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ROGER McKENZIE speaks with CHRISTINA McANEA about the priorities Unison is setting itself in preparation for a change at Westminster
Christina McAnae and Roger McKenzie
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The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment
CHRISTINA McANEA has been general secretary of Unison for the past three years. I know because I was there and got roundly defeated in the election for the post.
This was my first opportunity to sit with my former colleague since her election to discuss the challenges facing Unison, including, of course, the general election.
We managed to grab some time at the end of the union’s national delegate conference in Brighton last week.
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