Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged Europe

Beware the NHS myths from Gove and the Brexit Bunch

Because he’s trying to sell you the dangerous myths of the Vote Leave campaign. Gove and his merry band of Brexiteers have spent the past few weeks relentlessly claiming that if Britain […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Brexit negotiations need clarity, honesty and openness

Leaving the single market and turning the UK into a low-tax, low-regulation island off the coast of continental Europe may be how […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

No mention of equality in Brexit white paper is “shocking and shameful”

That the word equality is not mentioned once is shocking and shameful. “UNISON led and won the fight to place equality at the heart of Europe. The rights […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Brexiteers Michael Gove and Boris Johnson guilty of ‘nauseating cynicism’ over the NHS

Dave Prentis will say: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a national campaign as grubby and deceitful as the one being waged by the Brexiteers. “The likes of Michael Gove and Boris […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

I will be voting to remain in Europe, and UNISON will be encouraging its 1.3million members to do the same

I will be voting to remain in Europe, and UNISON will be encouraging its 1.3million members to do the same, following a comprehensive survey […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Vote in the European elections on 23 May

That we haven’t left is a consequence of both the failure of Theresa May’s government and the lies that were told during the referendum campaign about how easy it would be to negotiate the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate

The film - Death on a plate: TTIP, meat inspections and your food - can be found on YouTube and on the UNISON website at unison.org.uk/meat. At the same […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

No-one should believe the NHS claims made by Brexit campaign says UNISON

“There’s no reason to believe the same hostile conditions wouldn’t continue under Brexit. The political and economic turmoil that would result from the UK […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Employment rights should be centre stage as Great Repeal Bill launched, says UNISON

Until now many of the laws that protect employees from unfair or unsafe treatment at the hands of their employers started out in Europe. "When the government can pick and choose which rights […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

MPs to discuss workers’ rights post-Brexit

UNISON is asking its members to lobby their MPs and urge them to back Melanie Onn’s Workers’ Rights (Maintenance of EU Standards) Bill on 7 […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Those with the most to lose in the EU referendum could be those who make all the difference

It is their future that is on the line, and much of the power to decide the future of our country rests in their hands. This is a once in a […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: I dream in English – a German member’s thoughts on Brexit

Mostly, I speak and think and dream in English; you could say that I am English even in my sleep. Within the first […]

Blogs, Magazine, moving on the UNISON National site.

Blog: These negotiations will define the future of our country for generations

The ties that bind the UK to the EU are many and complex – untangling and separating from them could take far longer than Theresa May imagines […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

3 key reasons why we’re recommending UNISON members vote to remain in Europe

It's vital that unions are at the heart of the conversation about Europe's future. And as a union that has traditionally been sceptical about the EU, UNISON has a critical role to play […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Voters in Wales should treat the Brexiters new-found faith in the NHS with extreme caution

It’s clear from talking to friends and colleagues here that there are grave concerns amongst Welsh trade unionists about the potential […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.