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EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

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

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UNISON urges members to lobby their MPs over new ‘gagging law’

 "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 voice them in the run up to the 2015 general election […]

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UNISON launches hard-hitting new ad campaign

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 […]

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UNISON demands Thames Water answers

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 […]

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UNISON to launch public services manifesto

With less than a year to go to the general election, UNISON is launching its manifesto for public services

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On the agenda: an alternative to austerity

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 […]

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EPSU congress hears warning on global treaties

Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated

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National inquiry needed to stem water scandal

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 […]

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UNISON calls for action on out-of-control water industry

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 […]

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UNISON calls for action on vast water profits

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 […]

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UNISON backs Greek workers fighting water privatisation

The Greek government said in February that it wanted to sell off the water utilities of Athens and Thessaloniki, despite […]

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OFWAT to let water companies increase prices

It not, the government should step in and demand action.” […]

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UNISON calls Thames Water tax rip off a disgrace

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 […]

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UNISON will act against ‘Orwellian’ call-centre conditions

He said water was an "odd industry” where companies like Thames made high profits yet needed government support to make investment. Key issue: water ownership Key issue: Save our buses Key issue: Call […]

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