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Unite, along with the Mirror, Hope not hate, and Operation Black Vote have embarked on a bus tour across the UK to encourage some of the 7m people who are eligible to vote but are not registered to sign up and get on the register for the election on May 7. Below is short […]
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Housing has become a major debate issue in the run-up to the General Election. What is being discussed is, “What kind of house-building programme do we need”? Housing is acknowledged as a key source…Read more…
Kurdish partisans have pushed back ISIS fighters on the Western front of Kobane.Read more…
Foundation will support aspiring trade union lawyers and hold an annual lecture on issues concerning trade unionsRead more…
UCU ballots for strike action at Salford UniversityRead more…
Unite-backed bus heads West to encourage people to register to voteRead more…
As taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland announces further job cuts, all while continuing to give its top brass millions in bonuses, the story reads much the same for another UK bank. On Tuesday (March 3), Antony Jenkins, chief executive of Barclays bank, graciously accepted a bonus that takes his total pay to £5.5m, up […]
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As UNITElive reported last week, the taxpayer-owned bank RBS announced that a major restructuring program was on the horizon but failed to give any details. But two unnamed sources familiar with the matter revealed to the Financial Times March 3 that up to four out of five jobs in the bank’s investment division might […]
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The searing cold sun shone on the big red vote boosting bus today as we rolled onto Sussex University campus, Brighton. We weren’t sure what to expect from the student body at Sussex, as their university has become a hotbed of protest and mass occupation during the past few years. This is how our […]
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UCATT calls for “honest debate” after inquest goes verdict on Rene Tkacik’s deathRead more…
Frances O’Grady says productivity will not grow significantly without greater levels of demandRead more…
GMB are calling on private contractor ISS to end the two tier workforce at the hospital.Read more…
Walking into a room of Unite members – bus drivers working on the South East coast, I mention the upcoming general election. This raises a grunt, followed by a laugh, and then a nervous silence. Politics has become a taboo subject, many don’t think it’s their place and certainly don’t feel comfortable discussing it […]
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Domestic workers are one step closer to getting the justice they deserve, as the House of Lords passed an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill last week which would free the migrant workers from being tied to one employer as a condition of their visa. Now, the bill must go through the House […]
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Frances O’Grady says unions should lead by exampleRead more…
Union learning reps praised for their work in engaging new membersRead more…
Blacklist Support Group calls for full investigation into human rights conspiracyRead more…
UCU report shows university bosses enjoyed an average salary of £260,000 and spent up to £60,000 on premium flights last yearRead more…
Teachers in Argentina are engaged in a two day strike, demanding increased pay and improved funding for schools.Read more…
Workers maintaining tens of thousands of miles of UK motorways secured a much improved pay deal today (March 3). The Unite members, working for Amey in four different depots in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire, accepted the two-year pay deal following the first day of an unprecedented week-long strike action. Amey’s workers, who grit […]
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