Blog: Standing with people who make me so proud of our union

I’m always so proud of what our union stands for and what we can achieve when we stand together. But sometimes there are days when that’s particularly true – and earlier this week I had one of those days. It started early on a picket line at Whiston Hospital. The strikers – employed by Compass – have a simple demand, to get the same pay and conditions as those they work alongside in our NHS. Their energy, their passion and their unwillingness to give in are truly inspiring. These are the people who keep our NHS – our nation’s greatest achievement – running each day. They clean, they cook and they make sure patients are where they’re meant to be. They embody the incredible values of the NHS and our union, and it’s time that Compass (a company which makes vast profits each year) to pay them the wages they deserve. My next stop was completely different, but no less inspiring, as I met up with Crewe and Nantwich MP Laura Smith, and knocked on doors in her constituency. Laura is a UNISON member – a former teaching assistant and school cuts campaigner – who won this marginal back in 2017. Now, with a track record of fighting for her community, she’s working round the clock to get re-elected. She’s a great champion for Crewe – our union needs her back in Parliament. After Crewe, I headed into the West Midlands to meet up with Staffordshire Community Health Branch Secretary Steve Jones. Steve is one of the finest Bran...
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