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Restore the differentials. Reverse the wage cuts. Keep pace with soaring living costs. This is the call from Unite to electricians as it continues to work on the latest pay claim. The Electricians United! campaign includes a new video to bring home the importance of backing the claim, a petition that will strengthen the Unite […]
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Unite turned up the heat on Labour politicians this weekend — and secured a commitment for £200m of additional investment in Grangemouth after months of campaigning. General secretary Sharon Graham led a demonstration of Grangemouth workers which placed 400 hard hats at the doorstep of Scottish Labour’s conference in Glasgow. These symbolised the 400 jobs […]
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On the tenth day of Christmas, UniteLive looks back on a huge win for low-paid women – canteen staff at Drax Power Station who took strike action for the first time. Although the women secured their win in 2024, it wasn’t until this year that their full story was told on UniteLive. It was also […]
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Unite is holding a Women’s Development Day in Leeds that will be packed full of workshops and speakers, as well as the chance to share ideas and experiences with fellow Unite women and learn about opportunities for women’s development and voices within Unite. The event “What in the World is Happening to Women?” is being […]
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Today (Thur 13 Feb) Unite Construction and Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Council (BWTUC) got together at Battersea Power Station to celebrate the immense union role at the construction site. The quality and sheer scale of the work is obvious when seeing the riverside project. Converting the former power station into a massive housing project […]
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On the twelfth and last day of Christmas, UniteLive looks back on a ‘Blue Monday’ story, where Ryanair cabin crew bravely spoke out on workplace stress. As ‘Blue Monday’ approaches once more, and many of our readers beginning thinking of their holidays in the year ahead, let’s send solidarity to those working hard to make […]
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Yesterday (Feb 6) Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham visited reps at Europe’s largest construction site, Hinkley Point C in Somerset. Sharon Graham was there to meet Unite reps and discuss key areas within construction and how the union can support them. While there she took the opportunity to push for investment for Sizewell C in […]
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Unite Live – Shorter working week workshop (400 words) Sign up now for “four-day week” training Unite is at the forefront of the campaign for a shorter working week, and a new pilot workshop from Unite Education, in conjunction with the Organising Department, will help reps understand the issues and explore ways that this can […]
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Unite South West have unveiled a brand new union banner for the region highlighting the areas working history and tradition of fighting for peoples rights. The banner recognises some of the trade union heroes from across the region, with images of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Bristol Bus Boycott and Tony Benn gracing the front and […]
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Unite ramped up its campaign to restore the Winter Fuel Allowance for all pensioners this week with a banner drop on Wednesday (January 29). The campaign called on the Labour government to release the latest figures for excess winter deaths. Last August, the Labour government announced it would be axing the previously universal Winter Fuel […]
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Unite sends its solidarity to all those affected by the devastating mid-air collision of PSA flight 5342 with a US military helicopter in Washington, DC today (January 31). The American Airlines regional passenger jet, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with a Black Hawk helicopter at around 9pm local time. Emergency responders are […]
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Today (27 January) is Holocaust Memorial Day and when people across the world gather to remember the 6 million Jewish people who were murdered in the Holocaust. The day also commemorate the millions more people murdered through the Nazi persecution, the communists, LGBT+ and disabled people as well as the millions more who were murdered […]
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Heart Union week is back next month – and we want to hear your stories about how Unite branches have been recruiting new members and spreading the word. This year Heart Unions week runs from 10-16 February 2025 and is a chance to join with Unite activists across the UK in celebrating unions and all […]
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As record breaking winds from Storm Eowyn tore across Ireland, leaving 725,000 properties without power, construction employers were busy trying to cheat workers out of a day’s leave. On Friday (24 Jan) winds of 113 mph were recorded near Galway, and hundreds of buildings across the country were damaged. However the very workers who will […]
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This feature first appeared in the autumn edition of the Landworker magazine. You can view the latest issue here. The UK’s hospitality industry is inextricably entwined with rural economies – in fact, rural tourism accounts for a whopping 70 to 80 per cent of all British tourism, and it adds around £14bn a year to […]
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Today is often called “Blue Monday”, due to a perception that it is the most depressing day of the year. However any day can be difficult for people struggling with their mental health, and, as The Samaritans point out, “feeling low isn’t just something that happens on Mondays or a random day in January”. It […]
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Striking workers at Princes Food factories across the country are standing firm as the current wave of industrial action enters its second week. The strikes are the result of new owners at Princes revoking a pay offer from the previous employer for Unite members who work as line operatives and engineers. Paul Russell is Unite […]
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The January blues can hit anyone and The Samaritans are encouraging workers to grab a cuppa and have a chat next week as their “Brew Monday” campaign returns for 2025. The Samaritans, who provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide, are reminding everyone to reach out […]
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Unite has slammed a decision by the Irish Government which will see the majority of migrant health care assistants (HCAs) on general employment permits paid less than the new national minimum wage. Migrant health care assistants on existing contracts will not benefit from the new government-mandated minimum annual remuneration of €30,000. This took effect on […]
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Workers at Princes Food have escalated strike action at the food production company following the withdrawal of an agreed pay offer, and a lack of movement from the employer. Princes produce tinned goods for the nation’s supermarkets and shops, who could be hit with shortages during the strikes in Bradford, Cardiff, Glasgow, Long Sutton and […]
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