Unite has blamed a recent spate of serious accidents on the HS2 tunnelling and track laying project in London, on a refusal to allow the union to speak to workers and a resulting dearth of safety…Read more…
‘We will win this dispute’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham stood with striking Weetabix engineers on the picket line on Wednesday (September 29) at the company’s factory in Kettering. The workers are striking over…Read more…
On the picket line at Weetabix
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham on Wednesday (September 29) joined Weetabix factory engineers who are striking over Weetabix’s brutal ‘fire and rehire’ ultimatum that will slash their wages and…Read more…
‘This is not the time to stop furlough’
With a fuel supply crisis, a mounting cost of living crisis and parts of the economy still operating under Covid-19 restrictions, Unite’s general secretary says that this is not the time to end…Read more…
Save Elkes Biscuits call
Unite the union today (September 29) called for potential buyers to step forward to purchase Elkes Biscuits in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, following the decision by its owner 2 Sisters Food Group to…Read more…
‘Not much for Unite members’ in speech
Unite expressed disappointment in Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s speech on Wednesday (September 29), his first in-person address to Labour Party Conference. Starmer outlined the cost of living…Read more…
‘We stand at the brink of a social and industrial crisis’
Unite political lead Rob MacGregor gave an impassioned speech at Labour Party Conference on Monday (September 27) as he moved a composite on ensuring working people don’t pay for the present…Read more…
‘We are on our own’
Paul Ainslie, a London bus driver and Unite delegate to Labour’s conference has a powerful story to tell.
Throughout the pandemic bus drivers kept on working taking staff to hospitals, to…Read more…
Wrong prescription for the NHS
Labour must oppose Health and Care Bill
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‘Defend our rights – through whatever means necessary’
Unite delegate Susan Matthews spoke out against the police and crime bill – and its implications for peaceful protest – on Tuesday (September 28) at the Labour Party conference. “It is no coincidence…Read more…
‘I don’t need a cure’
Unite delegate Phil Jones, who is also chair of Unite’s national LGBT+ committee, gave an impassioned speech on Tuesday (September 28) in support of motion calling for an immediate ban on ‘conversion…Read more…
Pushed over the brink
Our Party built the NHS – now it’s our task to help save it
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Arriva North West bus drivers in strike vote
Nearly 2,000 Arriva bus drivers across Liverpool, Manchester and the north west of England are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay. If the Unite members, based at depots in…Read more…
High quality apprenticeships call
Unite delegate Caroline Baikie highlighted the importance of apprenticeships in a debate about education and skills at the Labour Party Conference on Tuesday (September 28). Caroline told conference…Read more…
Future-proofing our jobs: “Members know that this is the way forward”
Falkirk shop stewards celebrate investment in electric bus manufacturingRead more…
Unite GS joins Blackburn biomedical scientists on picket line
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham joined Blackburn biomedical scientists striking over pay grades on Tuesday (September 28). Unite represents 21 biomedical scientists at East Lancashire Hospitals…Read more…
Public backs trade unions
The public is firmly onside with trade unions when it comes to acting to prevent the mistreatment of workers, a poll for Unite revealed earlier this week. Nearly seven in 10 (67 per cent) support…Read more…
‘Broken and exploitative system’
Government plans to relax immigration rules for lorry drivers and poultry processors are ‘propping up a broken and exploitative system’, Unite warned earlier this week. The union said depriving other…Read more…
‘We are worth more’
Unite delegate and local authority worker for Leeds City Council Mark Pratt spoke passionately in a debate about local government cuts and pay on Monday (September 27) at Labour conference. He called…Read more…
‘We achieve most when we come together’
Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland, who also serves as the Labour Party’s treasurer, presented her report to Labour conference on the Party’s finances. In her speech on Saturday…Read more…