Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy reflects on 2025 and picks some sector highlights. prospect.org.uk/news/prospec... Season's greetings to everyone! Special thanks to members working through the festive period, from air traffic controllers, to power engineers, to theatre and museum staff.

👉 Encouraging more girls into STEM isn't enough if women are later pushed out by unsustainable working practices. 👉 Addressing gender inequality in the tech industry will require more than encouragement or skills pipelines. It demands structural change.

1/ The government’s new Women in Tech Taskforce is a welcome step but its success will depend on tackling workplace culture, excessive hours and insecure “voluntary” opt-outs from working time protections.

The Employment Rights Bill is now the Employment Rights Act, bringing a host of new rights for workers and trade unions.This is a historic moment and we’re proud to have played our part, working with the govt & other political parties to strengthen the law and ensure it works for our members.

Reform’s plans to cut 68,000 civil service jobs would damage our vital public services. Read our General Secretary's response.

On the Lords blocking the Employment Rights Bill, Prospect General Secretary, Mike Clancy says: "The behaviour of the House of Lords can no longer be seen as constructive scrutiny and increasingly looks like cynical wrecking tactics..." Read our full response: prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...

Congratulations to the heritage team and branch who have been resolute and in the room, but with a mandate to leave and escalate ,to deliver improved offers that have been overwhelmingly endorsed by members across BL sites.

🚨 Prospect secures improved pay deal at the British Library. After rejecting two offers and preparing for industrial action, members have voted to accept a 3.8% pay rise plus structural changes to improve progression for lowest grades.

The gender pension gap in the civil service stands at 45%, higher than the UK average of 36.5%. This is unacceptable. That's why we have written to Cabinet Office Minister Anna Turley to urge the government to take urgent action to address the gap.

In response to the government’s amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, we welcome the proposal to lift the cap on unfair dismissal compensation. Too many employers “price in” unfair dismissal knowing the maximum cost. We urge Parliament to pass the amended Bill into law before Christmas.

Speaking to @lewisgoodall.com on @lbc.co.uk about the Employment Rights Bill, Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy says the process shows that unions “problem-solve, look to the long term and deliver a deal that’s good for members.” Listen here:

DEFRA's Environmental Improvement Plan confirms what we already know: there’s no trade-off between growth and nature 🌍 After years of underfunding, regulators need the resources to protect our environment and support economic growth.

'Unions secured stronger rights by returning to the negotiating table — delivering real protections for workers now' says Mike Clancy of @prospectunion.bsky.social

The deal unions have agreed to, in order to adjust the unfair dismissal protections in the Employment Rights Bill, is both a good deal for our members and a necessary one, says Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy. Read more ⬇️ prospect.org.uk/news/to-deli...

This was always going to be a difficult Budget given the challenging economic context. Working people are realistic that good public services require taxation – but as they are being asked to contribute more, they will rightly expect the Government to deliver on its promise of change.

⏳ Last chance to get three months free Prospect membership! Union Week wraps up today, so join now: prospect.org.uk/join 💚 The greater we are in number, the stronger our voice at work ✊

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.

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.

🎉 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.

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 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

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

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.

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.

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. ⤵️ online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/71...

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!

🚨 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.

🚀 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

“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: 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. 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.

Do you work in tech? Are your pay, conditions & training needs being heard at work? 💻 Help us influence government policy + support workplace negotiations by completing our short survey ⤵️ online1.snapsurveys.com/ProspectTech... 👥 Share with colleagues & invite them to join Prospect Union.

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...

🚨 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.

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. 🧵

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. 🧵1/8

Hailing today's Final Investment Decision for Sizewell C, our Senior Deputy General Secretary, Sue Ferns OBE says: "This will be one of the most important engineering projects of the next decade, delivering thousands of high-quality jobs." Read more: prospect.org.uk/news/final-i...

On return of the Pensions Commission, General Secretary Mike Clancy says: “The UK economy is sitting on a pension timebomb, with most employees not accruing enough to give them decent retirements, & it's welcome that the govt recognises this and is taking action." prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...

#Employment rights include #ParentalRights so we were delighted to have the opp to attend & contribute to this event with @justinmadders.bsky.social @prospectunion.bsky.social & @cipd.bsky.social

Today we welcomed Employment Rights Minister @justinmadders.bsky.social to a joint panel event with the @cipd.bsky.social on improving employment relations. We were joined by employers, trade unions and Government officials. Only through partnerships like this will we work together to make work pay

🚨 Prospect responds to news that the National Trust will cut 550+ jobs: Our members are custodians of the country’s cultural, historic and natural heritage - cuts of this scale risk losing institutional knowledge and skills which are vital to that mission.

Prospect Senior Deputy General Secretary Sue Ferns has been appointed a Non-Executive Board Member at the Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero She’ll be providing expert, independent advice & support for its clean energy mission. Find out more: www.gov.uk/government/n...

The Bayeux Tapestry is returning to Britain for the first time in 900 years! Prospect members at the British Museum will play a key role in making sure the tapestry is accessible to everyone.

Brilliant to have Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster @patmcfaddenmp.bsky.social join us at our Summer Reception. In his speech, Pat highlighted the vital work Prospect members do across our sectors and the importance of government and trade unions working together.

Today we launched our latest annual report on the Gender Pension Gap with a panel discussion between Prospect's Sue Ferns and guest speaker Ignacia Pinto from @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social