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Time to climate-proof health and safety laws Unite in Northern Ireland has called on Stormont to protect workers during ‘Extreme Weather’ events. The call went out on International Workers’ Memorial Day following Unite releasing the results of a survey today (Monday 28 April) conducted after Storm Eowyn. The survey of members was carried out by […]
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A sea of Unite flags filled Blake Gardens in Bridgwater on Friday (April 25th), as construction workers from Hinkley Point C and trade union activists gathered around the Unite Workers Memorial to mark International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD). Around 100 people gathered for the breezy lunchtime event, an event which is now the “largest event […]
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Unite members gathered outside the Unite office in Moreland Street yesterday (April 23) to show support and solidarity with the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and its “Stop Deadly Dust” campaign against silica exposure. The construction sector members were all delegates attending the spring National Industrial Sector Committee (NISC) in London, where they heard […]
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Unite has called on the government to make a final investment decision on the building of a new nuclear power station during this quarter. Although groundwork for Sizewell C, located on the Suffolk coast, started over a year ago, the funding needed to build it has still not been agreed. Sizewell C would create up […]
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Talks started today (April 16) between Unite and Birmingham City Council, and before they began the Council leader, John Cotton, and his team were busy doing a media round giving interviews. However once the talks had started they entered a “parallel universe” as the council refused to put in writing what John Cotton and his […]
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Unite members are being urged to get involved with this year’s International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), with plans well underway for country wide commemoration events to “remember the dead and fight for the living” later this month. The annual event is held around the world every year on April 28 as workers gather to reflect […]
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Birmingham bin workers have today (April 14) overwhelmingly rejected a partial offer from council, branding it ‘totally inadequate’. Hundreds of refuse workers, members of Unite, voted overwhelmingly to reject the deal, which still includes substantial pay cuts for workers. The offer also did not address potential pay cuts for 200 drivers. The industrial dispute escalated […]
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Unite is calling on people to join them tomorrow (Tuesday 15) at the Council House in Birmingham’s Victoria Square when the union will be delivering a petition to Birmingham City Council. The petition in support of the more than 350 Birmingham bin workers are on strike, due to the council’s decision to abolish the safety […]
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A chorus of voices is now backing Unite in calling for the nationalisation of British Steel if crunch talks fail. British Steel owner Jingye, a Chinese company, is in talks with the UK government to provide a lifeline of raw materials to the Scunthorpe plant, which it desperately needs to ensure its blast furnaces keep […]
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“No one should ever have to choose between heating and eating” was the message from Unite’s members holding protests as part of a nationwide Day of Action over energy price hikes. Unite Community activists joined comrades from Unite Retired Members Branches, along with other fuel poverty and pensioner groups, held over 40 events yesterday (April […]
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The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) have launched the STOP Deadly Dust Campaign to spotlight the often silent killers of workers in their sectors. The BWI is the Global Union Federation grouping free and democratic trade unions with members in the Building, Building Materials, Wood, Forestry and Allied Industries. Unite members in construction and […]
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A housing campaign group is calling on Unite members to take part in a survey which is hoped will highlight the impact that poor quality housing can have on the workplace. Workers living in poor quality housing often suffer from sickness or stress that can result in them having to take time off from work. […]
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Unite has today (28 March) launched a new website to raise awareness on Prostate Cancer for reps, and to help them run campaigns and negotiate support measures with employers. Unite North East Yorkshire and Humber (NEYH) has partnered with Prostate Cancer UK to ask employers to run a prostate cancer risk awareness raising campaign in […]
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Unite NEYH today (28 March) launched a new prostate cancer guide in partnership with Prostate Cancer UK to help reps run campaigns and negotiate support measures with employers that will raise awareness of the disease. However some reps have already been working hard to negotiate agreements with employers in the region. Unite member Karen Daniels […]
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Unite Community activists from across the country are planning events as part of the the unions forthcoming nationwide Day of Action over energy price hikes – and they would love to see you join them on the streets. Unite branches are organising events in every corner of the UK to highlight the impact of the […]
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Did you miss Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement on Wednesday (March 26)? In the analysis below, Joy Johnson of Unite’s political department presents all the highlights, including Unite general secretary Sharon Graham’s reaction. This week is all about the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. There is of course a lot of other news about President Trump, for […]
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Yesterday (20 March) members of Unite South West’s regional disabled committee, in partnership with Plymouth City Council, launched the inaugural Neurodiversity Conference at the Council House in the city. The event was part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. The Plymouth Neurodiversity Conference aimed to celebrate […]
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Unite is encouraging members to take to the streets and get involved with a national day of action on 1 April to highlight the impact of the rising cost of energy on communities. Unite Community and Unite Retired Members Branches are organising protests nationwide in response to OFGEM’s 6.4% price hike on 1st April, and […]
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Unite members working at Veolia’s site in Sheffield continued their campaign for union recognition, holding demonstrations yesterday in the city (19 March), with around 150 members and supporters marching through the city centre. The demonstrations started with a picket line outside the Lumley Street depot of union-busting firm, before marching onto Sheffield Town Hall to […]
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Unite has warned that the government’s proposed cuts to the welfare budget must not pit “the poorest against the poorest”. There are in the region of 2.5 million people who are in employment and receiving some form of benefit, due to low pay or who require additional support, for example due to disability. Unite general […]
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