Addressing the TUC in Brighton today (10 September), Unite delegate Bridie McCreesh called out her employer Newry Mourne and Down District Council in support of a motion on period dignity.
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“It’s a fantastic learning opportunity. Astounding. Amazing.”
UNISON runs an annual learning event for members working in private companies that deliver public services – it’s a great way to develop the skills and confidence to deal with issues in your…Read more…
‘We will not let racists divide us’
Unite delegate and executive council member Susan Matthews gave an impassioned speech at TUC conference in support of a motion on tackling racist ideologies. Susan highlighted the…Read more…
Corbyn supports Unite strikers
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn threw his support behind striking health visitors and shipyard workers occupying the iconic Harland and Wolff shipyard, as he met with both groups to discuss their…Read more…
#digitalunions: Staying connected
Next year, millennials will make up more than 50% of the workforce. Those who entered work during the internet age are nearly all instinctively digital-first. They’re also mobile, connected…Read more…
Blog: We need Parliament to be recalled to stop no deal Brexit once and for all
The government will play every trick in the book and even plan to break the law if it means getting the result they want. We cannot let them succeed.
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‘Change is coming’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn outlined a truly transformative vision of a future for working people under a Labour government in his speech at TUC conference on Tuesday (September 10). As Corbyn…Read more…
Stay calm and join UNISON
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‘Action not words’
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail supported a motion on local government stating the need to support people from the cradle to the grave – by highlighting the plight of the Unite…Read more…
How we can finance the future
I am in Cape Town, South Africa, this week speaking at the global summit, ‘Financing the Future’.
This is a gathering of the global divest/invest movement. The aim is to shift finance flows away from…Read more…
Back school climate strikes
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner called on trade unions to back the school climate change strikes on 20 September at the TUC congress in Brighton today (10 September).
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Outsourcing attacks on finance workers
Unite’s Phil Jones tells TUC outsourcing “scourge” of finance sector and commemorates Unite rep Mike Dyer.
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Grenfell Tower – Never Again
In a poignant speech, Unite delegate and brother a fire fighter Jame Mitchell spoke in support of a TUC motion on the Grenfell Tower disaster in Brighton today (10 September).
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Kick the steel asset strippers out
Unite delegate Mick Joyce addressed Congress on the 4,000 workers at British Steel and 400 workers at the Tata Orb works in Newport who are fighting for their futures – saying the industry should be…Read more…
‘Floating sweat shops’
Vessels sailing into UK ports are paying seafarers as little as £2.40 an hour, Unite delegate Paula Brennan told the TUC today.
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Free Our Unions!
Speaking in support of the Free Our Unions composite at the TUC, Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett said a Labour government would present an “historic opportunity” to reverse years of…Read more…
Equality 2020
Calling for equality reps to have statutory rights at the TUC in Brighton, Unite assistant general secretary, Diana Holland, said unions must ensure that the equalities agenda is not reduced to the…Read more…
Building the future world of work
Supporting a TUC conference motion on the demands for the future world of work today (9 September), Unite delegate Stuart Davies called for a trade union led campaign to reduce working time in the…Read more…
UNISON launches guide to protect gig economy workers
Porters, care workers, security staff and parking wardens are at greater risk of physical and verbal attack, injury or illness, because they work alone for long periods, says UNISON today (Tuesday)…Read more…
The joke’s on Johnson
Unite leader Len McCluskey issued a call to arms ahead of an expected general election at the TUC Congress today (10 September), mocking Boris Johnson as a wannabe Churchill more akin to Disney…Read more…