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The story in the labour market has switched: headcount figures are weaker, with the first rise on the quarterly measure for nearly four years, but earnings figures are stronger. My take on this week’s statistics was on Left Foot Forward.
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Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland today (Tuesday, September 15) moved a motion at the TUC in support of pregnant women facing discrimination at work. “When I first became a union…Read more…
Unite delegates applaud new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at TUC today (September 15). Pic by Mark Thomas
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Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner moved a general council statement on the EU referendum at the TUC today (September 15), arguing for a vision of “a social Europe, a peaceful Europe and…Read more…
Unite delegate Ian Lidbetter today (Tuesday, September 15) addressed TUC on disabled people and our welfare state. “When the reality of the general election result gradually sunk in in…Read more…
The news that automotive workers are the UK’s most productive employees, each generating £100,000 a year in added value, will come as no surprise to Unite members working in the sector. …Read more…
Running in parallel with their controversial and wide reaching trade union bill, the government are currently trying to overturn a 40 year ban on employers using agency temps to cover for striking workers. Unions are rather obviously against this move,…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn, newly elected Labour Party leader and lifelong trade union member addressed the TUC conference today (September 15). To a rapturous, standing ovation Jeremy Corbyn spoke about…Read more…
Nick Parnell is a Unite delegate and works for the emergency services. He is also a local councillor in Bury MBC. Today, (Tuesday September 15) he spoke to Congress in support of an emergency…Read more…
Jill Stokoe is is an Education Policy Adviser at ATL. Last week ATL submitted evidence to the Education Select Committee on the work of Ofsted, based on members’ views and experiences –…Read more…
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady addressed Congress yesterday (September 14) as she laid out the scale of the challenges working people face. Welcoming the new Labour leadership, she…Read more…
Unite Executive Council member Jasmin Suraya spoke on quality care in the NHS today (September 15) at the TUC. She thanked the CSP for putting an important motion forward. Jasmin…Read more…
Former business secretary Vince Cable has branded it “depressingly ideological and completely unnecessary.” HR directors say it is counterproductive. The police say that union protests are peaceful…Read more…
Listen to Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s powerful speech to TUC in the video below on the trade union Bill – building a campaign to stop government attacks.
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Unite general secretary Len McCluskey made it clear from the very start of his moving speech that he was, “hereby giving this government due notice of my union’s intent to oppose, defy and using any…Read more…
Unite delegate Tony Lewington addressed TUC Congress today (September 14) on casualisation in Road, Transport and Logistics. “Casualisation is the daily reality for everyone who works in my sector—…Read more…
Speaking on the housing crisis today at the TUC congress, Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner hailed the housing campaigners and tenants who have been fighting back against evictions and…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke moved a motion today at the TUC conference, arguing for stronger collective bargaining to lift wages. Soon after the Tories election…Read more…
Unite delegate Suki Sangha addressed the TUC conference today (September 14) highlighting the struggles of those in service industries, such as care, hospitality and cleaning, in which exploitation…Read more…
Unite EC member Mohammad Taj addressed TUC Congress on transport today (September 14). Unite has a long and proud record of representing transport workers and making the case for high…Read more…