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Unite delegate Cliff Bowen moved a composite on workers’ transition in the North Sea on Monday (September 9). He highlighted how “the future of over 30,000 oil and gas jobs across the North Sea hangs in the balance”. “This crisis is urgent. Environmental action is required but exporting jobs, skills and destroying working class kids’ […]
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Unite’s main contribution to the conference came in moving a composite motion, on Building a fairer economy. And the union’s general secretary Sharon Graham gave a virtuoso delivery of what was the best speech the floor had heard so far. She laid out the union’s view of what was the best way forward for workers […]
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Unite member Steph Wilkins gave an impassioned speech on behalf of Unite’s steelworker members as she spoke in support of a motion on steel. Steph reminded Congress that they were meeting at a time “when the future of thousands of steelworkers hangs in the balance in Port Talbot, Llanwern and now Scunthorpe”. “These are towns […]
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UNITElive is here at this year’s TUC bringing a regular photo gallery of each day’s highlights. Below are photos from Monday (September 9).
Speaking in support of a wider motion on informational picketing, Unite delegate Jim Kelly highlighted on Monday (September 9) a tactic increasingly used by bosses to restrict organising – exploiting byelaws never intended to undermine union activity. “This is not only a tactic employed by quangos but is also used by large multi-national corporations, […]
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Unite delegate Heather Gilfillan spoke in support of a Unite amendment to a composite on ending the ‘hostile environment’ for workers. Addressing Congress on Monday (September 9) she said, “Ending the legal offensive against workers is one of the most urgent tasks facing the new government. Our task – as a movement – is to […]
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Our economy is broken. Our public services are in crisis, from the NHS to the dozens of local councils facing bankruptcy. Our industries are in crisis, as infrastructure collapses from transport, to water, to the electricity grid. From Port Talbot to Aberdeen, tens of thousands of workers face job cuts from an unjust “transition to […]
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Unite delegate Kingsley Abrams gave a moving speech calling for justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire on Sunday (September 8) at TUC Congress. Kingsley highlighted that 72 people died in the fire and more than 70 people were seriously injured. “50 of the 72 people who died that night were Unite members,” […]
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UNITElive is here at this year’s TUC bringing a regular pic a gallery of our the highlights. Here are some pics from yesterday
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Unite delegate Lesley Mansell spoke passionately in favour of a composite on NHS pay on the first day of TUC Congress on Sunday (September 8). Lesley, who is the lead rep in her hospital, told Congress that for many years the union movement has “warned that the NHS is under severe pressure and for too […]
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On Emergency Services Day today (September 9) people across the country pay tribute to the heroic work of emergency workers, from firefighters to paramedics to police officers and many more in between. But for all their tireless efforts in keeping the public safe, and in treating the ill and injured, they face a shocking level […]
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Unite delegate, local authority worker Kathy Smith, made an impassioned contributed in support of a composite on public services. Kathy said, “Congress, this composite sets out a programme for rebuilding our public services after the long assault of austerity. Pay restoration. Attracting and retaining talent. Dealing with chronic stress and burnout. “This is a […]
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On a motion for Standing up for care workers, Unite delegate, EC women’s seat member and social worker, Angela Duerden, spoke on behalf of Unite support of Motion 48. She said, “Congress, it is right that this motion is one of the first to be debated today. It is recognition of the urgency of this […]
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The Unite leader said Keir Starmer should ditch plans to cut the winter fuel allowance for 10 million pensioners and instead make millionaires pay more tax on their wealth. Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham has urged Labour to slap a 1per cent tax on the wealthiest Brits instead of “pickpocketing” pensioners. In an interview with […]
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Unite the Union, in partnership with the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and supported by the C40 Cities VISIBLE project, concluded a learning tour focused on modern methods of construction and workforce integration within the green economy on 2nd and 3rd September, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland. The event brought together various stakeholders, including city […]
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A series of demos by striking Guys’ and St Thomas’ theatre nurses in London this week culminated at the gates of No 10 Downing Street on Thursday (September 5). Around 100 theatre nurses have been in dispute since June over unsustainable increases in shift times. On Thursday they sent a loud and clear message that […]
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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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