The portents were not good a few weeks ago – the conference was expected to expose a giant chasm and split the party; Ian McNichol was for the chop; they were struggling to find a new security…Read more…
Speech at the TUC on the Trade Union Act.
Tony Burke: Unite the Union Composite 16 – 2016 Trade Union Act Congress, we have been calling for repeal of anti-union laws for 30 years – a call that has continued to fall on deaf…Read more…
Trade unions must be represented in Brexit negotiations
By Jon Ashworth MP, Shadow Minister Without Portfolio Many Labour politicians will head to Brighton this week to meet up with trade union colleagues and take part in the debates at this year’s…Read more…
UNISON urges greater ambition in defending workers’ rights
Congress hears call to step up the fight in defence of union and workers’ rights during Brexit
The article UNISON urges greater ambition in defending workers’ rights first appeared on the…Read more…
New trade union rights call
Congress today (September 13) stood united against the government’s pernicious Trade Union Act, which threatens the most fundamental rights of working people. On the third day of the TUC…Read more…
Finding a way through Brexit
As the UK wonders what happens next in a post-Brexit world, UNISON is acting now
The article Finding a way through Brexit first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Why TTIP & CETA Are Running Into Trouble In Germany
By Hans Von Der Burchard, Politico Europe The fate of EU trade policy hangs on the next four weeks in German politics. The European Commission can only look on anxiously from the sidelines as its…Read more…
Brexit is a warning shot: time to abandon ‘business as usual’ in trade talks and we should start with CETA
By Jude Kirton Darling 26 August 2016 After the intensity of the EU referendum campaign with all its highs and lows, and a proper summer break to recharge empty batteries, the UK’s MEPs will be…Read more…
Union sets up network to support members who are EU citizens
Union will be producing information for members from the EU and their families to reassure them of their rights
The article Union sets up network to support members who are EU citizens first…Read more…
MPs to discuss workers’ rights post-Brexit
UNISON backs private members’ bill and launches its new network for EU members
The article MPs to discuss workers’ rights post-Brexit first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Free to exploit at will’
When Theresa May gave a speech after it was announced she would become the UK’s next prime minister, she pledged that the Tory party will put itself “completely, absolutely, unequivocally” at the…Read more…
Brexit top of UNISON agenda for TUC
‘The need for stability and reassurance has never been greater,’ says Dave Prentis
The article Brexit top of UNISON agenda for TUC first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
What does Brexit mean for Regional Economies and Industries?
Download Unite’s Policy on the EU agreed at the Unite Policy Conference EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION 2016Read more…
Stick together and win
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EU workers in UK: where do I stand?
I’m an EU national, from Spain. I work as a hotel cleaner. On June 24 after the UK voted for Brexit, my employers gave me a pay cut. They said if I don’t like it I can go back to Spain. Where do I…Read more…
After Brexit – Where now on health and safety and employment rights?
Before the referendum the TUC gave a strong warning that the rights of workers to a safe workplace could be threatened by a vote to leave the EU, as could many employment rights. Now that that has…Read more…
Global Union Warns Volkswagen To Stop Union Busting
For the first time in its history, IndustriALL Global Union (consisting of unions – including Unite – worldwide in manufacturing, energy and mining) has warned a transnational company…Read more…
23 June: five key questions on the EU referendum
When you’re considering how to vote in the EU referendum later this month, here are five key points to have in mind
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Trade union members should vote to stay in the EU
Letter in The Guardian June 6th As general secretaries who represent a large part of Britain’s trade union movement, we are writing to make our position clear and urge our collective membership,…Read more…
ETUC General Secretary Says Scots Should Vote Remain
Luca Visentini General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation writes in the Scottish Daily Record, May 29th The people of Scotland are no strangers to momentous decisions and on June…Read more…