13/02/07
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, has launched its Water@Work initiative, urging people across the UK to use the tap as an inexpensive and greener way to stay hydrated and healthy.
General Secretary Dave Prentis stated:
"Our Water@Work campaign is aimed at encouraging as many employers as possible to provide staff with accessible mains-fed water on the shop floor or office.
"Workers work better if they are hydrated and have access to good clean drinking water. Bottled water is no better than mains water, and the effect on the environment of all that water being transported around the country in large plastic bottles is enormous."
UNISON is a member of the Water for Health Alliance, established in 2002 to promote greater awareness of the importance of hydration to health.
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