Happy birthday UNISON

25 years ago, public service workers came together to form UNISON. Many people said that a public service union was the right idea, but at the wrong time. Others said that NUPE, COHSE and NALGO were too different and that bringing them together was doomed to fail. A quarter of a century on, 1.3 million UNISON members like you know how wrong the naysayers were, how much we have to celebrate together and how wrong it is to ever count out UNISON members like you. As the people who heal us, educate us, keep us safe and ensure that we receive care, support and vital services every single day, UNISON people are special people, and the union we have built together is a special union. Our birthday is a great opportunity to remember the values of our special union which have guided us throughout – inclusivity, tolerance and caring. A union led by members and where everything that happens starts and ends with your lives and your experiences. That’s why we’re not just the biggest union, we’re also the best. And we have so much to be proud of. Your union stood by the Hillsborough families in their fight for justice, and continues to do so today. We campaigned with the Lawrence family – and made Doreen and Neville part of our UNISON family – as they fought for the justice denied to their son Stephen. Your union was at the heart of the peace movement in Northern Ireland – and our union will fight on for the Good Friday agreement against those who would trash it. Your union, p...
Source: UNISON Health care news - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: General secretary's blog News Source Type: news