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Unite delegate Susan Matthews gave an impassioned speech at TUC conference on Wednesday (October 19) as she moved a composite on winning equalities in the workplace. What is needed, Susan said, “is stronger action – action is needed to drive an equalities strategy through our workplaces, as part of achieving a more equal society and […]
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Meeting for their annual conference, delegates also discuss motions on pensions, bus passes and free prescriptions
The article UNISON retired members focus on the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite called for the government to prioritise UK jobs and industries when issuing defence contracts at Congress in Brighton on Wednesday (October 19). Supporting composite two on economic recovery and manufacturing jobs, the union said hundreds of thousands of skilled workers in shipbuilding, defence, steelmaking and other industries are all being failed by a government […]
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Unite delegate Tommy Murphy seconded an emergency motion on the Royal Mail, which recently announced it would be cutting 10,000 jobs. Tommy said at the heart of this “disgusting threat to jobs” was the “grim reality of privatisation”. “Royal Mail, a once great public service, used to set the standards that all public postal services […]
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Unite head of operations and former TUC president Gail Cartmail gave a moving speech at TUC conference on Wednesday (October 19) in which she paid tribute to the NHS. Reflecting on a previous speech given by then-TUC president Mark Serwotka in 2019, Gail noted how Mark had said he’d passed an important milestone – 1000 […]
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There is another way to deliver an economy that works for working people, but the government couldn’t be further from it,
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Unite delegate and construction worker Tracey Whittle made a powerful contribution to a debate on working in high temperatures on Wednesday (October 19). Highlighting that as weather becomes more and more severe, Tracey said it was vital that conference discuss “the realities of working in a climate crisis”. Drawing from her own experience in the […]
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Unite delegate Dave Allan made a powerful intervention at the second day of TUC conference on Wednesday (October 19) in defence of social model language. Dave, who is Unite’s disabled workers rep on the executive council and co-chair of the Disabled Workers’ Committee, reminded conference that it has long “supported the social model of disability […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an inspiring speech at TUC conference on Wednesday (October 19), as she moved a motion on rebuilding industrial power. Below is Sharon’s speech in full. Friends, I bring with me solidarity from over 400 Unite picket lines that have lined the streets and cities throughout our nations — from […]
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(Looking forward to being a speaker at the Labour Housing Group Policy day this Saturday in Birmingham). “Join us in Birmingham or online to discuss tackling poor housing standards across all tenures. Winter is coming and millions of pe…Read more…
Unite head of operations Gail Cartmail spoke of the pressing need for a just transition to net zero on the first day of TUC conference on Tuesday (October 18). Moving a composite on defending jobs and a just transition, Gail said, “The need for action in the face of our climate emergency could not be […]
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This is a superb book – well-written and compelling. It tells the little-known (or little-remembered) story of the relationship between the man known as the ‘Pope of Marxism’ and the Russian revolutionaries. Karl Kautsky was…Read more…
Unite delegate Arsalan Ghani spoke out against fire and rehire tactics in support of a motion at TUC conference on Tuesday (October 18). He slammed the “abhorrent tactics of fire and rehire” which, he said, has “spread like a black mould into every industry across the country”. Arsalan hailed the “working class who are running […]
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Christina McAnea tells TUC that co-ordination with other unions will deliver results on pay
The article Government gamble means working people are the losers, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve
The article ‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite delegate Ruth Hayes told TUC conference that industrial action was the key to tackling the cost of living crisis on Tuesday (October 18). Speaking in support of a composite on the current crisis, Ruth explained how it is “profits – not our wages – which are fuelling the cost of living crisis”. She highlighted […]
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UNISON is marking World Menopause Day by stressing that just a few changes in the working environment can make the world of difference to working women
The article Blog: The menopause really is a workplace issue first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The FSA needs to come up with a significantly higher offer to avoid any disruption.
The article Food Standards Agency strike ballot could mean Christmas meat shortages, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite delegate Bridie McCreesh seconded a motion on pensions and auto-enrolment reforms on the first day of TUC conference on Tuesday (October 18). Addressing conference, Bridie hailed the fact that motions on pensions were at the top of the TUC agenda “because they are a neglected part of the cost of living crisis”. Bridie explained […]
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In the past few years trade unions in Wales have helped make some big, and small, improvements in the workplace for women going through the menopause.Read more…