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Two years ago, P&O illegally sacked nearly 800 ferry workers on the spot over zoom. Last week, Unite Eurotunnel rep Patrice Godefroy travelled to Parliament to a demonstration condemning the government for its inaction. Shamefully, despite ministers expressing outrage when the workers were sacked, P&O has not been held to account for breaking the law, […]
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Unite is encouraging everyone to protect their right to vote in the build up to May’s local elections. Following changes to the electoral system everyone needs to bring ID to the polling booth, or risk being turned away. During last May’s local elections in England thousands of people lost their vote because they didn’t have […]
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More workers are joining the strikes at Sanctuary Housing in London as members report having to use food banks. Around 50 repair workers, who are based in Hackney but carry out repairs across London, are striking over a four per cent pay rise imposed in 2023. This was a significant pay cut, as the real […]
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International Workers’ Memorial Day (IMWD), held on April 28 every year, brings together workers and their representatives from all over the world to ‘remember the dead and fight for the living’. Unite branches are organising events in towns and cities across the UK and making use of a host of resources to promote IWMD in […]
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My parents were still in nappies when the 1984 Miners’ Strike that the play ‘We’re Not Going Back’ is based upon took place. As a 15-year-old, I was not aware of the history of the strike. I enjoyed going to see ‘We’re Not Going Back’ at Goole Junction Theatre. The play is an excellent and […]
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Unite has slated Tata’s shock announcement today that it will be closing the coking ovens at Port Talbot steel works with near immediate effect. Although the coking ovens were known to be in a state of disrepair, Tata had not indicated to trade unions during recent consultations that they were at risk of imminent closure. […]
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It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week this week, and today UniteLive speaks to Unite rep Dan Smith, who is working with his branch and employer to raise awareness of the issues facing neurodiverse workers. He is now taking the message into local schools and events aimed at young people to show how Unite supports all workers. Dan […]
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The latest spring edition of BuildingWorker is now out, and members across Unite’s construction sector are eager to spread the word – as Unite reps Steve Geekie, Graeme Jenkins, and Colin Young have done at a construction site in Dundee in the photo below. If you’re eager to get your hands on the latest issue […]
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Being a migrant worker is tough at times, and the construction sector can pose particular challenges, as one Unite member found after being held back and underpaid at work due to discrimination from his employer and managers. But thanks to support from Unite and his branch, Joseval Arcanjo Dos Santos has received nearly £28k in […]
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Unite Equalities hosted an inspiring International Women’s Day online event at the weekend (March 9), which showcased a number of Unite women reps making a big difference in their workplaces. Unite national women’s committee chair Jane Stewart, who chaired the event, opened the webinar by reading out a message from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an inspiring speech to a packed crowd for the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike, which was held at the historic council chamber of the Yorkshire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers in Barnsley on Saturday (March 9). You can watch her full speech in the video below:
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Unite leaders and activists took the fight to ‘Cut Sanctions, Not Incomes’ into the heart of the UK Parliament last week (February 27). The event was hosted by John McDonnell MP and attended by Baroness Ruth Lister and MPs representing constituencies right across England and Wales. Opening up the debate, Unite South West regional officer […]
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On International Women’s Day today (March 8), striking Drax canteen workers, who are predominantly female, have escalated their industrial dispute over fair pay. The workers, who have been striking since early December in a dispute with their employer Baxter Storey and Drax’s management, announced today that they have voted to extend their strike action mandate. […]
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Unite the union this week confirmed that its Glasgow East Women’s Aid membership were given ‘no notice’ prior to the Easterhouse based organisation being placed into administration last week. The organisation was thrown into turmoil last October after 13 Unite members were suspended amid allegations that workers were targeted on grounds related to their trade […]
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On International Women’s Day, Unite Equalities is gearing up for a special IWD online event tomorrow (March 9) that is open to all – you can find out more about how you can attend here. Below is a special IWD message from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham ahead of tomorrow’s event. — Whether it is […]
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Every day this week on UniteLive, we’re featuring one of our many inspiring women members in the lead up to International Women’s Day today – if you’ve missed any stories in our series, you can read them all here. Today, we hear from Unite reps and health visitors Jo and Kerry, who are making history […]
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This week on UniteLIve, we’ve featured a number of our inspiring women members in the lead up to International Women’s Day today (March 8) – if you’ve missed any of our stories, you can read them all here. But International Women’s Day celebrations don’t stop today – tomorrow (March 9) Unite Equalities is hosting a […]
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Unite has called for concrete legislation to tackle third party harassment at work by ensuring employers take a zero-tolerance approach to incidents and produce policies that truly protect workers. Third parties are those not directly involved in an organisation, such as customers in the hospitality and retail industries, or patients in the health sector. Half […]
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Every day this week on UniteLive, we’re featuring one of our many inspiring women members in the lead up to International Women’s Day on Friday (March 8). Today, we hear from Unite rep Stéf Kasprowski who’s helping her members fight for a better deal at work. — Stéf Kasprowski is a Unite rep who managers […]
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Responding to today’s (March 6) budget, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Once again the budget offers nothing but the same old failed choices and phony fiscal rules. The real issue is the crisis of under-investment in our industries and public services. We have a multi-billion investment gap, leaving the UK lagging far behind comparable […]
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