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The final secretary of the nation’s largest union will step down on the finish of the 12 months, when his time period expires.
Dave Prentis has led Unison, which represents 1.3m staff, since 2001.
In an announcement, he stated it had “been the honour and privilege of my life to have the ability to signify our unbelievable public service staff from throughout our 4 nations”.
The union’s government committee will announce a timetable for selecting his successor by the top of July.
Unison represents employees who present public companies, working within the public, personal or voluntary sectors. Mr Prentis has labored for the union for 47 years.
Sir Keir Starmer, the chief of the Labour Occasion – which the union is affiliated with – tweeted his because of Mr Prentis,
Saying his determination to step down, Mr Prentis stated: “I’ve at all times been pushed by a perception in equity and justice for all our members, particularly prior to now 5 months once they and our public companies have risen to the numerous challenges posed by the pandemic.
“Because the well being disaster turns to an financial disaster, I will likely be right here to proceed to steer Unison till the top of this 12 months.
“There’s a lot nonetheless to do – holding the federal government to account for its dealing with of the pandemic, guaranteeing correct funding for our public companies and an honest pay rise for all their hardworking workers.”