Good news for the world’s 381 million care workers. For the first time ever a major global policy-making body has discussed labour conditions in care – and the measures needed to ensure quality employment for all of the care workforce.
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Sharp rise in number of children growing up in poverty in working households
The Universal Credit is fundamentally flawed and needs to be reformed. No child should live in poverty in our country. We need an urgent economic reset and a government that will make work pay.
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How Labour can govern for working people
The trade union movement will work with Keir Starmer to deliver change.
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The New Deal gets one step closer
The new Labour government has taken the first step in reversing the country’s failed 14-year experiment with ultra-flexible labour markets by announcing plans for a law to boost workers’ rights.
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GB Energy: what did the King’s Speech reveal about the government’s plan?
Public ownership of clean power is set to become a reality in the UK, after Great British Energy was included in Wednesday’s King’s Speech.
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Huge support for Labour’s New Deal workers’ rights plans
A poll commissioned by the TUC shows huge backing across the political spectrum for improving protections at work and for the fundamental policies that underpin Labour’s New Deal for working people.
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How health and safety reps at GKN Automotive worked with the employer to cut waste, carbon, and unnecessary costs
Frank Duffy, former Unite Convenor at GKN Driveline Birmingham (Unite), explains how he and his colleagues were able to implement changes that reduced the organisations overall carbon emissions – as well as providing long term cost savings.
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The worst government for growth in modern times
After three successive positive months for growth, April GDP came in at zero.
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Amazon dispute: GMB pushes for historic recognition
After a long and contentious battle, the GMB union is on the verge of becoming the first recognised trade union at an Amazon warehouse in the UK and Europe.
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Scrapping the three-day wait for sick pay will help millions
Scrapping the lower earnings limit and the three-day wait will be two important steps to making the system fairer.
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A new global agreement on decent work in the care economy
Good news for the world’s 381 million care workers. For the first time ever a major global policy-making body has discussed labour conditions in care – and the measures needed to ensure quality employment for all of the care workforce.
Read more…
Sharp rise in number of children growing up in poverty in working households
The Universal Credit is fundamentally flawed and needs to be reformed. No child should live in poverty in our country. We need an urgent economic reset and a government that will make work pay.
Read more…
How Labour can govern for working people
The trade union movement will work with Keir Starmer to deliver change.
Read more…
The New Deal gets one step closer
The new Labour government has taken the first step in reversing the country’s failed 14-year experiment with ultra-flexible labour markets by announcing plans for a law to boost workers’ rights.
Read more…
GB Energy: what did the King’s Speech reveal about the government’s plan?
Public ownership of clean power is set to become a reality in the UK, after Great British Energy was included in Wednesday’s King’s Speech.
Read more…
Huge support for Labour’s New Deal workers’ rights plans
A poll commissioned by the TUC shows huge backing across the political spectrum for improving protections at work and for the fundamental policies that underpin Labour’s New Deal for working people.
Read more…
How health and safety reps at GKN Automotive worked with the employer to cut waste, carbon, and unnecessary costs
Frank Duffy, former Unite Convenor at GKN Driveline Birmingham (Unite), explains how he and his colleagues were able to implement changes that reduced the organisations overall carbon emissions – as well as providing long term cost savings.
Read more…
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival – in photos
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham joined thousands of trade union members at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset this weekend (July 19-21). On the final day of the festival (July 21), Sharon gave a barnstorming speech paying tribute to the Martyrs, their successors — Unite’s agricultural workers — as well as the Martyrs’ descendants, linking […]
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The worst government for growth in modern times
After three successive positive months for growth, April GDP came in at zero.
Read more…
Amazon dispute: GMB pushes for historic recognition
After a long and contentious battle, the GMB union is on the verge of becoming the first recognised trade union at an Amazon warehouse in the UK and Europe.
Read more…