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Regulators are builders, not blockers.
We have written to the Chancellor calling for proper funding for environmental regulators in the Budget. Under resourcing, not regulation, is slowing planning approvals.
We have written to the Chancellor calling for proper funding for environmental regulators in the Budget. Under resourcing, not regulation, is slowing planning approvals.
Give Environment Regulators More Funding To Unclog Planning Delays, Government Told
Unions and environmental groups have urged the government to boost funding for key environmental regulators in the Budget, warning that chronic und...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Regulators are builders, not blockers.
We have written to the Chancellor calling for proper funding for environmental regulators in the Budget. Under resourcing, not regulation, is slowing planning approvals.
We have written to the Chancellor calling for proper funding for environmental regulators in the Budget. Under resourcing, not regulation, is slowing planning approvals.
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, where we remember all those who have lost their lives due to transphobia.
We stand in solidarity with the trans community and continue to fight for safety, equality, and dignity in the workplace.
Read our blog for TDoR.
We stand in solidarity with the trans community and continue to fight for safety, equality, and dignity in the workplace.
Read our blog for TDoR.
Trans Day of Remembrance: Why it matters and why solidarity counts
20 November marks Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR), a day to honour the memory of trans people whose lives have been...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, where we remember all those who have lost their lives due to transphobia.
We stand in solidarity with the trans community and continue to fight for safety, equality, and dignity in the workplace.
Read our blog for TDoR.
We stand in solidarity with the trans community and continue to fight for safety, equality, and dignity in the workplace.
Read our blog for TDoR.
🎉 It’s Union Week!
If you join Prospect this week, you'll get your first three months of membership free! prospect.org.uk/join
Already a member? Now’s the perfect time to spread the word and tell your colleagues about the value of being in a union.
If you join Prospect this week, you'll get your first three months of membership free! prospect.org.uk/join
Already a member? Now’s the perfect time to spread the word and tell your colleagues about the value of being in a union.
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎉 It’s Union Week!
If you join Prospect this week, you'll get your first three months of membership free! prospect.org.uk/join
Already a member? Now’s the perfect time to spread the word and tell your colleagues about the value of being in a union.
If you join Prospect this week, you'll get your first three months of membership free! prospect.org.uk/join
Already a member? Now’s the perfect time to spread the word and tell your colleagues about the value of being in a union.
The US Government has announced that it prepares to cut air traffic in some of the busiest markets but how air will it impact the UK?
Prospect’s National Secretary for Aviation shares his thoughts in @theipaper.com 👉 inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
#AviationNews #UKFlights #TravelUpdate
Prospect’s National Secretary for Aviation shares his thoughts in @theipaper.com 👉 inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
#AviationNews #UKFlights #TravelUpdate
Trump's latest move will cause chaos for air travellers – and backlash against Republicans
Thousands of flights could be affected as a result of the US Government shutdown - as Trump officials prepare to cut air traffic in the busiest markets
inews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The US Government has announced that it prepares to cut air traffic in some of the busiest markets but how air will it impact the UK?
Prospect’s National Secretary for Aviation shares his thoughts in @theipaper.com 👉 inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
#AviationNews #UKFlights #TravelUpdate
Prospect’s National Secretary for Aviation shares his thoughts in @theipaper.com 👉 inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
#AviationNews #UKFlights #TravelUpdate
🚨 Prospect warns that Reform's plan to shift public sector pensions from defined benefit to defined contribution for new entrants could end up costing taxpayers tens of billions rather than saving money.
Read more in @theguardian.com
Read more in @theguardian.com
Reform’s public-sector pensions plan could cost billions extra, union warns
Prospect says proposals to make payouts less generous would damage public finances rather than save money
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🚨 Prospect warns that Reform's plan to shift public sector pensions from defined benefit to defined contribution for new entrants could end up costing taxpayers tens of billions rather than saving money.
Read more in @theguardian.com
Read more in @theguardian.com
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Not only is the 2.5% affordability setting concerning given inflation, but fundamental reform is also needed to introduce pay progression and respond to in-demand specialist skills recruitment and retention challenges. See my @prospectunion.bsky.social comments in @civilserviceworld.bsky.social
Cabinet Office recommends that the total increase in the paybill for the SCS for 2026-27 should be no higher than 2.5%
www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
Government asks Senior Salaries Review Body to prioritise measures from upcoming fundamental review of SCS pay
www.civilserviceworld.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Not only is the 2.5% affordability setting concerning given inflation, but fundamental reform is also needed to introduce pay progression and respond to in-demand specialist skills recruitment and retention challenges. See my @prospectunion.bsky.social comments in @civilserviceworld.bsky.social
Is the internet getting worse by the day? Is tech ruining user experience and exploiting staff in the process? We’ll dive into these urgent questions, with tech critic Cory Doctorow on the 18th November. Want to be part of the discussion? Join us on Zoom from 12-1pm. Sign up now 👉 tech.unions.org.uk
Tech unions against enshittification, with Cory Doctorow - Tech unions at the TUC
Online event – 18 Nov 2025 Tech unions against enshittification, with Cory Doctorow The internet is getting worse by the day, for users and tech workers alike. It’s part of the big tech playbook to de...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Is the internet getting worse by the day? Is tech ruining user experience and exploiting staff in the process? We’ll dive into these urgent questions, with tech critic Cory Doctorow on the 18th November. Want to be part of the discussion? Join us on Zoom from 12-1pm. Sign up now 👉 tech.unions.org.uk
It is easy to promise big cost savings but the reality is that cutting public servants means damaging the delivery of the services the public rely on.
