The UK public wants fire and rehire banned, according to a new poll issued ahead of May Day (May 1) by the country’s leading union, Unite. Seven in ten people (70 per cent) say that the…Read more…
‘All one multi-ethnic working class’
In this ‘tale of two cities’ Oxford Unite member Dr Hosnieh Djafari Marbini, re-standing as a city councillor, believes that local people working together can truly bring about real change in…Read more…
‘More important than ever to vote Labour’
Back to the South West and the vibrant city of Bristol. Unite rep and secretary of the Bristol Legal and Finance branch, Simon Crew is standing as a Labour candidate for the Council seat of…Read more…
‘An incredible memorial’
Yesterday (April 28) was Workers’ Memorial Day. As part of the union’s observation of this date when we remember all those who have lost their lives at work, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – bereaved Covid families demand public inquiry
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021.Today, we look back at International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) in April,…Read more…
Coffee workers’ terms row May Day demo
Workers at JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) in Banbury are ramping up pressure in the ‘fire and rehire’ dispute with a protest on Saturday (May 1), followed up with a 24 hour strike on May 8 and 9.
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Don’t underestimate our Sarah
For Unite member Sarah Murphy, who is standing as a Welsh Labour candidate for the Bridgend constituency at the Senedd election, hard work and trade unionism are in her blood
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‘The continuing carousel of sleaze and cronyism allegations’
There usually comes a time in the life-time of a long-serving government when there is a light bulb moment which turns out to be terminal for its popularity and electoral prospects.
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‘I’m the most unlikely person to stand’
Carol Mochan, who’s standing to be a Scottish Labour Party candidate in the Scottish Parliament, may not be your usual career politician – but she’s not going to let that stop her.
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‘Where’s the hope?’
Labour councillor Ross Willmott, who’s standing as a Labour candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, has been a trade union member for most of his…Read more…
‘I am living it and I care’
Nikki Coles, a Unite Community member, who has lived in Fratton, Portsmouth for the past nine years describes herself as just an ordinary mum, but she knows first-hand the issues that people in her…Read more…
Workers suffering mental health ‘epidemic’
Ahead of tomorrow’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28) workers are suffering a mental health ‘epidemic’, a UK and Ireland-wide survey of Unite workplace representatives has…Read more…
Failed pay promises
Biomedical scientists have been on the frontline of Covid-19 testing during the past year.
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Deeply disturbing
Agriculture has long been considered the most dangerous sector in the UK, with fatality rates 18 times the national average.
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UniteLive’s stories of the year – chefs demand better
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we hear from Unite rep and chef Kevin Reynolds, who tells of the…Read more…
Remembered and honoured
Tomorrow (Wednesday 28 April) on International Workers’ Memorial Day, Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, will join Unite families who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 to walk the memorial wall…Read more…
Outlaw ruthless ‘fire and rehire’ practices
Fire and rehire has been described by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey as being a ‘disease that’s ripping through our workplaces’.
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Ministers in soup over pressures on chefs
Ministers need to tighten up the legislation to stop chefs – one of the groups of employees most hit by Covid-19 – from being pressurised into working more than 48 hours a week.
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Hotel workers say no to ‘fire and re-hire’
Unite, which represents thousands of workers in the hotel sector, held socially distanced demonstrations today (26 April) outside the flagship hotels of Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) in Glasgow…Read more…
End ‘bully boy’ fire and rehire fight launched
Unite today (Monday April 26) launched a major national campaign to end the growing practice of fire and rehire.
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