63% of members vote for action; industrial action authorised
meat inspection
Dave Prentis puts the case to Guardian readers for UNISON members carrying out a vital role
UNISON members in the Food Standards Agency are set to ballot for industrial action on pay in the coming weeks, after the employer forced a 0.75% pay rise on them earlier this year
Ballot papers to go out next week to more than 500 UNISON members working for the FSA in England, Wales and Scotland
Local government conference hears details of the threat to independent meat inspection as the government plans further deregulation
UNISON urges members to lobby for safe food
Union calls on public to lobby MEPs to stop changes to regulations that would weaken inspection of meat
Supermarkets must back UNISON campaign to keep meat hygiene inspectors and rigorous inspection at the heart of consumer protection
Unions says that nothing on the scale of the horsemeat scandal should be allowed to happen again
We need to make sure the meat on our plates is safe to eat, says union
UNISON says that proper investment is needed to avoid any more horsemeat scandals