annual women’s conference today (Thursday). Around 750 delegates are debating a range of equalities motions involving women in work at the event. Addressing the conference, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: […]
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “There should be no open arms welcome for Donald Trump. When running for the White House he made the most appalling sexist and racist comments, and those same vile sentiments are now shaping the executive orders he’s signing as President. Protecting him from the inevitable protestors will cost millions […]
Opening speeches to 2017 Black members’ conference come as Donald Trump is made US president, but members vow not to let bigotry win
We face huge challenges on so many fronts. At times they can seem insurmountable. But today let’s remember what we stand for. And why we must keep fighting all of those challenges that still lie ahead of us.