Read our response to reports that Reform plans to cut civil service jobs.
Read our response to reports that Reform plans to cut civil service jobs.
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
Reform UK says it wants to shut six Whitehall offices, give ministers powers to hire and fire civil servants and ban 'DEI woke agenda'
www.civilserviceworld.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It is easy to promise big cost savings but the reality is that cutting public servants means damaging the delivery of the services the public rely on.
Read our response to reports that Reform plans to cut civil service jobs.
Read our response to reports that Reform plans to cut civil service jobs.
We welcome the government's consultations on implementing Make Work Pay, a step towards a fairer, more modern labour market. To ensure impact, the government must ensure adequate resources for effective implementation. Go to our website for more: prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...
Prospect welcomes government consultations on fairer work and union access
Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect union, responding to the launch of the government’s...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We welcome the government's consultations on implementing Make Work Pay, a step towards a fairer, more modern labour market. To ensure impact, the government must ensure adequate resources for effective implementation. Go to our website for more: prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...
The Clean Energy Jobs Plan is a welcome step but scale of the challenge demands more action and urgency.
If this mission is to be a success, and support the wider industrial strategy and growth agendas, then we urgently need a step-change in the level of workforce development.
If this mission is to be a success, and support the wider industrial strategy and growth agendas, then we urgently need a step-change in the level of workforce development.
Clean Energy Jobs Plan: a welcome step but scale of the challenge demands more action and urgency
The government has launched its Clean Energy Jobs Plan, estimating that 830,000 workers will be employed in...
prospect.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Clean Energy Jobs Plan is a welcome step but scale of the challenge demands more action and urgency.
If this mission is to be a success, and support the wider industrial strategy and growth agendas, then we urgently need a step-change in the level of workforce development.
If this mission is to be a success, and support the wider industrial strategy and growth agendas, then we urgently need a step-change in the level of workforce development.
Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, read Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy’s full response.
Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages
Prospect has responded to the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages this week.
Mike Clancy, Prospect...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, read Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy’s full response.
🚨Closing this Sunday🚨
Work in tech? 💻 Are your pay, conditions and training needs being properly heard at work? Share your experience in our short survey. Your input will help us influence government policy and improve the tech industry for workers. ⤵️
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Work in tech? 💻 Are your pay, conditions and training needs being properly heard at work? Share your experience in our short survey. Your input will help us influence government policy and improve the tech industry for workers. ⤵️
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Starting survey...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🚨Closing this Sunday🚨
Work in tech? 💻 Are your pay, conditions and training needs being properly heard at work? Share your experience in our short survey. Your input will help us influence government policy and improve the tech industry for workers. ⤵️
online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/71...
Work in tech? 💻 Are your pay, conditions and training needs being properly heard at work? Share your experience in our short survey. Your input will help us influence government policy and improve the tech industry for workers. ⤵️
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Prospect is appalled by the attack on the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, and stands in solidarity with the victims, their families, and the wider Jewish community in the UK.
October 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Prospect is appalled by the attack on the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, and stands in solidarity with the victims, their families, and the wider Jewish community in the UK.
👩💻👨💻 Tech workers: we need your voice!
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October 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
👩💻👨💻 Tech workers: we need your voice!
🚨 Prospect condemns Arron Banks’ violent remarks about civil servants.
It isn't surprising that someone like Banks who has no understanding of the complexity of government wants to see civil service job cuts, but it's shocking that anyone in politics would use such language.
It isn't surprising that someone like Banks who has no understanding of the complexity of government wants to see civil service job cuts, but it's shocking that anyone in politics would use such language.
September 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🚨 Prospect condemns Arron Banks’ violent remarks about civil servants.
It isn't surprising that someone like Banks who has no understanding of the complexity of government wants to see civil service job cuts, but it's shocking that anyone in politics would use such language.
It isn't surprising that someone like Banks who has no understanding of the complexity of government wants to see civil service job cuts, but it's shocking that anyone in politics would use such language.
🚀 AI is reshaping our industries but how do we make sure it works for workers?
Join us Fri 26 Sept, 12.30–13.30 with Adam Cantwell Corn & @prospectunion.bsky.social
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👩💻👨💻Free for Tech, IT & Telecoms workers
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#AI #TechWorkers #FutureOfWork
Join us Fri 26 Sept, 12.30–13.30 with Adam Cantwell Corn & @prospectunion.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚀 AI is reshaping our industries but how do we make sure it works for workers?
Join us Fri 26 Sept, 12.30–13.30 with Adam Cantwell Corn & @prospectunion.bsky.social
📍 Zoom
👩💻👨💻Free for Tech, IT & Telecoms workers
👉 Register: prospect-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AI #TechWorkers #FutureOfWork
Join us Fri 26 Sept, 12.30–13.30 with Adam Cantwell Corn & @prospectunion.bsky.social
📍 Zoom
👩💻👨💻Free for Tech, IT & Telecoms workers
👉 Register: prospect-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AI #TechWorkers #FutureOfWork
“We must continue to shine a light on the harm Brexit has done to working people. We must stand up for our members and their interests. We must stand in solidarity with our friends across Europe.”
Our motion on Europe is carried @tuc.org.uk Congress
More:
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Our motion on Europe is carried @tuc.org.uk Congress
More:
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Prospect’s ‘Europe Matters’ motion passes at TUC Congress
A Prospect motion highlighting the importance of the UK’s relationship with the EU across the economy has...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“We must continue to shine a light on the harm Brexit has done to working people. We must stand up for our members and their interests. We must stand in solidarity with our friends across Europe.”
Our motion on Europe is carried @tuc.org.uk Congress
More:
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Our motion on Europe is carried @tuc.org.uk Congress
More:
prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...
“Prospect is proud to be a defence union, representing people working in the service of our nation and our allies” – says our General Secretary, Mike Clancy, following a controversial motion at TUC Congress today.
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Prospect defends and hails ‘invaluable contribution’ of UK defence sector at TUC Congress
Prospect has spoken out against a controversial ‘wages not weapons’ motion debated at TUC Congress in...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Prospect is proud to be a defence union, representing people working in the service of our nation and our allies” – says our General Secretary, Mike Clancy, following a controversial motion at TUC Congress today.
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prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...
Instead of resourcing and empowering public sector specialists as our front line in a risky world, they have been undermined 🗣️
Prospect President @eleanorw.bsky.social moving our motion at #TUC2025 on UK resilience and regulation.
Prospect President @eleanorw.bsky.social moving our motion at #TUC2025 on UK resilience and regulation.
September 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Instead of resourcing and empowering public sector specialists as our front line in a risky world, they have been undermined 🗣️
Prospect President @eleanorw.bsky.social moving our motion at #TUC2025 on UK resilience and regulation.
Prospect President @eleanorw.bsky.social moving our motion at #TUC2025 on UK resilience and regulation.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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There should be a rule about ignoring any article referring to public service pensions as Ponzi schemes. But, to be fair, it's usually not the journalists' fault. And this is not the worst of the genre:
The endless cost of the public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The endless cost of the public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The endless cost of the public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
With imminent tax rises feared, the gold-plated retirement deals are increasingly hard to justify, says Imogen Tew
www.thetimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There should be a rule about ignoring any article referring to public service pensions as Ponzi schemes. But, to be fair, it's usually not the journalists' fault. And this is not the worst of the genre:
The endless cost of the public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The endless cost of the public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
🚨 Prospect research reveals women lose out on £7,600 a year in retirement.
A 36.5% gender pension gap – that's double the gender pay gap.
This inequality is unacceptable. Government must take real action now to close the gap.
A 36.5% gender pension gap – that's double the gender pay gap.
This inequality is unacceptable. Government must take real action now to close the gap.
Gender gap means retired women ‘have four months a year with no pension’
Income inequality means women in effect stop receiving a pension from 21 August, union leaders say
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🚨 Prospect research reveals women lose out on £7,600 a year in retirement.
A 36.5% gender pension gap – that's double the gender pay gap.
This inequality is unacceptable. Government must take real action now to close the gap.
A 36.5% gender pension gap – that's double the gender pay gap.
This inequality is unacceptable. Government must take real action now to close the gap.
1/ There is a real risk that abolishing the UK Space Agency sends the wrong signals about the Government's ambition for the sector, and leads to a loss of specialist knowledge and skills.
August 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
1/ There is a real risk that abolishing the UK Space Agency sends the wrong signals about the Government's ambition for the sector, and leads to a loss of specialist knowledge and skills.
🚨 Prospect's latest survey of civil servants revealed that two thirds of civil servants back measures to improve government performance, but staff have doubts over implementation of the government's reform agenda.
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July 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🚨 Prospect's latest survey of civil servants revealed that two thirds of civil servants back measures to improve government performance, but staff have doubts over implementation of the government's reform agenda.
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BREAKING NEWS: We’re excited to be working with
@gmb.org.uk to launch a new campaigning organisation: Climate Jobs UK
Together, we will push for worker voice and green energy jobs to be at the heart of the UK’s transition to a low carbon future.
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@gmb.org.uk to launch a new campaigning organisation: Climate Jobs UK
Together, we will push for worker voice and green energy jobs to be at the heart of the UK’s transition to a low carbon future.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We’re excited to be working with
@gmb.org.uk to launch a new campaigning organisation: Climate Jobs UK
Together, we will push for worker voice and green energy jobs to be at the heart of the UK’s transition to a low carbon future.
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@gmb.org.uk to launch a new campaigning organisation: Climate Jobs UK
Together, we will push for worker voice and green energy jobs to be at the heart of the UK’s transition to a low carbon future.
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