Peter Youles
CALL FOR DELEGATES. DEADLINE FOR DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FRIDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2019 Branch is going to send a delegation to this year’s UNISON LGBT Conference. It is going to be held in Bournemouth from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th November 2019. Send your expression of interest by September 13th to: John.Bond@ThamesReach.org.uk A statement of up […]
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UNISON has signed a recognition agreement with one of the UK’s largest housing associations, Optivo Housing, allowing the union to negotiate pay and working conditions on behalf of staff there.
The agreement – signed by UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis and Optivo chief executive officer Paul Hackett – allows the union to both recruit new members and negotiate on behalf of existing ones.
Optivo is one of the UK’s largest housing associations with over 44,000 affordable homes in London, the South East and the Midlands. It was formed following the amalgamation of Amicus Horizon and Viridian Housing Association last May.