Freedom is fragile, and we must not take it for granted. That is the theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, marked on 27 January.
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‘Angry but determined’
Thousands of Unite members joined an historic strike in Northern Ireland on Thursday (January 18) that brought all public services to an unprecedented standstill. The strike, which has been called the biggest in Northern Ireland in half a century, brought together an astonishing 150,000 public sector workers to demand better pay and conditions and adequate […]
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‘Dark day for steel’
Tata Steel on Friday (January 19) confirmed plans to close the Port Talbot steelworks’ two blast furnaces, with the proposed loss of more than 2,500 direct jobs. The announcement comes despite the government providing £500m in funding to the company to make the transition to green steel by building electric arc furnaces, which make steel […]
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Tata Steel job losses latest
Unite has responded to reports that Tata Steel in Port Talbot has rejected plans put forward by trade unions to keep the plant’s blast furnaces operational, which could put more than 3,000 jobs at risk. It was reported on Thursday (January 18) that Tata Steel told of its intentions at a summit in London and […]
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“The introduction of minimum service levels is a huge mistake”
On Saturday 27 January, hundreds of union members will gather in Cheltenham to mark 40 years since Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government attacked trade union rights at GCHQ.
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Newid! A programme for young trade unionists launches in Wales
When young trade unionists interviewed young workers in hospitality and retail in Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil the results were eye-opening.
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Workers ‘fighting hard to stand still’
Wage growth slowed according to the latest figures published today (January 16) but pay is still outpacing inflation. Average weekly wage growth, which excludes bonuses, slid to 6.6 per cent in three months to November from 7.3 per cent in the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported. But with inflation falling more […]
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Fear, optimism and determination: trade unionists respond to artificial intelligence in myriad of ways
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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