Message of support to Public Service Workers' Union (IFTU) from UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis:
UNISON, the UK's biggest trade union, supports the development of free and independent trade unions in Iraq. The right to take industrial action, including strike action,is an important manifestation of that right. UNISON hopes that the dispute at the Palestine Hotel can be resolved through negotiation, but should this fail we support whatever further legitimate action the Public Service Workers' Union Committee decides is necessary.
Dave Prentis
General Secretary
UNISON