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Unite members employed by Hargreaves Industrial Services at CF Fertiliser’s Billingham factory are planning strike action over poor growth in pay despite the company making healthy profits. The low paid workers pack and load ammonium nitrate produced at the County Durham site for distribution to farmers across the country, ensuring that the shops are full […]
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Industry accreditation bodies have praised the work Unite and employers are doing at Canary Wharf to tackle fake cards. Unite organised an event at Canary Wharf last week (Tuesday 28 August) to show the process that Canary Wharf Contractors have put in place to ensure operatives attending the projects have the correct CSCS card for […]
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Hospitality workers across the east of England are being invited to wake up and smell the coffee as the region launched a new Unite Hospitality branch. The Unite Hospitality East Anglia Branch was launched last month and drew in lots of new members whilst also holding branch elections. The new branch team are raring to […]
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When Ubay* was told in January that he and his wife had been selected to work in the UK, they celebrated. The 37-year-old father of four from Uzbekistan, had seen his timber import business go bankrupt. Here was a chance to get his family out of debt. He had previously received similar offers that looked […]
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Reading Pride, one of the largest free prides and most dynamic and inclusive Pride events, is back on Saturday August 31st! This annual celebration of LGBT+ rights, community, and culture is more than just a parade; it’s a powerful movement that brings together thousands of people to champion equality and inclusion. Rich history of advocacy […]
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Valley Vets staff in South Wales are taking an enormously brave stand in the first ever private veterinary practice strike in British history. So far staff, including nurses, support staff and vets, are entering their fifth week of strike action, with their latest series of strikes set to end on August 31. The striking vet […]
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The following feature was first published in Landworker magazine – you can read the latest edition here. — We’d all like to think that when we walk through the doors of our workplaces, we’re all equal – we get paid the same for undertaking similar jobs as our colleagues, and we’re treated with similar levels of respect and […]
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The following feature was first published in Landworker magazine – you can read the latest edition here. — It’s always a good time to visit Jersey, say the adverts, trying to attract holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of the Channel Island. But migrant workers are finding it increasingly difficult to have a good time because of the lack […]
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Unite Equalities is gearing up to mark International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on Friday, August 23 with a special webinar. The webinar, which is open to everyone and will take place from 12.30-2pm, will be chaired by chair of Unite’s National BAEM Committee Susan Matthews alongside teacher and […]
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The following feature was first published in Landworker magazine – you can read the latest edition here. – Women already have it tough enough as it is – they’re more likely to have caring responsibilities, more likely to be un- or underemployed, and they’re also more likely to be affected by cuts to public services. […]
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The Unite Brass Band will be providing a live soundtrack to the classic Aardman animation film – The Wrong Trousers. The screening is being held as part of the inaugural Sheffield Film Festival on Saturday 24th August and is a celebration of Sheffield Hallam alumni Nick Park. The special live performance gives people a chance […]
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Terrifying riots that took place in cities across the UK earlier this month have left many shocked and traumatised, including workers whose workplaces were targets. These have included hotels housing asylum seekers, many of them staffed by Unite members. Among the most terrifying of these was in Rotherham on Sunday, August 4, when rioters smashed […]
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Workers employed by the private veterinary practice Valley Vets in South Wales, have announced further strikes from August 23 to August 31 after the company refused to enter meaningful negotiations with Unite. Valley Vets workers, including nurses, support staff and vets, have already taken industrial action, which began with an initial walkout from July 16 […]
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Young Unite members from the UK construction sector joined with thousands of colleagues from across the world as part of a campaign day from the BWI to tie in with International Youth Day 2024. On Monday (12 Aug) the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) called on its affiliates, partners, and young workers to take […]
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Unite member Katie and her colleagues working at the Ruskin Lodge care home in St. Helens wear many hats. They’re not only care workers; they’re cleaners, kitchen staff, security, activities coordinators, laundry attendants, admin staff – the list goes on. They are involved in virtually every aspect of the running of the care home, which […]
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The Unite Tolpuddle Branch set up its stall at the Dorset One World Festival on Saturday (10th) in Dorchester’s Borough Gardens. With far right unrest across the country it was an ideal time to remember the benefits of the country’s multicultural history. Members from the Dorset branch joined the annual free event which celebrates the […]
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With city streets full of far right demonstrators and counter protests businesses have been closing up early. They are understandably worried about damage to property and concerned over staff safety, but it has never been more important that employers ensure that workers get home safely. For some years now Unite has been running its “Get […]
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Unite has called for working-class unity and long-term workplace and community organisation to tackle the root causes of far-right riots over the last week. The violent riots, which were sparked last week by misinformation propagated by far-right extremists online in the wake of fatal stabbings of children in Southport, have terrorised communities across the UK. […]
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Dockyards football teams from across Britain, and further afield, gathered in West Thurrock on Saturday (3 Aug) for the UK’s first International Dockers Charity Football event. The tournament featured five-a-side teams from Bristol to London and Southampton to Liverpool. They even welcomed one team from Chile. Unite reps organised the event raising money for Havens […]
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Unite has vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in the fight to save Scotland’s only oil refinery from closure. The union led a 500-strong march and rally in Grangemouth, where refinery owners PetroIneos plans to convert the site into an oil terminal for imports. Only around 100 people would be employed at the terminal. At […]
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