BREXIT – Union Newswire

Newly elected NEC gets down to business

Local government funding and Brexit dominate debates at first business meeting The article Newly elected NEC gets down to business first appeared on the UNISON National site.

Keir Starmer: “The public should have the option to remain”

Shadow Brexit Secretary tells UNISON that the option to remain in the EU should be part of any second referendum The article Keir Starmer: “The public should have the option to remain”...

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

General secretary praises the union's growth and how solidarity is seeing strikes and success stories around the UK The article For UNISON, it’s solidarity forever, pledges Dave Prentis first...

NHS can’t be a post-Brexit bargaining chip for trade deals, says UNISON

Move would undermine efforts to roll back health service marketisation The article NHS can’t be a post-Brexit bargaining chip for trade deals, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.

Election results show the country is more divided than ever, says UNISON

Labour must find clearer Brexit line and end ambiguity The article Election results show the country is more divided than ever, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.

Working people should fear what comes next

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement today (Friday) that she is to step down on 7 June, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Theresa May will go down in history as one of the worst...

Six months is enough but only if politicians come together

The country needs a grown-up relationship with Europe and one that takes account of the June 2016 result. The article Six months is enough but only if politicians come together first appeared on the...

The country is in the hands of Theresa May’s flying circus

The UK is four days away from a catastrophic no-deal Brexit The article The country is in the hands of Theresa May’s flying circus first appeared on the UNISON National site.

NEC sets policy on Brexit and so much more

Brexit, industrial action, campaigning, growing the union and planning for June’s national delegate conference all featured on a full agenda The article NEC sets policy on Brexit and so much more...

Any Brexit deal should be put to the country

Commenting on the meeting today (Wednesday) between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn The article Any Brexit deal should be put to the country first appeared on the UNISON National site.