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Unite delegate Shital Pau issued a clarion call in defence of banking sector jobs which are now being threatened and replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Shital made her intervention on Tuesday (September 15), speaking in support of a motion on the future of financial services. “Workers in the banking sector, those of us that work […]
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Monday (September 14) was a busy day for Unite delegates at TUC Congress, with Unite general secretary Sharon Graham moving a key motion on the economy. Her speech, which you can read about here, was met with loud applause in the hall. You can view more of Monday’s highlights in our gallery below: GS Sharon […]
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Unite delegate and executive council (EC) member Suzanne Abachor spoke passionately in support of a composite calling for insourcing of the public sector. Suzanne, who herself is an outsourced worker, made her powerful intervention on the third day of TUC Congress on Tuesday (September 15). Suzanne spoke of her experience as an outsourced worker, who […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham moved a motion on industrial and economic policy section, in what many considered to be the best speech heard in the hall so far. Unite’s motion noted that for decades working class communities have had to pay the price for of crisis after crisis not of their making. This failure […]
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Unite delegate Dean Collins moved a motion on supporting disabled people in work on Monday (September 14). Dean warned that we stood at a “crossroads, where disabled people are being pushed out, held back and written off”. “Not because we lack talent; not because we lack ambition,” he noted. “But because structural barriers are being […]
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Unite delegate Dara Basketfield moved a motion on the youth housing crisis at TUC Congress on Monday (September 14). He began his speech by noting that while the housing crisis affects everyone, he added that it has had “a disproportionate impact” on young people. He told Congress that housing – whether buying or renting – […]
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Unite delegate David Oladele moved a motion on Monday (September 14) Britain’s housing crisis, calling it a national emergency. He said, “I have 22 years’ experience supporting single homeless men and some of them have had to stay in a single room for over 10 years, yet there is no accommodation available for them from […]
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Unite delegate Vicky Thompson is a senior technician employed by a local authority in Scotland and school support worker. As TUC Congress debated a motion on school funding on Monday (September 14), Vicky shared with us the following comment piece. Local authorities in Scotland have been chronically underfunded for decades. And when the Scottish government […]
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Unite delegates were out in full force on the first day of TUC Congress 2026 on Sunday (September 14). See highlights from the day in photos below: View of proceedings Delegation votes TUC top table – Unite’s EC chair Andy Green and member Susan Matthews last two on left GS Sharon Graham and Unite delegate […]
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Unite delegate Faith Coker-Jarra moved a motion on the first day of TUC Congress on Sunday (September 15) on tackling the far right and the weaponisation of women and girl’s safety. The motion, which first put forward at the TUC Women’s Conference in March, weighed up how trade unionists should respond to the rise of […]
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Continuing on the fighting the far right theme, Unite delegate Pritpal Singh-Atwal moved the next motion which had come from the TUC Black Workers Conference, on behalf of Unite. Pritpal opened his moving speech by referring to the gains in electoral support of far and hard right parties, not just here, but across Europe and […]
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Welcome to Unite Live’s coverage of this year’s TUC Congress in Brighton, running from Sunday September 13 to Wednesday September 16. We’ll bring you all the highlights and as many of the contributions as we can, made by your Unite delegates to the conference. Opening the conference, (after all the customary welcome speeches) was the […]
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An escalating industrial dispute at a food producer in Enniskillen is threatening to impact the supply of some leading UK brands as workers strike over poverty pay. Unite represents approximately 130 workers employed by Pilgrims Europe at its production facility in County Fermanagh. Workers started all out strike action on Wednesday 2 September, a sharp […]
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Following news earlier this week that strike action by Unite members at Arriva North London had resulted in a groundbreaking deal that included improvements to driver conditions, Unite has today (09 September) announced details of an expanded deal for all London bus drivers. As a result of months of campaigning work around hot weather, Unite […]
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Unite members at Arriva North London have won a groundbreaking agreement to improve the working conditions of drivers, including the installation of air conditioning, after taking industrial action. The 1,500 drivers, based at Barking, Edmonton, Enfield, Grays, Palmers Green, Stamford Hill, Tottenham and Wood Green, took industrial action last month over hot weather working conditions. […]
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The noise of whistles and supportive car horns sounded outside the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Headquarters in Poole yesterday (25 Aug) as striking boat builders and fitters from the Isle of Wight’s RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Centre traveled to Dorset to take their message to the charities bosses who have abandoned them. The Unite members, […]
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The spirit of Cable Street will be felt across the South West this weekend as Unite members join counter demonstrations and protests against far right attempts to divide their communities. As Unite continues its preparations for the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street in October members are saying “¡No pasarán!” in response to […]
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Highly skilled offshore medics who provide a “lifeline” for workers have received a pay win thanks to Unite that will see wages and allowances increase and lift pay by over £3000. Unite represents around a dozen medics employed by United Healthcare Global Medical (UK) who provide essential medical cover on assets owned by Adura which […]
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Trade union solidarity has won through after over 1,000 GKN workers based at the company’s Filton and Bristol aerospace factories, secured pay deals that were a vast improvement on the employers original offer. GKN Aerospace is a world-leading aerospace supplier, producing GKN airframe and engine structures, electrical wiring and landing gear which is present on […]
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Workers at the Isle of Wight’s RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Centre have taken a second day of strike in their ongoing campaign to protect jobs and skills on the island, and get a fair deal from the charity. Placards and banners on the picket line spell out the frustration of workers at the boat yard in […]
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