Dave Prentis

Articles by Dave Prentis

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Why we plan to strike on 30 November

  • 26 November 2011
  • 66 comments

Raising pension contributions is a hardship tax on public sector workers to pay down the deficit.

Don't blame it on the nurses!

  • 08 April 2009
  • 3 comments

George Osborne's scapegoating public sector workers for the excesses of his friends in the City is outrageous and an indication of current Tory thinking, argues Dave Prentis

Right to strike over low pay

  • 25 June 2008
  • 18 comments

Since 2004 local government workers have had below inflation awards. Their vote in favour of strike action shows you can push people only so far, argues Unison boss Dave Prentis. Gordon Brown should sit up and take notice

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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