Protesters take to the streets of Sheffield

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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‘Standing on the shoulders of giants’

On International Women’s Day, Unite members mark the day with action.   Unite Northeast Humberside and Yorkshire (NEYH) region embodied this spirit of action perfectly, as they hosted a development day for women members on the eve of International Women’s Day on Friday (March 7). Members flocked from across the region to attend the packed […]

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Unite takes its message across Europe

Unite activists have been telling Veolia shareholders across Europe that they will not go away and will continue to fight for recognition at the French waste giant’s Sheffield waste depot. As Veolia continues to refuse union recognition for workers at the depot in Yorkshire, Unite has continued to escalate the dispute.  This week activists travelled […]

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Unite Women gather in London

Unite organised an inspiring International Women’s Day Reception in Conway Hall this Wednesday (March 5th) to bring together members for an inspirational evening celebrating women in trade unions and highlighting the victories women activists have won. The evening gathering was hosted by Unite’s London & Eastern Women’s committee at Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, […]

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Electricians urged to “Back the claim!”

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 win for Grangemouth

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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UniteLive’s 12 days of Xmas – ‘All in it together’

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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“What in the World is Happening to Women?”

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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Power in a union

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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UniteLive’s 12 days of Xmas – ‘Relentless from the minute you check in’

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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Unite South West unveil new banner

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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Release winter deaths stats now

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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‘Solidarity and condolences’

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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Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

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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