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Unite activists have been up early this morning (11 October), talking to members and handing out leaflets outside North Acton tube to raise awareness for the unions campaign to improve pay. Declan Murphy and Stuart Grice from Unite’s construction sector spoke to lots of workers on their way to work at building sites linked to […]
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On World Mental Health Day Unite is encouraging members to get involved with the United Minds Campaign. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2024 is “Mental health at work” and the Mental Health Foundation says “Work can have a huge impact on our mental health. It can be good for our mental health, giving […]
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Unite took the campaign to protect pensioners and the Winter Fuel Allowance to Parliament on Monday (7 October) with a mass lobby and protest. Unite joined forces with the National Pensioners Convention and Scottish Pensioners Forum to call on the government to fully reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance. Over 500 Unite members and activists from […]
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Unite campaigners braved the weather and took to the streets on Tuesday (Oct 1) in protest at the energy price hike and called for energy price guarantees and public ownership. Members of Unite, alongside other community organisations, held rallies and stalls at dozens of UK locations to demonstrate. The demonstrations were part of the Unite4Energy […]
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Unite construction members protested on Monday (23 Sept) outside the London offices of Jones Engineering in solidarity with an ongoing campaign from comrades in Ireland, and against the firm’s union busting activity. Mechanical workers are taking strike action in Ireland to win back travel time payments that have been cut by the employer. Workers in […]
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With city streets full of far right demonstrators and counter protests businesses have been closing up early. They are understandably worried about damage to property and concerned over staff safety, but it has never been more important that employers ensure that workers get home safely. For some years now Unite has been running its “Get […]
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As UniteLive highlighted earlier this week, Unite is mobilising a huge march and rally on Saturday (August 3) in support of Petroineos workers at the Grangemouth refinery. The demonstration is in response to plans by the company to cease refinery operations by next year. This could cost up to 500 jobs, with thousands more at […]
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Activists and officers from the Unite Electrical, Mechanical Engineering Construction (EMEC) Combine have been braving the weather to build support for the unions campaign to set a fair rate for electrical workers. Unite is currently carrying out a “Pay and Salary Benchmarking Survey” , something that was agreed as part of the last pay settlement […]
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Business representatives, oil and gas workers and Unite officials unveiled a giant letter this morning (27 June) at Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Nearly 200 firms from Scottish towns dependent on the oil and gas industry have signed an open letter backing Unite’s call for Labour to drop its policy of banning new North Sea exploration licenses […]
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Unite has joined forces with Lincolnshire DIY punk promoters Collaborate and Listen to put on Steel Town Punks, a day of live punk music to raise the profile of Unite’s Support Our Steel campaign. The promoters have pulled out all the stops to bring together seven bands covering a range of styles including Oi, folk-punk […]
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Unite Community Branches across South and West Yorkshire held street stalls last weekend (15 June), continuing to raise public awareness of the “Unite4Energy for All” campaign. The campaign was launched last December and aims to highlight the need for action on fuel poverty and is demanding: Unite Community Leeds and Wakefield joined forces with the […]
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Former 13th Note workers have lodged a formal bid to take over the iconic Glasgow venue. The workers, members of Unite Hospitality, have submitted a comprehensive 27 page business plan to re-establish the 13th Note as one of the most important cultural spaces for the people of Glasgow to enjoy live music, art and sustainably […]
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Unite has been working with its retired members to draw up a ‘Decent Retirement for All’ manifesto ahead of next month’s general election. The manifesto, published by Unite’s National Retired Members Committee, puts forward key policies for pension provision, the health and social care system and to provide greater security, independence and inclusion for older […]
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During Mental Health Awareness Week this week, Unite is encouraging members to get involved with its United Minds campaign. The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. It’s one that particularly relevant to members, because the intense pressure on workers facing government cuts, social security reforms, the […]
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Unite is urging its army of health and safety reps to carry out workplace building inspections as part of a Building Safety Week of Action. With multiple risks in workplaces across the country such as Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), asbestos, poor fire safety and ventilation issues, safety reps are being encouraged to take a […]
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Unite is encouraging everyone to protect their right to vote in the build up to May’s local elections. Following changes to the electoral system everyone needs to bring ID to the polling booth, or risk being turned away. During last May’s local elections in England thousands of people lost their vote because they didn’t have […]
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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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To celebrate the 2023 International Youth Day on August 12, Unite Construction Executive Council (EC) member Stuart Grice contacted UniteLive on behalf of the EC and the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) to highlight a campaign day hosted by the BWI. Tomorrow (August 12), the BWI is calling on its affiliates, partners, and young […]
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News update: NJC pay offer 2022/23 On Monday 25 July 2022 the Employers’ Side of the National Joint Council (NJC) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, made a final pay offer to local government employees. The pay offer is a … Continue reading Read more…
Unite members from the aerospace sector are heading to parliament to meet with MPs to demand that UK taxpayers’ cash is spent on UK jobs, not siphoned offshore.
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