As the latest Royal baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is due to receive a first visit from his health visitor, now is a good time to highlight the continuing travails of the health visiting…Read more…
Building a movement
Young workers from all sectors of the economy are gathering in Eastbourne this weekend (May 18-19) for Unite, the union’s annual young members’ conference. Delegates representing young workers…Read more…
Stop acting and start being YOU!
How do people describe you? Friendly, shy, mean, kind, fake, honest, weird, cool? Do you agree? If you could, would you change the way people see you?
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‘Intergenerational divide?’
This comment first appeared on LabourList on Tuesday, April 30. “In the context of a 100-year life, continuous training and retaining will become more important. Older people need to be…Read more…
Solidarity does not stop at our borders
On April 16, Unite EC vice chair Jayne Taylor addressed a rally of thousands of Workers Uniting members including the Unite Steel Workers and the Mexican Metal Workers Union Los Mineros at a Rally in…Read more…
Brexit on our terms
Nearly three years have passed since the Brexit referendum and still the final outcome remains unclear. In this unprecedented period of political and economic uncertainty for British…Read more…
‘Our communities deserve better’
Despite talk of ‘deal dividends’ and ‘Brexit bribes’, there seems to be no end in sight for local government when it comes to austerity. As the Local Government Association (LGA) recently…Read more…
Women need their union
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a day where we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. But Unite believes that this tear IWD marks a call to action for…Read more…
‘No platform for the future’
The reasons offered by the Independent Group for their departure from Labour at their launch press conference simply do not stand up to scrutiny. First, Brexit. Labour has opposed the Tories…Read more…
‘Look at the reality’
We all know that Brexit is a divisive and emotive issue for many people. It now appears to be causing some, journalists included, to take leave of their senses. You can see that in the…Read more…
‘We can’t drop the ball’
Stitched into many trade union banners across the country and around the world are the words: “Celebrate our past, fight for our future.” If we don’t know where we have come from how do we…Read more…
‘First small step’
Unite is passionate about ensuring that all its members regardless of race or gender throughout all its sectors are not discriminated in the workplace. This commitment is demonstrated by the…Read more…
‘Uncertain future’
Well-founded fears are being expressed about the possible privatisation of cervical screening services used by thousands of women in England every year – which we say is the latest manifestation of…Read more…
‘Misery and suffering’
The government’s savage Universal Credit (UC) has been slammed in the papers since it began in 2013, hit by years of set-backs and left many destitute and relying on food banks. The hugely…Read more…
‘Vote down May’s plan’
Last week, the Brexit drama became a full-blown crisis. Anxiety is growing throughout industry over the continuing confusion and uncertainty over the terms of Brexit, and the possibility that…Read more…
‘Hope over hate’
Today, Unite members will be coming together in central London from across the country to join thousands of trade unionists and anti-racist campaigners to stand up to the rise of the far right and…Read more…
Save our shipyards call
Anger over the news that Babcock plans to shut the shipyard at Appledore is still raw following the recent announcement, but it is underscored by the determination of the workers and the Devon…Read more…
‘Non-runner’
The BEIS Select Committee is right on the Government’s confused government auto stance, but wrong on bringing forward a diesel ban to 2032 – we need an industrial policy if a just transition to…Read more…
Scrap the poverty premium
As we leave Labour’s 2018 annual conference the determination to be ready for a general election whenever it comes is strong. The message is clear we need to sweep these chaotic, heartless…Read more…
‘There can be no other way’
Unite delegate, EC member and construction worker Roy Bentham, who is also joint secretary of the Blacklist Support Group, shares his experience with blacklisting and the need to continue fighting in…Read more…