‘We do our bit and hand it on’ – Bick
In July 2013 Rodney Bickerstaffe, UNISON’s first elected General Secretary, gave an inspirational and entertaining speech at the UNISON Eastern Region’s 20 years Birthday Celebrations....
Category: Speeches
International Brigades Commemoration 7 July – Video
A video of the IBMT commemoration held in London on 7 July 2012 including stirring anti-fascist words from former UNISON General Secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe and...
Bick: You have a legal right and moral duty to stand up to bullies
From UNISON Scotland Blog by John Stevenson Upwards of 10,000 public service workers were treated to a barnstorming performance by Rodney Bickerstaffe today outside the...
UNISON Fun Day New Lanark 2010
Interview with, and speech from Rodney Bickerstaffe at UNISON South Lanarkshire’s Family Fun Day at New Lanark in August 2010. Interview and Fun Day Speech
Stand up and whinge, says Bick
UNISON Lothian Health’s e-newsletter carried a great report on a speech by Rodney Bickerstaffe, ex General Secretary of UNISON, at the Branch’s 2010 Annual General Meeting earlier...
‘Let’s have no more ‘buts’ today’ – how the battle for the national minimum wage was won
In 2018 the Morning Star re-printed RODNEY BICKERSTAFFE’S landmark speech to TUC conference, moving a composite motion on low pay, on Wednesday September 3 1986....