There is little doubt that Labour Party conference will agree to back the line argued by Ed Balls on the public sector pension strikes – representing the union case as reasonable and pinning al the blame on the government for the threat of strike acton. The clear implication is that, if strikes happen because of […]
Posts Tagged ‘Unison’
Talks start to avert November strikes
Sep 21st, 2011 by Andy Newman.GMB will attend talks tomorrow with council leaders on the dispute about the future of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) which covers two million workers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These are the first talks since unions announced plans to ballot members for strike action if Government press ahead with changes to public […]
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The Unions can win, and Ed shouldn’t knock them
Jun 29th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Ed Miliband yesterday repeated his opposition to strike action: “Strikes are a sign of failure…. on both sides and Thursday’s industrial action is a mistake.” He is, to be fair more critical of the Government who are “reckless and provocative“. However, he clearly hadn’t read Andy Newman‘s explanation here of the distinction between the funded local […]
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Pensions: the challenge of maintaining unity
Jun 28th, 2011 by Andy Newman.The difference in assessment of Monday’s pension talks between Mark Serwotka and Dave Prentis cannot be explained merely by the differing political outlooks of these two general secretaries. According to Mark the talks were “a farce”; whereas Dave Prentis said “there was a sense that today we were in real negotiations”.
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UNISON calls for Libya ceasefire
Apr 14th, 2011 by Andy Newman.UNISON has now joined UNITE in calling for an end to NATO bombing of Libya. A statement issued yesterday from the union’s ruling body – its National Executive Council – said: the record of the Gaddafi regime and the serious concerns over the safety of civilians in the areas of Libya that supported the revolt […]
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Union call to stop wrecking fabric of daily life
Dec 30th, 2010 by Jon Lansman.“Working people in the UK can help stop the Conservative-led coalition from taking a wrecking ball to the fabric of daily life.” That is the New Year’s message to some 3.5 million workers across both the public and private sectors from their unions, the GMB, Unison and Unite, who say that the government’s dangerous prescription […]
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Leadership: Unison backs Ed Miliband
Jul 21st, 2010 by Jon Lansman.Unison, Britain’s second biggest union, has decided to nominate Ed Miliband, on whose prospects the odds had shortened even before the decision.
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Dave Prentis re-elected as UNISON General Secretary
Jun 23rd, 2010 by Jon Lansman.Dave Prentis has been re-elected for a third term as General Secretary of the UK’s largest public sector union. Voting in the ballot, released today was as follows: Dave Prentis 145,351 (67.2%) Roger Bannister 42,651 (19.7%) Paul Holmes 28,114 (13%) Dave Prentis’s share of the vote was down 8% on the vote he got at […]
