Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary, has warmly congratulated Gail Cartmail on her election today (September 15) as the next president of the TUC.
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Inspiring the young and women to find their voices
This Tuesday, September 15, will be an unforgettable moment in the life of Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail. Because on this date, at the close of this year’s TUC conference, Gail will…Read more…
Tech firm deal ‘not in the UK’s national interest’
The government must prevent the £31 billion sale of UK software and semiconductor giant Arm to US multinational Nvidia in order to protect the UK’s tech sector, Unite said today (September 15). The…Read more…
Defence workers ‘left in tears’
Hundreds of low-paid workers based at Ministry of Defence sites are being told to sign up to pay cuts or be immediately made redundant. Over 500 workers employed by ESS, part of the multi-million…Read more…
‘Worried and fearful’
Workers employed at London City Airport have been left ‘worried and fearful’ for their futures after their employer announced proposals to make 239 workers redundant, 35 per cent of the airport’s…Read more…
‘Don’t betray UK workers’
Following on from last week’s SOS for Jobs rally outside Parliament, where Unite members met Labour MPs and collectively called for an extension to the furlough scheme and additional government…Read more…
‘Global solidarity matters’
“Whether you are an engineer, teacher, transport worker or health worker in Europe or the USA, Brazil, South Asia, Latin America, or Australia – everyone is effected in the same way – fear and worry,…Read more…
BLM protests must leave ‘long-lasting legacy’
On the final day of TUC Congress 2020 on Tuesday (September 15), delegates held a wide-ranging debate on tackling racism. Systemic racism has risen to the top of the agenda this year especially amid…Read more…
Labour Starmer’s “get your priorities right and defeat virus” call to Johnson
Calling on the government to replace the furlough scheme and outlaw ‘firing and re-hiring’ practices as part of a “genuine national plan” for jobs, Labour leader Keir Starmer addressed the TUC today…Read more…
‘We’re going to have to win it’
On the second and final day of this year’s TUC Congress on Tuesday (September 15), proceedings began with a vital debate about preventing unemployment and building back a better recovery…Read more…
Unite concerns for PHE demise
A total of 13 health unions and professional organisations, including Unite, have written to the health and social care secretary Matt Hancock protesting at Public Health England (PHE) being subsumed…Read more…
Bus drivers begin strike ballot
London bus drivers employed by Singapore-owned Metroline will be balloted next week for industrial action which could hit the capital’s roads this autumn in a dispute over the company’s proposals to…Read more…
‘We won’t rest until we win’
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady gave a powerful opening speech this morning (September 14) of the first day of the first online-only Congress in the union confederation’s 152 year history….Read more…
‘It’s time for equality’
Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland spoke passionately at Congress today (September 14) in a debate about the unequal impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on ethnic minorities, working…Read more…
‘Unionised workplaces are safer workplaces’
The TUC’s first-ever online-only Congress started today (September 14) with a wide-ranging debate on workplace safety amid the coronavirus pandemic and the vital role key workers and unions have…Read more…
‘Amazing victory’
Unite this weekend (September 12) hailed as ‘an amazing victory’ news that Arcadia, run by controversial retail tycoon Sir Philip Green, has now agreed to pay full salaries for head office staff…Read more…
Chancellor – don’t walk away
This year’s 152nd TUC conference in London may be very different as it’s being held on line – but the messages trade unions including Unite are making are crystal clear – workers cannot be made to be…Read more…
‘Chaos and confusion’
“Given that employers, customs agents and drivers will have to familiarise themselves with complex new border arrangements, it is completely unacceptable that lorry drivers, who are not responsible…Read more…
‘Congress must speak as one on Covid – our class will not pay for another crisis’
Has the Covid-19 crisis really given us no option other than to brace ourselves for a “necessary period of adjustment”?
Andy Haldane, chief economist at the Bank of England, seems to think so but,…Read more…
Early NHS pay rise call
NHS workers should receive an early pay rise of 15 per cent or £3,000, whichever is greater, Unite said today (September 11). Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, also demanded…Read more…