Our Party built the NHS – now it’s our task to help save it
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Our Party built the NHS – now it’s our task to help save it
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Nearly 2,000 Arriva bus drivers across Liverpool, Manchester and the north west of England are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay. If the Unite members, based at depots in…Read more…
Unite delegate Caroline Baikie highlighted the importance of apprenticeships in a debate about education and skills at the Labour Party Conference on Tuesday (September 28). Caroline told conference…Read more…
Falkirk shop stewards celebrate investment in electric bus manufacturingRead more…
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham joined Blackburn biomedical scientists striking over pay grades on Tuesday (September 28). Unite represents 21 biomedical scientists at East Lancashire Hospitals…Read more…
The public is firmly onside with trade unions when it comes to acting to prevent the mistreatment of workers, a poll for Unite revealed earlier this week. Nearly seven in 10 (67 per cent) support…Read more…
Government plans to relax immigration rules for lorry drivers and poultry processors are ‘propping up a broken and exploitative system’, Unite warned earlier this week. The union said depriving other…Read more…
Unite delegate and local authority worker for Leeds City Council Mark Pratt spoke passionately in a debate about local government cuts and pay on Monday (September 27) at Labour conference. He called…Read more…
End the race to the bottom
The article Labour’s pledge to create insourcing wave for public services is welcome, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
This book, the third in a series featuring the fictional detective Daniel Hawthorne, a Sherlockian consulting detective if there ever was one, and his very own Dr. Watson — Anthony Horowitz…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland, who also serves as the Labour Party’s treasurer, presented her report to Labour conference on the Party’s finances. In her speech on Saturday…Read more…
Unite delegate Philippa Marsden spoke out eloquently against fire and rehire as she moved a composite at Labour conference on Monday (September 27), which calls for the practice to be banned and…Read more…
Unite delegate Rob MacGregor moved a composite Monday (September 27), urging Labour to focus on ensuring workers don’t pay for the present crisis. “Comrades, we stand on the brink of a social and…Read more…
In August, I won the election to succeed Len McCluskey as the general secretary of Unite, one of Britain’s biggest and most powerful trade unions. Judging by the newspaper headlines, the result took…Read more…
The awards celebrate NHS workers who work tirelessly, day-after-day, to keep our health and care services running
The article Health Heroes: Nominations now open to find this year’s winners first…Read more…
Unite delegate Agnes Tolmie urged the Labour Party Conference on Sunday (September 26) to focus on defending working people instead of being bogged down in internal rules. Speaking out against…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner gave an impassioned speech as he spoke in support of a motion on climate change at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26). Addressing conference, he…Read more…
Unite delegate Tommy Murphy gave his full support for a CWU motion at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26) on the vital importance of public ownership. “The deep crisis in this country, exposed…Read more…
Key workers mustn’t be left stranded or forced to queue for hours simply to get to a pump.
The article Government must get a grip on fuel crisis to protect essential services, says UNISON first…Read more…
Unite delegate and aviation worker Sudarshan Dhanda highlighted the urgent need for government support of his sector at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26). “Our message to you is simple,” he…Read more…