A month of perennial change

Well, October was a month of change. And not just when it comes to clocks and seasons. It started off with the country due to leave the EU on Hallowe’en – “do or die”, deal or no deal. It ended with another Brexit extension and everyone gearing up for the third general election in four years. But some things are perennial and they’re always on UNISON’s agenda. The union’s month kicked off with our retired members and police and justice staff conferences in Southport. The service group conference saw assistant general secretary Christina McAnea tell delegates: “We need to get the message out about the need to invest in public services.” Despite a feeling of political chaos and nine years of austerity, she said, “UNISON is fighting back and the campaigns and the disputes we’ve been running are making a difference. We’re a union that isn’t afraid to take on difficult cases.” It was a theme picked up by delegates as they called for investment in police staff to match proposals for more officers, for “one service, one pay scale and one bargaining structure” for a reintegrated probation service in England and  Wales, urged support for members’ wellbeing and mental health and much more. When it comes to supporting and celebrating our members, we stepped up the theme in the middle of the month with our first Local Service champions day on 17 October. This had a straightforward message message: local government workers are true local champions. W...
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