For UNISON, it ’ s solidarity forever, pledges Dave Prentis

If it’s Tuesday afternoon at national delegate conference, it’s time for the general secretary to take the floor. But conference is never about one individual and in Liverpool today, Dave Prentis closed his speech by inviting dozens of members who have taken part in winning industrial action over the last 12 months to come forward. As green and purple flew, delegates stood as one, applauding and cheering, with Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone reverberating around the hall. It was the perfect illustration of the solidarity that was his theme; the perfect illustration of how UNISON is helping more members achieve more than any other union in the UK. Mr Prentis warmed up with a spot of gentle banter, apologising to Everton fans for Liverpool being the home of the “European football champions (It’s a shame I’m from Leeds)”, before touching on some of the city’s proud history. “It was here in 1756 that the Liverpool shoemakers organised the first recorded strike. It was here in 1848 that the first trades council was formed,” he said. “Liverpool – a city that knows the true meaning of solidarity. Like UNISON – the union with solidarity at its core.” That, said Mr Prentis, was just like the solidarity the union has shown, and will continue to show, the Hillsborough families in their fight for justice. The solidarity the union has shown with the people of Grenfell Tower in the two years since that calamitous firestorm – and will continue to show...
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