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When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear

‘We urge the EA to come to the negotiating table with an offer that seeks to deliver a real uplift for members that reverses the trend of recent years’

UNISON members explain the crisis that has engulfed Thames Water. Simon Jackson reports

Christina McAnea questions how the near financial collapse of Thames Water was allowed to happen and calls for renationalisation of the water industry

Environment agency pay He opened by highlighting the situation that the country faced when conference last convened a […]

If you’re an NHS worker in Scotland, you only have a few days left to have your say on the 5% pay offer. UNISON, along with other […]

The offer falls short of the claim the EA unions jointly submitted in March this year and follows a 0% rise for most staff in 2021 after a decade of below inflation pay rises. UNISON […]

Delegates hear speeches from Christina McAnea and Labour peer Maggie Jones before busy schedule of debates

Together, they refer to the offer of a £250 or 0% consolidated increase in this year’s pay offer, due to the implementation of the UK government’s stated pay policy position for public […]

Process must also be independent, says the union, in the wake of the massive fine handed to Southern Water for deliberate acts of pollution

Opening the weekend’s virtual conference for UNISON’s water, environment and transport service group (WET), Ruth Davies (pictured above), the chair of the service group […]

The union will also produce online green information seminars for green reps, plus fresh workplace bargaining guides to help branches engage local […]

June was another busy month for the union – more victories for our members, and conferences in Liverpool

“Staff are being asked to work longer, pay more, get less. It doesn’t give staff much hope for the future.” He pointed out that with […]

Safety, new working practices and the increased use of technology were high on the agenda of the UNISON water, environment and transport conference in Brighton.