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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. The timing couldn’t be more telling. Just days after Labour suffered in local elections against Reform UK – Nigel Farage’s party that campaigned heavily on an anti-immigration platform – the plan was announced. Billed […]
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Unite has launched a new campaign this week highlighting the issues workers face regarding musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), and calling on the Government and employers to play their part in keeping workers safe from the life changing effects that MSD can have. Unite’s campaign is calling for: Unite National Health and Safety AdvisorLuke Collins said, “Musculoskeletal […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. “Every moment is an organising opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world,” said renowned trade union activist, Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) […]
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Unite members came in their droves to the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival last month, with Unite’s presence at the festival bigger than ever before. Unite’s stand included inspiring talks presented by both the South West region and Landworker magazine, as well as the premiere of a play on the little-known story of the Ascott Martyrs. Last […]
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Unite members and supporters came out in their droves yesterday (3 August) in a public demonstration of solidarity outside the Village Hotel in Glasgow. The Village Hotel is one of the city’s major hotels, and has been rocked by all-out strike action that started this weekend following Unite members returning an overwhelming mandate for industrial […]
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The Calton Weavers Commemorative Committee are returning to the Calton Burial Ground for the 2025 event to mark the murder of weavers fighting against cuts to their pay. Unite Community member Jim Lister is part of the organising committee. Jim said, “This is our 3rd year, and it has been building up a bit of […]
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For years disabled people have faced cuts to support and cuts to the income we need to live in dignity. The savagery of austerity hollowed out public services and resulted in hundreds, if not thousands of untimely deaths, and for many disabled people the decision to pass the assisted suicide bill has only added to […]
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Delegates at last week’s Food, Drink and Agriculture sector NISC in Dorchester supported the call for a “Heat Strike” campaign to protect workers from increasing extreme temperatures. Unite food worker, Monique Mosley, updated the group on the increasing movement to introduce a maximum working temperature in the UK, something Unite has been calling for some […]
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Festival goers flocked to the Unite Marquee at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival for a packed line up of debates, music, theatre as well as a chance to talk to members of the Unite South West team and pick up the latest resources to help them organise at work. The Unite Marquee was in full […]
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Brothers, sisters, comrades It’s an honour to stand here at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally amongst trade union activists and working class people who know that history doesn’t just live in the past, it lives in our struggles today. We are here to remember those six brave men who stood against injustice in 1834, and to […]
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A blistering heatwave couldn’t stop Unite members joining trade unionists and their supporters from across the UK and the world at the Durham Miners’ Gala Big Meeting last Saturday (January 12). Unite members came out in droves to take part in the procession, hear from speakers including Unite general secretary Sharon Graham and visit stalls […]
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Many Unite members were part of a mighty crowd of well over 150,000 on Saturday (July 13) as the Durham Miners’ Gala ‘Big Meeting’ retained its place as the largest annual labour movement gathering in the country. Platform speakers included for the second time Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, whose descendants include her great uncle […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham closed conference saying, “Listening to you has been inspirational. Our conference, our ‘parliament’ has been in full song this week. She said that were some issues that had not been easy – like the accounts – but “I promised you transparency and I will get our money back.” Concluding she […]
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The 2025 Unite Policy Conference was an amazing week, packed full of powerful debates and motions submitted, fantastic fringe events and chance for comrades from Unite’s many sectors to catch up with each up other and discuss who the union had been supporting them at work. The conference showed the strength of solidarity amongst the […]
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Unite delegate and construction worker Jimmy O’Malley, moved a motion on behalf of the Unite construction sector on better wages for apprentices, noting that “construction is in crisis”. He noted the scale of the challenges faced by government, which must address both the housing crisis and meet the country’s needs on infrastructure, flood defences and […]
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Solidarity with Unite’s Birmingham bin workers – and condemnation of Labour was discussed in emergency motion 5. The motion roundly condemned the actions of the Labour Party both locally and in government, while reaffirming Conference’s support for the refuse workers, pledging to fight on until full victory had been achieved. If the threat of dismissal […]
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Each day throughout the holiday season, UniteLive will feature one of our twelve stories of the year. On the eighth day of Christmas, UniteLive looks at the power of reaching consensus. Back in July, Unite delegates set aside their differences and came together to decide a powerful policy on Palestine. Unite policy conference heard a […]
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A motion called for the government to increase the level of protection surrounding workers on seasonal or temporary work visas and that their employers are held accountable. The motion said this should “include working conditions, accommodation, health and safety, and basic human rights.” It recognised that there are some protections in place, but “they require […]
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As the UK prepares for its third heatwave this summer, there is some welcome relief for London bus drivers. Following a video going viral of Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord making comments at a City Hall meeting and suggesting that bus drivers in the capital can “refuse to take a bus into service” if […]
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In a wide-ranging debate on a just transition and the climate emergency, Unite delegate Cliff Bowen moved a statement on behalf of the Executive Council (EC). He denounced the recent job losses at major manufacturers – at Port Talbot and Llanwern in steel; at Vauxhall Luton; and at Grangemouth Refinery – all numbering in the […]
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