Important wins and ongoing battles across the union

UNISON’s national executive council (NEC) today congratulated the union’s staff and activists who had earned a very important recent legal victory in protecting the rights of members to strike. General secretary Christina McAnea said it was a “very significant victory against the strike-breaking tactics of employers”, with bosses no longer being able to mistreat staff who take part in union-organised workplace disputes. The case involved a UNISON workplace rep who was suspended from work and disciplined in the middle of industrial action about sleep-ins in early 2019. It was a timely victory as the general secretary highlighted a number of ongoing disputes the union is currently engaged in, including high-profile action across HE, Tower Hamlets in London and in local government in Scotland. “Successful industrial action ballots take a lot of work from the whole union,” Ms McAnea told the NEC. “Central office, regions and branches, we all need to work together – lots more coordinated work is needed across the whole union.” High profile, long-running campaigns currently taking place across the union in local government and health in terms of pay and cuts were highlighted by the meeting. The general secretary said: “Our local government funding campaign is continuing as the union continues to raise the profile of local government workers and the lack of funding and the impact that has on our members and on the services they provide for our communities. “We...
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