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'Unison can be a strong force building power in the workplace'
ROGER McKENZIE tells Morning Star editor Ben Chacko why he's standing to succeed Dave Prentis at the head of Britain's biggest public-service union
Roger McKenzie is a candidate for general secretary of Unison
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ROGER McKENZIE, who is standing to succeed Dave Prentis at the helm of the 1.3 million-strong Unison union, has no doubt that “the government is absolutely intent on making public-service workers pay for its mishandling of the pandemic.”
He is not convinced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on public-sector pay this week.
“A whole bunch of workers have been told they’re going to get a a pay rise. Great – they deserve that and lots more.
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