Dave Prentis
Dave is the general secretary of UNISON, Britain’s biggest public sector trade union with more than 1.3 million members; he writes about all areas of public policy and the impact the government's policies will have on public services.
Public fears over housing grow
Nearly one in five of adults polled said they always or often struggle to pay their rent or mortgage, reports Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON.
Osborne wants a future where bosses can hire and fire at will
George Osborne’s announcement yesterday of a review of employment law forms part of the biggest assault on workers’ rights in a generation, writes Dave Prentis.
The sickening PFI profiteerers leeching funds out of the public sector
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, exposes the sickening tax-dodging companies ripping off the taxpayer by leeching funds out of the public sector.
Coalition cuts spending; families cut food, healthcare, kids clothing…
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis reports on new research revealing families are cutting back on food, healthcare and kids clothes due to government cuts.
Pickles’s prescription is a recipe for exploitation
Dave Prentis, general secretary of UNISON, Britain’s biggest public sector trade union, on communities secretary Eric Pickles's latest bonkers plans.
Coalition pushing public sector workers and their families too far
Union members are committed public sector workers who care for the sick, the vulnerable and help educate our children. They do not take action lightly, but this government is pushing them and their families too far.