If ministers truly want to fix the water system for good, they must start putting the public interest, environmental protection and workers’ expertise at the centre of reform
water environment and transport
Improving commutes will benefit communities and services

Greg Marshall, the chair of UNISON’s Environment Agency sector committee, explains how to become a citizen scientist, as we near Green UNISON Week

Debate at the water, environment and transport conference in Brighton on Sunday turned to canals, buses and the Environment Agency

Privatisation has meant failing water infrastructure, increased sewage spillages and reduced confidence in the safety of drinking water, while shareholders pocket billions

When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear

After the water industry made headlines again this week, the union says it should be companies, not customers, footing the bill

Action short of a strike will begin in December

UNISON members at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, but now these vital workers are balloting for industrial action – and three explain why they’re voting ‘yes’
