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Unite is inviting you to raise a tankard with lifelong trade union member Nigel Clatworthy when he makes his Tolpuddle debut at the Unite Marquee at this year’s festival. Nigel plays under the name “FMI Clatters” and is a regular sight in the pubs and festivals across the south west – but what many people […]
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Business representatives, oil and gas workers and Unite officials unveiled a giant letter this morning (27 June) at Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Nearly 200 firms from Scottish towns dependent on the oil and gas industry have signed an open letter backing Unite’s call for Labour to drop its policy of banning new North Sea exploration licenses […]
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Barts Trust staff are celebrating a huge victory for pay justice after workers voted to accept a deal which will see them receive the equivalent of the Covid bonus they fought so long and hard for. Barts domestic and facilities staff bravely took multiple days of strike action since autumn of last year after they […]
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UNITE LIVE – Unite achieves significant gains at Biological Hazards talks (450 words) Progress made in improving biosafety for workers. Unite has been taking part in vital negotiations at the recent Biological Hazards Convention, held in Geneva this month. Unite National Health and Safety Advisor, Rob Miguel, has been leading negotiations on behalf of UK […]
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Unite has joined forces with Lincolnshire DIY punk promoters Collaborate and Listen to put on Steel Town Punks, a day of live punk music to raise the profile of Unite’s Support Our Steel campaign. The promoters have pulled out all the stops to bring together seven bands covering a range of styles including Oi, folk-punk […]
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This week the Met Office has issued a yellow heat health alert for most of England, leaving many workers asking what their rights are when working in extreme temperatures. Unite has been calling for the introduction of a maximum working temperature for some time and says workers need clarity as heatwaves become more common. Unite […]
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An industrial dispute at world famous shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff, has ended after the workforce voted to accept a significant pay increase. Following a titanic struggle involving a strike ballot and threatened walkout workers have accepted a pay offer, which provides an increase of 13% for skilled trades and 10.5% for general operatives. Unite the […]
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Unite workers at Tata have called the first strikes in 40 years at the south Wales plant to stop the destruction of the UKs steel industry. The historic strikes at Port Talbot were announced as Labour has vowed emergency talks with Tata after the general election. Around 1,500 Tata workers based in Port Talbot and […]
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Unite is celebrating Windrush Day on Saturday (June 22), marking 76 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush after the Second World War. The ship brought hundreds of West Indian men, women and children and is considered emblematic of the ‘Windrush generation’ – people from the Caribbean who played a vital role in rebuilding […]
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Unite Community Branches across South and West Yorkshire held street stalls last weekend (15 June), continuing to raise public awareness of the “Unite4Energy for All” campaign. The campaign was launched last December and aims to highlight the need for action on fuel poverty and is demanding: Unite Community Leeds and Wakefield joined forces with the […]
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Former 13th Note workers have lodged a formal bid to take over the iconic Glasgow venue. The workers, members of Unite Hospitality, have submitted a comprehensive 27 page business plan to re-establish the 13th Note as one of the most important cultural spaces for the people of Glasgow to enjoy live music, art and sustainably […]
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A rally was held outside of the Port Talbot steelworks on Monday (June 17) ahead of industrial action which began the following day to stop Tata unnecessarily closing its blast furnaces and cutting 2,800 jobs. Around 1,500 Tata steelworkers based in Port Talbot and Newport Llanwern began working to rule as well as taking part in a […]
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This week is Learning Disability Week (June 17 – 23) and across the country many support services and centres are highlighting the work that they do to help some of the vulnerable in society. One centre is The Hive Avon in Kingswood, Bristol. The Hive is a social drop-in centre for adults, aged 18 or […]
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Members of the Unite Faith Workers’ Branch (FWB) have been regularly attending the Greenbelt Festival over recent years with a stand promoting the benefits of trade union membership to festival goers. The Faith Workers’ Branch (FWB) was established about 30 years ago in order for amalgamating unions to give a defined identity to faith workers, […]
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Unite has been working with its retired members to draw up a ‘Decent Retirement for All’ manifesto ahead of next month’s general election. The manifesto, published by Unite’s National Retired Members Committee, puts forward key policies for pension provision, the health and social care system and to provide greater security, independence and inclusion for older […]
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Unite has welcomed Labour’s manifesto commitment to a public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave, when forty years ago police forces brutally assaulted striking pickets near Sheffield. The Battle of Orgreave is considered a pivotal moment in the 1984-85 miners’ strike, after which dozens of pickets were arrested on trumped up charges following the police […]
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It’s National Blood Week this week (June 10-16), when the NHS gives a “big push for new donors ahead of summer and urges the nation’s giving types to book an appointment to save lives”. In the story below, we hear from Unite activist Torkwase Holmes and the work she’s doing to promote blood donation. — […]
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It’s Diabetes Awareness Week this week (June 10-16), and Unite West Midlands is proud to be supporting the Diabetes Safety Organisation (DSO) with their rollout of workplace safety kits (pictured) and awareness information. The DSO engages with and helps employers on diabetes awareness, offers training for employees and supplies businesses with emergency hypo kits. Often […]
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Men’s Health Week 2024 takes place this week (June 10-16), and Unite London & Eastern region has recently run workshops for members that explore men’s health, safety and wellbeing. Unite campaigns for healthy, safe workplaces and working lives for all, and these workshops aimed to raise awareness so reps could develop an action plan to […]
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Unite is encouraging everyone to protect their right to vote in the build up to the UK general election on July 4. Following changes to the electoral system, everyone needs to bring ID to the polling booth, or risk being turned away. During the 2023 local elections in England, thousands of people lost their vote […]
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