Dave Prentice, General Secretary of UNISON (centre), dropped in to Southampton to support a rally of public sector workers, who joined striking teachers in Guildhall Square, Southampton on June 30. His message for council leader Royston Smith: “There is an alternative to pension and job cuts.” Click the 'read more link' to hear his speech in full.
We recorded Dave Prentice speaking to hundreds of council employees and teachers at a rally in Guildhall Square on June 30. Here's what he had to say.
Update: Leader of Southampton City Council Royston Smith has since said, on Twitter, that in fact he was in his office during the rally, and not away at a conference as suggested in the speech.