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UNISON pushes organisation on safety

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UNISON pushes organisation on safety

Public sector union UNISON is putting health and safety at the centre of a recruitment and organising drive. General secretary Dave Prentis says the union's new 'Organising for health and safety' guide is part of a strategy 'to turn UNISON into a genuinely organising union.' He adds: 'There are few more important areas that can act as a vehicle for this than health and safety at work - particularly during the massive attacks by this Conservative led government on our public services.' According to Prentis, when budgets are cut, corners also tend to get cut on health and safety. 'As always it is our union that stands between the excesses of the employer and our members. Achieving this means having an organised workplace where as many people as possible are members,' he says. 'Organising around health and safety issues cuts right to the core of what's important for our members. Becoming an organising union means that as many people as possible take part in organising activities that helps to stand up for our members during these increasingly difficult times and continues the growth of our union.'

Organising for health and safety: a UNISON guide [pdf]. TUC health and safety organising pages.

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