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As Unite ramps up its steel campaign, UniteLive spoke to Port Talbot steelworker Dale, who highlighted what’s at stake for his community if Tata Steel cuts thousands of jobs. You can watch our short film below and find out more about Unite’s steel campaign here. Film by Jake Roberts
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Last week, Unite hosted a number of events in steel towns across the UK as the union ramped up its steel campaign. In the short video below, we hear from steel reps and a former steelworker in Scunthorpe about why we have to keep fighting for steel. Unite’s steel campaign has never been more urgent. […]
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Unite steel campaign gained further momentum on Thursday (February 1) after it hosted a series of events in steel towns across the UK. In Scunthorpe, residents joined Unite steel reps and activists erecting ‘UK Steel Jobs Not for Sale’ signs in front gardens on various streets throughout the town. It was a proud display of […]
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Unite ramped up its steel campaign on Thursday (February 1) when it hosted a national day of action in British steel towns, including Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Sheffield, among others. ‘UK Steel Jobs Not for Sale’ signs were erected in front gardens in streets throughout the towns to demonstrate the united stand steel communities have […]
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A community gathered together in solidarity to say no to job cuts at Tata Steel in Port Talbot today (February 1) placing hundreds of signs of support saying “UK Steel Jobs Not For Sale” in gardens and outside houses across the town. The estate agent-style boards spread across the Westlands Estate, Windsor Village and Village […]
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Steelworkers, residents, local councillors and activists were out in full force in Port Talbot for Unite’s latest steel campaign event on Thursday (February 1) to send a loud and clear message that UK steel jobs were ‘not for sale’. More than 200 ‘Not for Sale’ signs were erected in front gardens in a number of […]
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Unite staged a demonstration outside Parliament’s Portcullis House to coincide with Tata Steel bosses giving evidence to a select committee hearing on the steel industry on Wednesday (January 31). The packed protest brought together Unite steel reps, activists and supporters who sent a loud and clear message that they will not stand for needless job […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave a barnstorming speech at the TUC’s Right to Strike march and rally on Saturday (January 27). You can watch her full speech in the video below. You can also view a photo gallery of pictures from the event on UniteLive here.
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Unite has released a new film featuring the voices of its steelworker members in Port Talbot. You can watch the full film below: Film by Paul Gonella & Matt Ankers
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Unite members joined thousands of people from the trade union movement at the TUC’s Protect the Right to Strike march and rally on Saturday (January 27) in Cheltenham. Unite made a particularly strong showing at the demonstration, with members from all sectors represented including health, local government, steel and many others. They all sent a […]
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Forty years ago, 14 civil servants working in the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) lost their jobs for being members of a trade union. In 1984 Margaret Thatcher enforced a ban on union membership at GCHQ. She claimed that it wasn’t possible for someone to be both a trade unionist and faithful to the security of […]
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There was something in the air that day
It had been coming for weeks
As Jack went out that morning
Like every morning
Looking for work, looking for hope
The atmosphere felt heavy
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Unite members from Port Talbot steelworks descended on Parliament earlier this week (January 23) ahead of an opposition day debate on protecting the UK’s steel industry. The debate was called following an announcement last week that Tata Steel is planning to close its blast furnaces with the potential loss of more than 2,800 jobs. Below […]
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Thousands of Unite members joined an historic strike in Northern Ireland on Thursday (January 18) that brought all public services to an unprecedented standstill. The strike, which has been called the biggest in Northern Ireland in half a century, brought together an astonishing 150,000 public sector workers to demand better pay and conditions and adequate […]
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Tata Steel on Friday (January 19) confirmed plans to close the Port Talbot steelworks’ two blast furnaces, with the proposed loss of more than 2,500 direct jobs. The announcement comes despite the government providing £500m in funding to the company to make the transition to green steel by building electric arc furnaces, which make steel […]
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Unite has responded to reports that Tata Steel in Port Talbot has rejected plans put forward by trade unions to keep the plant’s blast furnaces operational, which could put more than 3,000 jobs at risk. It was reported on Thursday (January 18) that Tata Steel told of its intentions at a summit in London and […]
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Wage growth slowed according to the latest figures published today (January 16) but pay is still outpacing inflation. Average weekly wage growth, which excludes bonuses, slid to 6.6 per cent in three months to November from 7.3 per cent in the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported. But with inflation falling more […]
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Supermarket giant Tesco’s latest trading update was further proof of rampant profiteering in the sector, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said. Tesco announced on Thursday (January 11) that its Christmas sales were higher than expected. It also revised upwards its profit forecast for the full year to £2.75bn, up from the previously forecast of the […]
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Three public transport trade unions — Unite, GMB and SIPTU — have notified Translink in Northern Ireland that their members will participate in the wider public sector pay strike on Thursday 18 January. The strike will commence at staggered times from midnight on that day. The strike will involve all bus and rail drivers, engineers, […]
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This year will be another defined by the political choices we make. With the severity of our predicament becoming ever clearer, the only difference will be the importance of the decisions being taken. If Britain were a hospital patient most doctors would mark us down as being in a “bad way”, our recovery touch and […]
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