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Workers at Barts NHS Trust and outsourcing company Synergy have taken strike action this week in protest at the failure to pay them the £1655 lump-sum payment NHS workers were offered for working during the pandemic. In the film below, we hear from the striking Unite members – mainly low-paid domestic and catering workers — who […]
The post ‘We risked our lives – it wasn’t easy’ appeared first on Unite Live.
When I studied at university, I had access to reprinted editions of many American left publications. Among them was Labor Action, the weekly newspaper of Max Shachtman’s Workers Party. I have never forgotten the headline…Read more…
Quincy Raymond, Chair of TUC Young Workers Forum shares their experiences of the CFDT Young Workers Conference – November 2023.
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On Sunday I went with UNISON Labour Link colleagues to a fundraising dinner in Ealing. It was packed and extremely well organised. The food and service was also excellent. It was great to meet and catch up with Labour and union friends. After speeches …Read more…
Adding a handful of inspectors will make little difference
The article The government’s plan to tackle polluting water companies is wide of the mark first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Adding a handful of inspectors will make little difference
The article The government’s plan to tackle polluting water companies is wide of the mark first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Delegates passed several motions on women’s health at work and heard a speech from Abena Oppong-Asare MP, Labour shadow minister for women’s health
The article Women’s health at work is a UNISON priority says conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Delegates passed several motions on women’s health at work and heard a speech from Abena Oppong-Asare MP, Labour shadow minister for women’s health
The article Women’s health at work is a UNISON priority says conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This year’s LGBT+ History Month also gives us a chance to remember the vital role LGBT+ workers play in our health service
The article Blog: Celebrating our LGBT+ members and history first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This year’s LGBT+ History Month also gives us a chance to remember the vital role LGBT+ workers play in our health service
The article Blog: Celebrating our LGBT+ members and history first appeared on the UNISON National site.
What a fantastic picture. Very proud of Gen and Damien. Read more…
Unite mobilised one of its biggest steel demos ever in Port Talbot on Saturday (February 17). Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an impassioned speech at the rally, which you can watch in full in the video below: If you’ve missed our earlier coverage of the Port Talbot demo, you can read a full news […]
The post ‘Last stand for UK steel’ appeared first on Unite Live.
It’s only Monday (February 19) and it’s already been a busy week for Unite. Below is a selection of today’s top news stories: Balfour Beatty workers angry over profitable firm’s below inflation pay offer Around 150 M25 maintenance workers employed by Balfour Beatty are being balloted for strike action over pay, Unite said today. The […]
The post Today’s top news stories: M25 workers in strike vote appeared first on Unite Live.
The Port Talbot community joined Unite steelworkers, officers and activists for the union’s biggest demonstration to date on Saturday (February 17) in the fight to save steel jobs. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham joined the protest and gave an impassioned speech in a rallying cry for the thousands of jobs now at risk at Tata’s […]
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Back around April 2022, our Senior Deputy General Secretary kicked off a big review of IT at CWU. It was a chance to look across the union at what we needed to do, including our core membership tools. I thought the challenge of our old membership system contract coming to an end in 18 months … Continue reading Moving to Dynamics at CWU: a case study from discovery to delivery
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“We can fight. And yes, we can win!” These were the rousing words of Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham yesterday, February 17, as she addressed the hundreds-strong Port Talbot steel community who’d come to listen, as she spoke out on the closure of the blast furnaces.
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Today Gill and I continued with our journey around London via the Capital Ring walk. We had started off in Woolwich during November and will hopefully finish 78 miles later in Beckton (not in one go!).It took us about 1 hour to get to Grove Park (bus t…Read more…
Love Unions week finishes on Sunday. In the meanwhile :-“Have a bit of musical fun, with deep political foundations And if you and all your trade union friends want to cheer yourselves up and give your politics a happy bounce in HeartUnions week, then …Read more…
Delegates condemn statement from Israel’s national security minister that the army must shoot anyone approaching the border, including women and children
The article UNISON women pass emergency motion on Gaza first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Delegates condemn statement from Israel’s national security minister that the army must shoot anyone approaching the border, including women and children
The article UNISON women pass emergency motion on Gaza first appeared on the UNISON National site.