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If you are interested in what real levelling up means then go to Burford, Oxfordshire this Saturday (May 18) for an annual event celebrating the roots of democracy, suffrage and equality. Levellers Day commemorates the spirit and values of the Levellers, a group of radical thinkers within the Parliamentarian forces during, and after, the English […]
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During Mental Health Awareness Week this week, Unite is encouraging members to get involved with its United Minds campaign. The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. It’s one that particularly relevant to members, because the intense pressure on workers facing government cuts, social security reforms, the […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham hailed the triumph of global solidarity that is the International Dockworkers Council (IDC), which met in Liverpool this week for its mid-term conference. Returning to the birthplace of the IDC in Liverpool, the global federation of dockworkers’ unions convened to discuss their shared struggles. In her opening speech, Sharon praised […]
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On International Workers Memorial Day, Unite members of the London Building Workers branch gathered with trade union comrades to remember a roofer killed at work. Ekarmanjeet Singh was originally from Gurdaspur in India and had been working as a roofer in the UK for three years before his death. The 25 year old died on […]
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Construction workers gathered at Unite’s annual International Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration at Tower Hill by the Building Worker statue in London this week. In a year that saw deaths in the construction industry climb, speakers recognised the role trade union health and safety reps play in making workplaces safer, and demanded better access to all […]
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Unite has released a new film which features the ‘lost voices’ of Bristol Bus Boycott women pioneers. The film was produced as part of a commemoration event at the Tony Benn House in Bristol. You can watch the film below: Film by Jake Roberts
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Unite unveiled a plaque to commemorate the Bristol Bus Boycott at an event in its South West offices at Tony Benn House last night (April 30). The Bristol Bus Boycott began in 1963, when a group of young West Indian activists led a boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company for refusing to recruit black and […]
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From Friday through the weekend, Unite members across the union’s regions marked International Workers’ Memorial Day to ‘honour the dead and fight for the living’. You can view highlights from the commemorations in photos below: Angus Council – Scotland East Ayreshire – Scotland Aberdeen – Scotland Doncaster Leeds Sheffield Wolverhampton Tower Hill, London – photo […]
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Construction workers from Hinkley Point C (HPC) in Somerset gathered around the Unite Workers’ Memorial in Bridgwaters’ Blake Gardens to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday (April 26). They were joined by Unite officers along with representatives from trades councils and other workplace unions to lay wreaths and hear speeches. In total over 60 […]
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Unite members joined other trade unionists at an International Workers’ Memorial Day event in Liverpool on Sunday (April 28) to ‘honour the dead and fight for the living’. They observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to all workers who have died or have been injured in work in the UK and across the […]
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On Thursday (April 25) striking canteen workers based at Drax Power Station descended on Drax’s AGM in London. Watch the inspiring film below to find out more about this brave group of women who are taking a big stand for fair pay. Film by Anna Burton
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In the week ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day, UniteLive has explored this year’s theme – workers’ health and the climate crisis. Earlier this week, we looked at the impact of rising temperatures on two very different groups of workers – farmworkers and commercial kitchen staff. Today, we look back at a story that was […]
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Drax shareholders heard Unite’s message loud and clear at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London on Thursday (April 25) as striking canteen workers based at Drax power station fight for fair pay. Unite reps and activists descended on the AGM in support of the canteen workers, who have been in dispute with their […]
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April 25, 1974 – and the world witnessed a 48-year authoritarian reign of terror that had stunted industrial development being swept aside in Portugal by a coup led by middle ranking army officers. Known as the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) they had become radicalised by the Iberian nations determination to retain its sprawling colonial empire, […]
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In the week ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday (April 28), UniteLive turns its attention to this year’s IWMD theme – workers’ health and the climate crisis. Earlier this week in our IWMD series, we looked at the affect of rising temperatures on farming and forestry workers, who are toiling in increasingly unsafe […]
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Unite has secured an access agreement for HS2 Old Oak Common after a ‘relentless’ campaign. Unite officers’ hard work in the construction sector has resulted in a new agreement being signed with BBVS. This leaves SCS as the only joint HS2 venture without a union access agreement. The agreement to allow trade union access to […]
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It’s International Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday (April 28), where workers and their trade unions get together to honour those who have died or have been injured in work, and to fight for better health and safety in all our workplaces. Nothing sums IWMD better than ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’. Unite is […]
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Every year on April 28, trade unions and their members unite to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). Events are held across the world to remember those who have lost their lives at work, or from work-related injury and diseases. IWMD has turned its attention to ‘climate change and workers’ health’ this year. In today’s […]
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In the lead up to International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on Sunday (April 28), UniteLive will explore this year’s IWMD theme – the climate crisis and workers’ health. Today, we highlight the untimely death of Unite member Matthew Campbell (pictured), who was killed because his employer failed to protect him in work during a storm. […]
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In a shocking turn in the DHL Aviation East Midlands Airport dispute, ITV Central News reported earlier this week that a Unite member has had his place taken away in the London Marathon by his employer because he’s involved in strike action. Michael ‘Marathon Man’ Dallard told ITV Central News how he’d been selected in […]
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