In the fight of our lives

For our union and for public services, this election is the fight of our lives – and we’ve been giving it our all. Whether it’s on the streets in marginal seats across the country, talking to our members about the issues at stake, or securing UNISON’s priorities in Labour’s incredible manifesto, I have never known an election where UNISON has played a bigger part. Now, as we head into the final days of the campaign, a Labour victory is needed more than ever before. Decent wages, better childcare, building more affordable homes and restoring vital local services are what’s needed. Labour’s commitment to a 5% pay rise for all public service workers next year – and real pay rises every year after that – shows they have listened to our calls to “Pay Up Now”. Every vote for Labour is another vote for getting your pay back to where it was (in real terms) before the austerity decade – and for investment in public services which all our communities benefit from. What Labour is offering is what UNISON has fought for – what we have all fought for. Alongside saving our NHS from Tory privateers who would hand it over to Donald Trump and his American multinational chums, that’s what’s at stake. Of course, this election will determine our country’s future, but it’s about so much more than Brexit. This election is about the huge issues that are a matter of life and death for millions of people. And as I travel around the country, I’m in no doubt abou...
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