UNISON is ‘ strong and stable ’ WET conference hears

“We are strong and stable – even if the government isn’t.” That was the message from UNISON’s water, environment and transport (WET) service group executive chair Ruth Davis this morning, as she addressed the group’s conference in Brighton. “We live in difficult times, but we must carry on and not allow” people to make us change our lives,” she said of the recent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, together with the Grenfell Tower fire. Ms Davis thanked public service workers who have tackled these events. Reminding delegates of the Conservative government’s ‘Big Red Tape Challenge,’ which aims to cut regulation in the name of making money, she told delegates that “enough is enough. Public safety is paramount”. Ms Davis also applauded the union’s “great victory” for members in the case of British Gas v Lock, which means that regular commission has to be reflected in holiday pay. Earlier, UNISON vice president Margaret McKee had opened business with a minute’s silence for those who lost their lives recently, while also remembering president Eric Roberts, who died last autumn. A busy morning saw a range of debates arranged around organising and recruitment, negotiating and bargaining, and campaigning. John Wilkinson of the United Utilities branch told delegates how traditional, printed magazines help to “increase UNISON’s visibility in the workplace”. “It’s all part of an overall strategy,” including the use of digital com...
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