“Labour must commit to fully reversing the privatization of public services”

Dave Prentis, the general secretary of UNISON, writes that “Labour must commit to fully reversing the privatization of public services.” He says “over many years, our country’s future has been auctioned off in the pursuit of an absolutist dogma that says private profit matters more than the common good. UNISON has always stood firm against those who seek to profit from public services, fighting to end the creation of two-tier workforces, which are fast becoming multi-tier ones. In too many workplaces, staff frequently do the same jobs as their colleagues, but with a multitude of different levels of pay, annual leave, sick pay and pension arrangements.”