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There were marches in major cities, members visited their MPs and wrote to their local councillors, others attended Parliament for a mass lobby, there was a week of action in February […]

This is a bad bill but without the labour movement pushing back with passion and vigour, it could have been much worse.

I’m glad that the government have seen sense at this late stage. Dave Prentis’s blog UNISON general secretary Dave […]

This is a change that wasn’t in the interest of public service workers, employers or those who rely upon the services they provide. I’m glad that the government have seen sense at this late stage.

The government was heavily defeated on each vote, and will now be forced to rethink its plans when the bill […]

East Midlands women speak out against unnecessary change in law ‘that can only harm relations between employers and workers’

Ending union members’ right to have their subs deducted from wages would be disruptive, centralist and make absolutely no sense

Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers

Trying to stop nurses, care workers, teaching assistants, hospital cleaners and town hall staff from paying their union subs directly from their wages is an attack we’ve defeated before and one which we will overcome again.

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis commens on government proposals to prevent people who work in the public sector from paying their union membership fees directly from their wages.