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Crazy new immigration rules could wreak chaos

Ministers must think again and put a stop to these rule changes before it is too late. Nurses and other health and social care workers from overseas make a vital […]

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Prentis urges London Met management to halt redundancies

UNISON general secretary sends message of support to members at London Metropolitan University who are are taking strike action in the latest round of their struggle against job cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

London Met members walk out again

Fresh action for 250 UNISON members at London Metropolitan University over continuing redundancy threats

Article on the UNISON National site.

Prentis to address meeting on resisting Trade Union Bill

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis will be among the speakers at a public meeting tomorrow on resisting the Trade Union Bill

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government plans for unions are ‘a strikebreaker’s charter’

Government plans to restrict trade union rights are “a strikebreaker’s charter” which would undermine the basic civil rights of working people, general secretary Dave Prentis told the union’s national executive council (NEC) in London today.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Prentis urges ‘popular uprising’ in defence of the right to strike

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis last night called on the labour movement to defend the right to strike

Article on the UNISON National site.

6,000 job cuts at Centrica is a ‘major blow’ says UNISON

The announcement came as a shock and as yet workers have been left in the dark over the future of their jobs. "Workers are really […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Chancellor’s letter on public sector cuts: UNISON responds

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis comments on Osborne’s letter to public sector workers asking them to find ways to save money.

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Prentis: redundancy cap will hit hundreds of thousands

“Proposed public-sector redundancy cap will affect hundreds of thousands of workers providing vital public services”, warns UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Attacks on unions are attacks on working people too, says UNISON

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis commens on government proposals to prevent people who work in the public sector from paying their union membership fees directly from their wages.

Press release on the UNISON National site.