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Solidarity with Colombians as Covid compounds crisis

There is still time for branches to make donations to the president's charity The article Solidarity with Colombians as Covid compounds crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 11/08/2020Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, Covid-19, Josie Bird, News, news releases, Nomadesc, presidentTags Unison

‘You don’t achieve anything in the movement by yourself’

UNISON's new president Gordon McKay talks about his ambitions for his year in office The article ‘You don’t achieve anything in the movement by yourself’ first appeared on the...
Posted on 03/08/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories Magazine, mental health, news releases, Northern, president, presidential team, Scotland, UNISON Cymru/WalesTags Unison

What would you do?

Ayrshire mental health nurse Gordon Mckay knew he had to act when he saw a colleague reduced to tears by a manager in the 1990s – now he's the union president The article What would you do? first...
Posted on 02/07/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, health care, new, news releases, nursing, president, presidential teamTags Unison

UNISON elects mental health nurse from Scotland as president

UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) has elected Gordon McKay, a mental health nurse from Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, as president at the union’s annual national conference in Brighton. Gordon...
Posted on 22/06/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories News, news releases, president, presidential team, Press ReleaseTags Unison

‘I see first-hand how lack of funding is harming the NHS’

UNISON president and hospital catering assistant Margaret McKee gives rousing speech to women’s conference The article ‘I see first-hand how lack of funding is harming the NHS’ first appeared on...
Posted on 01/02/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories 2018 Women's Conference, Article, Equality, Margaret McKee, news releases, president, presidential team, womenTags Unison

Remembering our president and friend Eric Roberts

General secretary Dave Prentis speaks at funeral, recalling Eric as 'a man who inspired happiness, loyalty, good memories and love' The article Remembering our president and friend Eric Roberts...
Posted on 16/12/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, eric roberts, health care, news releases, presidentTags Unison

NEC pays tribute to Eric Roberts

'We should make Eric proud by continuing on in the union – let’s make and keep this the best union' The article NEC pays tribute to Eric Roberts first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 07/12/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, Derby, Durham, Durham TA's, eric roberts, executive, Industrial action, national executive council, NEC, news releases, political fund, president, presidential team, strike, Trade Union ActTags Unison

Eric Roberts was our President, but more importantly he was a loyal and true friend to so many of us

I will miss his honesty. I will miss his infectious personality. But most of all I will miss his friendship. Eric Roberts was a good man who gave so much to so many people. Eric said upon his...
Posted on 25/11/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories eric roberts, General secretary's blog, News, news releases, presidentTags Unison

Chilcot report: UNISON statement

Joint statement from general secretary Dave Prentis and president Eric Roberts The article Chilcot report: UNISON statement first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 06/07/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, chilcot, general secretary, international, iraq, News, news releases, president, working internationallyTags Unison

You’ll never walk alone with Eric

Eric Roberts looks forward to a year as the president of 'the best union in the country' The article You’ll never walk alone with Eric first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 05/07/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Magazine, NEC, news releases, presidentTags Unison

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