Search Results for “Local government” tagged trade union rights

They call the government's rationale for its bill "perverse", adding that unions are an important voice for workers, protecting their terms and […]

Living standards are at painful lows for many of the poorest in our society. In short, the government has its work cut out over the coming months and years. Why, then, is the government needlessly […]

Yesterday the government tabled five sets of regulations in Parliament which set out those jobs and functions. MPs are […]

“For all the sloganeering about levelling up, it’s clear this government doesn’t want workers to be paid fairly and wants to trash living standards.” Notes to […]

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

Yet representation is vital if the best possible outcomes are to be negotiated for workers, local government conference heard. School caretaker Wendy Ellis, Northern region, received a standing ovation […]

The statement calls upon the Welsh government to work with public sector employers and unions to persuade the Westminster government to reconsider. It follows the recent vote by Welsh […]

"We have made clear to the UK government that, as significant parts of the Bill relate specifically to public services which are devolved […]

General secretary highlights ‘vicious, vindictive’ nature of government attack on unions, as he addresses LGBT conference

Ms Ward, who chairs the service group executive, condemned the government's Trade Union Bill, its systematic removal of workers' rights and introduction of tribunal fees […]

The government is bringing in a trade union law that is going to make it harder for us to work on your behalf when […]

It's a bill that is stuck in the past, outdated and not fit for purpose," said UNISON general secretary Dave […]

"It was unions which fought for and won a minimum wage, maternity and paternity rights, pension provision […]

NHS Employers weren’t asked. The local government employers weren’t asked. Individual employers weren’t. Little wonder many of them are now […]

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 […]