EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people
EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people
The same could apply to UNISON. "We know the Bill is a cynical attempt to stop those who have complaints about the coalition government and their policies from being able to […]
The thought provoking adverts are designed to warn people about the dangers lurking in government plans to privatise more of our public services, turning the public sector into a multi billion […]
Privatisation of the water industry has failed. Disastrously. It was a Tory government gamble that […]
A short-term fix to bail out Thames Water won’t be enough. The government should restore the water companies to public ownership for the good of […]
With less than a year to go to the general election, UNISON is launching its manifesto for public services
We're faced by a government determined to cut, and so one of our first aims must be to make the argument for a fair society and […]
Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated
Instead Ofwat has agreed to water bills rising by inflation-plus over the next 5 years.“The Government makes much of keeping down council taxes but has left water companies free to increase prices at […]
The union is calling on the government to instigate a root and branch review of the water industry to make sure it is being run in the […]
And despite the large profits, debt levels in the industry have risen fourfold. The government wrote off all debt at privatisation.Dr Peter Kenway, director of the New Policy Institute […]
Water is a vital human resource that should be provided in the public interest and not for private profit -Dave Prentis
It not, the government should step in and demand action.” […]
Now we know they are ripping off the taxpayer too. It is time for the government to think again about who owns the water industry. The current private monopoly is the worst of both […]
She said an average of 60% of staff leave call centres every two years - and the solution is to stop treating workers like battery hen, "A toilet break is a human right," she said, "and a worker may […]