Stronger together – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meeting Unite steel workers at Unite’s policy conference in Brighton, today July 13. Still facing an uncertain future the steel…Read more…
Justice fight must go on
After watching an inspirational short film on Unite’s campaign at Sports Direct, conference debated and carried a motion calling for continued support for workers and the fight for decent and fair…Read more…
Shameful attack
Unite members at Wood Group, a multinational oil and gas services company, have overwhelmingly backed taking industrial action in a dispute over pay cuts and changes to allowances. Talks at the…Read more…
Stick together and win
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‘Miracle’ opportunity
Two of the Miami Five – anti-terrorism campaigners who were wrongly accused of espionage and spent nearly two decades in a US prison – received an emotional standing ovation at Unite’s policy…Read more…
Fighting trade union spirit
For the third consecutive year, on July 9, 150,000 people attended the Durham Miners’ Gala or ‘Big Meeting’ that is held against the spectacular backdrop of Durham Castle and…Read more…
‘We are on your side’
Yesterday (July 11) Unite policy conference made it clear that defending and securing the jobs of tens of thousands of defence workers involved in the successor submarine programme was its priority….Read more…
Under threat
Unite has said that Transport for London (TfL) has a duty to find employment for the 400 Routemaster conductors who face losing their jobs and that there must be no compulsory redundancies by TfL and…Read more…
Devastating impact
A campaign to stop lethal cuts to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been launched by Unite and the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS). Last autumn the Tories…Read more…
‘Yes to solidarity’
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Making a difference to workers
Unite’s fourth ever Policy Conference began yesterday (July 11) in Brighton, with Unite’s executive committee chair, Tony Woodhouse, giving opening remarks in which he laid out Unite’s mission – to…Read more…
Shoulder-to-shoulder
In a powerful speech Unite general secretary Len McCluskey told Unite Policy Conference delegates yesterday (July 11) that the Labour Party must step away from the ‘squalid coup’ that has engulfed…Read more…
Remain united, remain strong
In a dynamic keynote address at policy conference yesterday (July 11), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey emphasised the importance of unity at a time in which, he said, “our country is riven by…Read more…
Fairness for Ebola fight heroes
An NHS biomedical scientist and Unite member, who twice volunteered in Sierra Leone during the Ebola Crisis, has called for the 200 NHS workers and academics who risked their lives to combat the…Read more…
EU workers in UK: where do I stand?
I’m an EU national, from Spain. I work as a hotel cleaner. On June 24 after the UK voted for Brexit, my employers gave me a pay cut. They said if I don’t like it I can go back to Spain. Where do I…Read more…
Give guarantees call
Unite called on Tata Steel to give binding commitments on the future of Port Talbot and its UK steel strips business following reports today (July 7) that the steelmaker was planning to pause its…Read more…
Sports Direct profits plummet
Unite warned that the ‘shameful’ work practices of employment agencies, Transline and The Best Connection, were causing irreparable harm to the reputation of Sports Direct and lasting damage to its…Read more…
‘Woefully inadequate’
Unite warned that the government’s Oil and Gas Workforce Plan, published today (July 6) was ‘woefully inadequate’ and fell short of arresting a decline in the industry which had led to over 120,000…Read more…
Piper Alpha victims remembered
Nearly three decades ago today, the deadliest offshore disaster in history unfolded as the Piper Alpha platform burst into flames, killing 167 of the 228 people either working on the rig or…Read more…
Fair tips: Stop scamming staff call
A new survey has revealed that nearly nine out of 10 people want the government to introduce legislation preventing rip-off restaurant bosses scamming staff out of their tips. Around 600…Read more…