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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham moved a motion on public ownership of energy at the TUC Congress on Monday (September 11). Opening her speech to vast applause, she thanked “many of you taking action for the very first time. We stand with you – victory to the strikers – solidarity”. She then paid tribute to […]
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The vice chair of There for You’s board, Debi Potter, explains the upcoming phase of the Energy Support Fund
The article Get support with your energy bills first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The vice chair of There for You’s board, Debi Potter, explains the upcoming phase of the Energy Support Fund
The article Get support with your energy bills first appeared on the UNISON National site.
On the eve of the new price cap, Unite has highlighted how energy companies are making record profits while the government and industry regulator, Ofgem, stand by and do nothing to support workers and communities. Ofgem is preparing to unveil the new price cap level, which will be implemented from 1 October. While it is […]
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Unite slammed big business leaders for being rewarded for profiteering, after new data shows Britain’s biggest bosses’ pay has skyrocketed by 16 per cent in a single year. New research from the High Pay Centre (HPC), which tracks the pay of CEOs of the UK’s largest companies, found the median pay for a FTSE 100 […]
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“Inflation is still running higher than wages. Prices are still going up, and working people are struggling to pay bills and keep families fed. Are you worse off after 13 years of Tories in charge? Use our #CostOfLiving calculator https…Read more…
Unite has slammed the government and Bank of England for twisting statistics to suggest the cost-of- living crisis is coming to an end, after the latest figures show that real wage growth is still, in fact, failing to keep up with price rises. On Monday (August 15) new figures from the Office for National Statistics […]
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“We have not had an increase in our mileage costs for twelve years, yet the fuel prices have vastly been inflated”
The article Workers speak out about mileage rates first appeared on the UNISON National site.
“We have not had an increase in our mileage costs for twelve years, yet the fuel prices have vastly been inflated”
The article Workers speak out about mileage rates first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite has secured a lump sum payment for workers employed at Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) Trust who were initially denied the one-off lump sum payment awarded to all other NHS workers, as they were employed on a bank-only contract. Unite has also issued collective grievances at other NHS Trusts where workers have come forward to […]
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The financial turmoil that has engulfed Thames Water demonstrates that the government has been found asleep at the wheel yet again and that the UK’s regulatory regime is not fit for purpose, Unite has warned. Unite, which represents hundreds of workers at Thames Water, is committed to ensuring that the workers, as well as the […]
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Church of England clergy, represented by Unite, have for the first time in their history submitted a formal pay claim, as their members struggle with the cost of living crisis. Unite, which represents over 2,000 clergy and lay officers in the Church of England, has submitted a claim for an increase in the stipend that […]
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Three motions on the issue were debated on Friday morning – including the effect on Black workers and renters
The article Conference continues debate on the cost of living first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Three motions on the issue were debated on Friday morning – including the effect on Black workers and renters
The article Conference continues debate on the cost of living first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Supplies of the UK’s favourite soft drinks are safe this summer after Coca Cola finally agreed to share a greater proportion of its mammoth profits with workers at Europe’s biggest soft drinks plant. Crippling strikes were due to begin on Wednesday (June 13) but a breakthrough in negotiations means there’ll be no walk-outs this summer. […]
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Local government conference opens in Liverpool with a refusal ‘to be made poorer by this government’
The article Time to fight for a fair pay rise first appeared on the UNISON National site.
While workers are struggling to pay their energy costs, BP has announced profits of £4 billion in the first three months of this year
The article UNISON calls for tougher taxes on energy profits first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Denying staff a pay rise won’t help the economy
The article Bank’s chief economist is “living on another planet” first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today we look back at a comment piece from Claire Peden, Unite organiser and team leader of Unite for a Workers’ Economy about their Feed the Weans campaign wins. — In September last year, hundreds of trade unionists […]
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The real value of workers’ pay keeps on nosediving, with the latest figures showing the fastest fall in real wages since 2009 as inflation continues to outpace wage rises. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published on Tuesday (April 18) showed that yearly growth in average pay stayed at 6.6 per […]
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