More and more, artificial intelligence is being used to manage workers and assist with other tasks in workplaces across Wales. But what are the implications? Wales TUC, Connected by Data and Dr Juan Grigera have been speaking with trade unionists to…Read more…
Tesco profit forecast soars
Supermarket giant Tesco’s latest trading update was further proof of rampant profiteering in the sector, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said. Tesco announced on Thursday (January 11) that its Christmas sales were higher than expected. It also revised upwards its profit forecast for the full year to £2.75bn, up from the previously forecast of the […]
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Translink strike latest
Three public transport trade unions — Unite, GMB and SIPTU — have notified Translink in Northern Ireland that their members will participate in the wider public sector pay strike on Thursday 18 January. The strike will commence at staggered times from midnight on that day. The strike will involve all bus and rail drivers, engineers, […]
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40 years after GCHQ: uniting against attacks on workers’ rights
Forty years ago, 14 civil servants working in Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) lost their jobs for being members of a trade union.
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Dyfodol Datganoli a Gwaith yng Nghymru
Shavanah Taj yn ymateb i’r Adroddiad Dyfodol Datganoli a Gwaith.
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Future of Devolution and Work in Wales Report: Home Truths and Next Steps
Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj responds to the publication of the Future of Devolution and Work in Wales report.
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What’s the faith and belief network?
Trade unions tackle a range of issues. We campaign to change policy and improve life for working people across the country. We represent our members; fight for dignity and respect at work; and we fight against in-work poverty and deprivation. And we p…Read more…
‘This year will be defined by political choices’
This year will be another defined by the political choices we make. With the severity of our predicament becoming ever clearer, the only difference will be the importance of the decisions being taken. If Britain were a hospital patient most doctors would mark us down as being in a “bad way”, our recovery touch and […]
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Protect the right to strike
Trade unions are once again under Tory attack from this government. One in five workers is losing their right to strike. Repressive minimum service levels (MSLs) are being imposed to force unions to ‘police’ their own strikes and even cross picket lines.
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Health workers in Grinch protest
A Grinch delivered a signed Christmas card to Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health, earlier this week (December 18) to highlight the issues NHS staff are facing. Unite members from the Barts Health NHS Trust in East London, members working for Together Support Solutions (2SS) a wholly owned subsidiary of East Kent Hospitals […]
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‘Serious industrial matter’
A shock new survey of Unite women members has revealed an overwhelming majority are failing to get menopause support at work. The survey, which polled 11,000 members, found that more than 80 per cent who are experiencing menopause symptoms have had no access to support in their workplaces. A number of the women polled reported […]
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Take your thermal break
When people think of frostbite they picture arctic explorers – but for many workers in the frozen food industry this is a very real hazard that can cause permanent damage.
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Climate change and its impacts on working women
Climate change and its impacts on working women
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Cold at work? Staying safe this winter
When the temperature falls, the risks rise. Hospitals are warning of worrying levels of winter viruses, and some sectors are stretched from under-staffing caused by sickness levels. Meanwhile, outdoor workers brace the icy cold and snowfall with risks …Read more…
End rural mental health
The government is showing a “worrying degree of complacency” when it comes to the issue of rural mental health according to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee in a statement this November.
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Fighting the flood
Flooding unleashed by Storm Ciarán in October devastated villages and towns up and down Northern Ireland. Newry and Downpatrick were among the worst hit, with hundreds of homes and businesses severely damaged.
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Oxfam strike suspended
News just in – strike action being taken by Unite Oxfam members has been suspended after talks resulted in an improved pay offer being made.
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Oxfam staff strike
Set up in 1941, the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief as it was originally known is now a global anti-poverty movement. Over 81 years later it has shops and offices throughout the UK, with a dedicated staff committed to relieving poverty. Unfortunately many of these workers are also low paid themselves.
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‘Don’t back down’
As the TUC meets to plan its response tomorrow (December 8) my message is clear: don’t back down, strikes are a vital part of how we improve pay and conditions.
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Food down a snip, but profits still up
Although news just in may be whispering of a wafer-thin helping of food inflation slowdown – for most of us in the real world your tasty turkey dinner is still going to be a bit of a Scrooge-like stretch.
Yesterday (December 5), news agency Reuters reported that food inflation was down slightly, slowing to 9.1 per cent in November according to Kantar; that the cost of the Christmas dinner up was up 1.3 per cent year-on-year; and that Sainsbury’s has the largest market share gain in over a decade.
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