Speaking in support of a motion calling on the trade union movement to defend the Human Rights Act, Unite director of legal services Howard Beckett highlighted today (September 14) just how important…Read more…
Action not words
How many more emergency motions on Colombia do we need before the tragedy in Colombia is resolved? This was the unsettling question Unite delegate and cab driver Jim Kelly posed to Congress on…Read more…
No room to crow
Unite cautioned against complacency over today’s (Wednesday September 14) labour market figures warning that for millions the nature of work was becoming increasingly insecure. Pointing to a…Read more…
Culture of fear
Amid rising patient complaints in the NHS – the number now exceeds 4,000 a week – Congress highlighted concern over legal action being taken against health staff. While Congress recognised…Read more…
Sisters in struggle
The government’s pernicious Trade Union Act, while an attack on all working people, will disproportionately impact on women. That’s why Congress carried a motion yesterday (September 12) that…Read more…
Public bus firms everywhere call
Unite delegate and bus worker Taj Salam took to the rostrum, speaking on the bus services Bill. He told the conference, “Buses are the most frequently used and most democratic form of public…Read more…
‘We’re getting there’
Campaigners are “quietly confident” that the Home Secretary will announce a public inquiry in October into police brutality and misconduct against striking miners at the Orgreave coking plant in June…Read more…
Automation nation?
Unite delegate and taxi driver, Mike Hedges, supported a motion on the impact of automation on employment, calling for research and policy. Focusing on the transport sector he spoke on the…Read more…
‘Cherry on the cake’
Unite’s very own Paul McGovern took home the TUC’s prestigious top Learning Rep award today (September 13) presented at conference by TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady. UNITElive…Read more…
Let’s lead the fight against hate
After the toxic language used during the EU referendum campaign, resulting racist attacks on Black communities, refugees and those perceived to be of migrant backgrounds rose dramatically across the…Read more…
Support manufacturing plea
“Conference, there is a clear need for the UK to have an integrated, industrial strategy – to rebalance the economy and support our manufacturing base,” said Unite delegate Charlotte Upton. …Read more…
Support Gibraltar
Congress agreed today (September 13) that workers rights should be front and centre in any future Brexit negotiations, with trade unions having a firm seat at the table to be the voice for working…Read more…
Blacklisting still going on
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail led calls at the TUC conference today (September 13) for tougher laws and a full public inquiry into blacklisting. Addressing conference in…Read more…
Cameron quits
David Cameron has stood down as the MP for Witney with immediate effect, two months after resigning as prime minister. The former Conservative leader’s legacy will be defined by his unleashing…Read more…
New trade union rights call
Congress today (September 13) stood united against the government’s pernicious Trade Union Act, which threatens the most fundamental rights of working people. On the third day of the TUC…Read more…
‘We represent all workers’
The trade union movement asserted its commitment to developing an active energy and climate change strategy, but Congress agreed that this must not happen at the expense of jobs nor can any strategy…Read more…
Step up on steel
British voters are backing the country’s steel industry with a widespread call for action by the government to step up its support for the beleaguered sector. According to Unite, which…Read more…
Time for action
Steelworkers, members of Unite and other steel unions, received a rousing round of applause yesterday (September 12) at the TUC conference after a composite, which highlighted the trade union…Read more…
Post Office has failed
Seconding a motion on the crisis in the Post Office, Unite EC member and delegate Ivan Monckton said that Unite was proud that, its post office managers had taken industrial action on pensions, job…Read more…
Last orders on zero hours?
Britain’s largest pub chain is the latest company to announce that it will offer permanent hours to staff working on zero-hour contracts, following pressure on businesses to end the practise by…Read more…