Last year, Reform UK gained control of 10 local councils across England. One year on, anonymous UNISON members in two of them speak of chaos and division
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Reform UK
UNISON activists and members have a vital part to play in tackling Reform UK
Attacks on employment rights and local government pensions show party’s true face
Removing legal protection would allow unscrupulous employers to go unchallenged
National executive council also hears what the union is doing to counter the rise of the far right
Forcing council staff on to inferior pensions would leave retired workers worse off and add to the already severe recruitment crisis in local government
Inferior pension schemes won’t create savings nor recruit vital staff
Party has opposed new employment rights and threatened to sack council workers
Budgets have been slashed to the bone and there’s little left to cut