On the second day of TUC Congress on Monday (September 13), Unite delegates moved and supported a series of motions on a variety of pressing industrial issues. Here are some of today’s highlights….Read more…
Unite GKN members announce all-out strike to save jobs
Members of Unite employed at the GKN Drivelines factory in Erdington Birmingham, have announced that they will begin an all-out continuous strike action later this month, as part of their ongoing…Read more…
A new post-pandemic deal is needed for public services
Covid has had a profound effect on public service staff
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Fire and rehire speech
Newly elected Unite general secretary Sharon speaks out against this ‘abhorrent practice’.
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UNISON calls for proper investment for public services after COVID
With the 153rd annual TUC congress underway, UNISON vice president Andrea Egan spoke of the need for a proper investment in public services
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‘Reps are part of our movement’
On the second day of TUC Congress on Monday (September 13), Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland highlighted the importance of union equality reps and the pressing need for their statutory…Read more…
‘Fire and rehire is an abhorrence’
“Our priority must be to co-ordinate a fightback at the work place. We have all shown that fire and rehire can be beaten. At British Airways, we stopped the worst of the cuts. At Go North West, the…Read more…
‘Fighting for our members must come first’
It was early morning at a factory on Humberside. My campaign team were handing out leaflets as workers made their way in to work. One worker told the team: “I voted for the best candidate for the…Read more…
Manchester tram drivers vote to strike
Greater Manchester is facing severe traffic disruption beginning later this month after Metrolink tram drivers voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay. The 300-plus drivers and…Read more…
In 1933, the world’s trade unions forced Germany out of the ILO – let’s do the same today to Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a clerical fascist regime. It is essentially no different from the fascist regimes we know from history – Mussolini’s Italy, Franco’s Spain and most infamously,…Read more…
Weald & Navestock Circular walk
A great 9 mile walk courtesy of Essex Country Council only 30 minutes by car (nearest bus stop 20 minutes I am afraid) from Forest Gate, East London.
We cut a little bit off around Tan House since we had started late but the beginning…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – TUC president Gail Cartmail in inspirational speech
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at TUC president and Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
‘Climate change is here – right now’
“Colleagues, nobody in this virtual hall is going to disagree on the scale of the challenge ahead. Climate change is not somebody else’s problem, an issue for the global south or island communities…Read more…
Anu Prashar – “the members choice” UNISON Labour Link elections
UNISON Labour Link members should have got an email or postal ballot (or both – but with the same security number). Please vote for Anu and outside London consider the following recommendations here
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“Can Scotland deliver a just transition to net zero” LAPFF fringe at SNP conference 21
This evening I took part in a panel discussion at a SNP conference virtual fringe hosted by the Smith Institute and supported by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).on “Just transition”. I took part in my capacity as a Joint Vice Chair…Read more…
Leeds taxi rank protest
Those with disabilities and the elderly using Leeds station will face ‘intolerable obstacles’ if they wish to hail a cab, as the current taxi rank is set to be moved further from the platforms, Unite…Read more…
‘A cruel hypocrisy’
As the adverse impact of the ending of the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit (UC) looms, Coventry City Council has been praised for becoming a Right to Food city, despite Tory councillors voting…Read more…
‘They aren’t fixing anything’
When prime minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans to ‘fix’ social care this week, totally absent were those at the very heart of it – the millions of carers, both paid and unpaid, without whose…Read more…
Going green with Unite
With the recent report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) painting a stark picture of the future without immediate cuts to carbon emissions, and the CoP 26 in Glasgow only…Read more…
Vote Anu for London Labour Link 2021
Labour Link ballots have arrived this week. Check your emails and post!VOTE ANU PRASHAR today, for a more inclusive Labour Link and a Labour Party that stands up for workers!
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