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Unite delegate Susan Matthews gave a barnstorming speech on Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the last day of Labour conference (Wednesday September 30) She spoke of the “broad” impact and scale of AI on culture and society, as well as the workplace. At work, AI has caused major redunancies across sectors in the country, Susan said, […]
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With only two months to go organisers are finalising plans to commemorate one of the biggest moments in working class history – The Battle of Cable Street. Unite is fully involved and taking part in the packed programme of events to mark the 90th anniversary of the pivotal moment in the fight against fascism – […]
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Banners, bands and crowds. Locally known as The Big Meeting, the Durham Miners’ Gala has been marching along on the second Saturday in July since 1871 and despite there being no mines today it seems certain to continue for the foreseeable future as the largest annual labour movement gathering. Among the 100,000 participating in the […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham paid tribute to women around the world at an International Women’s Day event on Thursday (March 5). The event, organised by the Unite Northeast, Yorkshire and Humberside (NEYH) region, took place at Wortley Hall in Sheffield, where Unite members and activists gathered to honour inspirational women. Graham cut the ribbon […]
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Mahaboob is a delegate on the 2024 Black Activist Development Programme and a passionate activist with Unite.
Here is what he has to say about his development journey so far and the important skills he is developing on the Programme.
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The following feature on rural buses first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. For the big accountancy company KPMG to back investment in public services is surely a clear indication of how important local buses are to communities across the UK, especially in rural […]
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Livv Housing workers are more determined in their fight than ever as their long-running dispute continues. Workers, who have been taking discontinuous industrial action since October after years of real-terms pay cuts, received a big morale boost this week when Unite general secretary Sharon Graham visited the picket line (pictured below) on Tuesday (April 29). […]
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A sea of Unite flags filled Blake Gardens in Bridgwater on Friday (April 25th), as construction workers from Hinkley Point C and trade union activists gathered around the Unite Workers Memorial to mark International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD). Around 100 people gathered for the breezy lunchtime event, an event which is now the “largest event […]
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Yesterday (Feb 6) Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham visited reps at Europe’s largest construction site, Hinkley Point C in Somerset. Sharon Graham was there to meet Unite reps and discuss key areas within construction and how the union can support them. While there she took the opportunity to push for investment for Sizewell C in […]
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On a sunny day in Brighton Unite joined London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) and PCS for a lively TUC fringe event in the bowels of the Brighton Centre on social security earlier this week. The discussion was at times stark, with newly elected PCS DWP President Angela Grant sharing her deep concerns about the future of […]
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UNITElive is here at this year’s TUC bringing a regular photo gallery of each day’s highlights. Below are photos from the final day of TUC Congress on Wednesday (September 11).
The countdown to this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival begins! In just a week’s time — from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21 – Unite will be joining the wider trade union movement at the iconic festival in Tolpuddle, Dorset. Trade unionists and their friends and families will gather to pay tribute to the Tolpuddle […]
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Every year on April 28, trade unions and their members unite to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). Events are held across the world to remember those who have lost their lives at work, or from work-related injury and diseases. IWMD has turned its attention to ‘climate change and workers’ health’ this year. In today’s […]
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Unite campaigners held a day of action this week on Thursday (November 2) in the UK’s major steel towns to raise public support for Unite’s plan to save the steel industry. The actions, held in Sheffield, Port Talbot, and Scunthorpe drew scores of people from their local communities. They sent a unified message to the […]
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Average pay growth rising above inflation in August for the first time in two years will be cold comfort for millions of workers who have suffered pay erosion for over a decade. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced on Thursday (October 17) that in the three months to August, annual pay growth rose by […]
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On the eve of the new price cap, Unite has highlighted how energy companies are making record profits while the government and industry regulator, Ofgem, stand by and do nothing to support workers and communities. Ofgem is preparing to unveil the new price cap level, which will be implemented from 1 October. While it is […]
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HGV refuse lorry drivers employed by Coventry council have voted for strike action over proposed attacks on their terms and conditions, Unite said on Friday (July 28). More than 40 drivers are angry at the Labour council’s plans to end ‘task and finish’ and to possibly privatise the city’s refuse service. The plans are an […]
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Around 360 bus drivers employed by First Manchester will strike in July over an “inadequate” pay offer, Unite said this week. Drivers at First Manchester earn less than other bus companies in the area. First Manchester drivers earn £13.50 an hour, while Go North West pays £14.37, Diamond Bus £14.30 and Stagecoach £14. The difference […]
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Hundreds of Unite members employed by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) are on strike action all week this week in a dispute over pay. Members are angry that not only are they expected to accept a real-terms pay cut virtually each and every year, but that management refuses to listen to staff over pay […]
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Striking health workers were joined by hundreds of protestors at a May Day NHS demo in London outside St Thomas’ Hospital on Monday (May 1) to collectively demand a decent pay rise for NHS staff. Unite members employed by Guys and St Thomas’ Trust and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, who had begun a first […]
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