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Despite the government’s claims to the contrary, their plans are about gagging charities and charity workers from conducting necessary scrutiny.

As the campaign against the Trade Union Bill continues, let’s show everyone why we love unions – and UNISON in particular

Welcoming the news today (Tuesday) that the government has decided to abandon plans for unions to give two weeks notice of any social media activity when involved in industrial action, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Thankfully the government has called time on its ridiculous plans to have all union social media activity related to […]

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

It's a bill that is stuck in the past, outdated and not fit for purpose," said UNISON general secretary Dave […]

UNISON members working in public services will make more than half of the 1,000 strong group of workers travelling from across the UK to lobby their MPs today (Monday) at a mass lobby against the trade union bill in Westminster. Speaking at a rally outside the houses of parliament, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis will […]

Join us on Monday to stop this nightmare that is the Trade Union Bill

A day when I was under real pressure was the day the local press had front-page news of a legionella discovery at one of our properties, which I knew about and had well […]

In general I do not think the Trade Union Bill is a good thing because it will gag the unions, act like big brother in tampering with […]

Trade unions are there to help: why are they being attacked?

‘It’s time for an alternative to the cuts, the privatising agenda, and to the pay freeze destroying lives,” says Dave Prentis as 85,000 march against austerity, and for workers’ rights

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Unions not too powerful – they’re too weak, say industrial relations academics

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.

Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers