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Winning for members in a challenging time
Mike Clancy · 1 May 2020
I write this piece on International Workers’ Day – when we commemorate the contribution…
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Answering your questions on Just Transition
Richard Hardy · 1 May 2020
Richard Hardy, Prospect national secretary for Scotland, and a member of Scotland’s…
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Woman wearing ill fitting PPE
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PPE still not right for women
Sue Ferns · 28 April 2020
With the lack of PPE for vital staff on the COVID front line in the news, our latest research…
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Free school fiascos flag up government planning failures
Warwick Mansell · 27 April 2020
Education journalist Warwick Mansell draws parallels between the government’s problem…
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IWMD20: Unions are vital for future workplace safety
Mike Clancy · 24 April 2020
We will never forget 2020. Not just for the way the virus turned our lives upside down and…
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Maggie Marshall, Prospect rep at the Civil Aviation Authority
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Flying through turbulent times with the Civil Aviation Authority
23 April 2020
Maggie Marshall, a senior rep, at the Civil Aviation Authority talks about working through the…
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6 challenges for the future of good work: is coronavirus the crisis that reminded us we are human?
Andrew Pakes · 21 April 2020
COVID-19 is rewriting the rules on the limits of government, on the shape of the  economy,…
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Unions and Scottish Government set the bar on joint working
Richard Hardy · 16 April 2020
Prospect negotiator Richard Hardy’s latest update on the union’s political work in…
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Energy workers are key workers- it’s time to appreciate them
Sue Ferns · 9 April 2020
Energy workers are key workers- it’s time to appreciate them The COVID-19 pandemic has…
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COVID-19 and the value of pensions
Stewart Mott · 3 April 2020
This is a concerning time for a variety of reasons, from concern about the health of yourself…
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