Public ownership would mean lower energy bills and lower inflation

On the eve of the new price cap, Unite has highlighted how energy companies are making record profits while the government and industry regulator, Ofgem, stand by and do nothing to support workers and communities. Ofgem is preparing to unveil the new price cap level, which will be implemented from 1 October. While it is […]

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Today’s top stories…Gatwick Bank Holiday weekend strikes off

The threat of strike action at Gatwick Airport this weekend has ended after workers accepted dramatically improved pay offers.  Unite had called strike action this weekend on behalf of members employed by ground handlers Red Handling and Wilson James who undertake the passenger mobility contract at the airport. However, following improved pay offers both strikes […]

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Today’s top stories…Barts NHS Trust workers vote to strike

NHS workers at Barts Health NHS Trust have overwhelmingly voted for a campaign of industrial action today by a margin of 95 per cent in a dispute over low pay and safe staffing. The workers and their representatives will meet over the coming days to agree strike dates. Last year Unite activists and union reps […]

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‘We must all stand up and be counted’

Today (August 23), Unite marks what has been designated by UNESCO as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Unite Equalities urges everyone to commemorate the day and fight the racist legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in their statement below: In 1555, John Lok became the first recorded […]

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