Greg Marshall, the chair of UNISON’s Environment Agency sector committee, explains how to become a citizen scientist, as we near Green UNISON Week
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water environment and transport
Debate at the water, environment and transport conference in Brighton on Sunday turned to canals, buses and the Environment Agency
Privatisation has meant failing water infrastructure, increased sewage spillages and reduced confidence in the safety of drinking water, while shareholders pocket billions
When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear
After the water industry made headlines again this week, the union says it should be companies, not customers, footing the bill
UNISON members explain the crisis that has engulfed Thames Water. Simon Jackson reports
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Action short of a strike will begin in December
UNISON members at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, but now these vital workers are balloting for industrial action – and three explain why they’re voting ‘yes’
UNISON slams the move, as the agency also announced worse terms for new employees
Call comes as the government is forced to back down in row over sewage dumping by water companies
There were plenty of plaudits for key workers during the pandemic, but gratitude has not extended to members’ pay packets. And their financial worries are mounting
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The proposals exclude the best solution, which would be to allow local authorities to operate their own services, says UNISON
The past 12 months of pandemic would have been very different without UNISON members keeping bus stations open and water in our homes
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In a letter to the water minister, UNISON says that revised COVID-19 guidance on close contacts means the government should tell the water industry to pause some work.
The nomination period is about to open for this year’s service group executive elections