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Prospect calls for action on UK nuclear future
01/08/2008
Commenting on the news that French energy firm EDF has pulled out of a deal to buy British Energy, Prospect said the government must ensure that what emerges from this situation is in the long-term public interest for secure and sustainable energy, not short-term shareholder profit.

Fix broken civil service pay, says Prospect
01/08/2008
The morale of government specialists is plummeting according to Prospect, the union representing 34,000 of the government’s most qualified staff.

Union backs green light for UK nuclear laboratory
23/07/2008
As the largest union for the UK nuclear industry, Prospect has welcomed the green light for the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), as competition to select the management of this new research and development facility begins.

Prospect welcomes preferred Sellafield bidder
11/07/2008
Prospect has welcomed the announcement that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has selected the consortium comprising Washington, Amec and Areva as the preferred bidder for the Sellafield parent body organisation.

VOSA staff delighted after sell-off threat lifted
03/07/2008
Staff at the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency are “delighted” by the announcement that the threatened privatisation of some of the safety agency’s core frontline functions will not be pushed through.

British Museum and National Gallery staff to strike
02/07/2008
Specialist heritage workers across the capital will go on strike this Friday (July 4) as members of the Prospect union at the National Gallery and the British Museum protest over the imposition of totally inadequate pay offers, almost a year after their due date.