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Campaign to value public services
Unite is a significant player in the public sector with more
than 250,000 members employed in health, education, local and
central government and the Royal Mail.
Every public service sector is pursuing campaigns specific to
its own membership but there are a number of common themes across
the public services sector on which Unite is campaigning.
Unite also has an international dimension to our work and are
active members of the European Federation of Public Service Unions
(EPSU) and Public Services International (PSI). Unite is supporting
the ETUC petition for high quality public services, accessible to
all.
Current priorities include campaigning for fair public sector
pay settlements and procurement in public services as a lever for
equitable employment standards, environmental considerations,
equality of opportunity and commitment to skill development. Unite
remains opposed to the privatisation and fragmentation of public
services and will campaign to keep public services public and
accountable.
Assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail: "Unite is already
hugely influential within the public sector. Our diversity of
interests and membership across the different public service
sectors places us at the centre of public service reform. Building
solidarity with other unions and wider supportive bodies will
strengthen that influence even further."
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