Tomorrow, 600 workers at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) will start staging two 48-hour strikes this month in the long-running ‘broken promises’ pensions’ row. To fight for…Read more…
Don’t throw our jobs under a bus
It is time to stop the posturing. Far too many people in public life are discussing Brexit as if it is a parlour game all about political positioning. It is not. Jobs are at stake and with…Read more…
What unites all of us
There is no doubt that concerns about the impact of the free movement of Labour in Europe played a large part in the referendum result, particularly in working-class communities. It is those…Read more…
Back to the 80s?
Penguin Random House – the publisher of top selling books such as Girl on the Train, Fifty Shades of Grey and Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks – has decided to terminate collective agreements and recognition…Read more…
In perilous times
It’s short. It’s sharp. Fits a hashtag. A headline. It’s genius. And the remainers don’t have an equivalent to a single word that sums up the biggest decision we’ve undertaken – Brexit….Read more…
All too little
Chancellor Philip Hammond has failed to throw a lifeline to those on low wages or to demonstrate that this government will lay the solid economic foundations needed for a successful Brexit. Unite…Read more…
Orgreave: ‘Shameful stitch up’
Ever since the Cabinet Papers relating to the Battle of Orgreave were published in 2012, campaigners have been calling for a full public inquiry into exactly what happened that day in 1984. But this…Read more…
Safeguards and strong unions
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s spoke at the CLASS conference in London, on November 5. Unite is proud of the part it played in establishing the movement’s very own think-tank…Read more…
End the uncertainty
In our final series installment we hear from Trish Ford, senior rep, Toyota vice-chair The automotive industry supports more than 800,000 jobs across UK, from WrightBus in Ballymena to Honda…Read more…
Brexit must keep our aerospace sector soaring
The aerospace industry is the flag carrier of UK manufacturing. From Yeovil to Broughton, Unite members are vital to the success of an international network which results in world class aircraft….Read more…
Workers’ rights with your order?
Become a Deliveroo rider and “pick up a ton of perks to sweeten the deal, like discounts with Apple and Vue Cinema on top of your self-employed sixteen pound an hour depending on…Read more…
Brexit: Safeguard research call
The only way the impact of Brexit on our manufacturing sectors can be mitigated is through a proactive industrial strategy with scientific research at its centre. This is the conclusion of a new…Read more…
Unite call: ‘Seize the day, May’
It’s a decision which has been dogged by delays and political procrastination, put off by David Cameron to avoid a political row, and now sits in Theresa May’s in tray. For years it’s been kicked and…Read more…
Brexit: Britain voted for change
Four months after the vote, the only thing we know for sure is what we knew on the morning of June 24: we are coming out of the EU. The question is, into whose or what arms do we leap? …Read more…
In the balance
Tomorrow (Wednesday October 12) Unite’s manufacturing combine will be launching Brexit on our terms – Unite’s strategy to defend manufacturing jobs, investment and employment rights. Called…Read more…
Corbyn: a brave politician
The Tories gathered in Birmingham following a Labour Party conference which opened with what we hope is not an annual event – a Labour leadership result – and was closed by a confident leader’s…Read more…
When profits come before safety
If you are a fan of action movies and disaster movies, there is a very good reason to check out this film. More importantly if you are a safety person this is a film to see – however painful it may…Read more…
Labour and Tory policies– oceans apart
Liverpool looked glorious as we departed Labour’s conference yesterday afternoon (Wednesday September 28). The summer’s hullabaloo was setting as a new, rosy red optimistic spirit descended upon the…Read more…
A just transition
This Tory Government and the coalition before it have a catalogue of failure – on the economy, on our National Health Service and on energy. The motion that I supported on behalf of…Read more…
Building a productive economy
After a long and distracting contest, ending with Jeremy’s re-election as leader of our Party on an even greater mandate than last time means that we can get back to work. We can move away…Read more…