Dan’s talk “went down a storm”

Yesterday (20 March) members of Unite South West’s regional disabled committee, in partnership with Plymouth City Council, launched the inaugural Neurodiversity Conference at the Council House in the city. The event was part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. The Plymouth Neurodiversity Conference aimed to celebrate […]

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‘Standing on the shoulders of giants’

On International Women’s Day, Unite members mark the day with action.   Unite Northeast Humberside and Yorkshire (NEYH) region embodied this spirit of action perfectly, as they hosted a development day for women members on the eve of International Women’s Day on Friday (March 7). Members flocked from across the region to attend the packed […]

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Unite Women gather in London

Unite organised an inspiring International Women’s Day Reception in Conway Hall this Wednesday (March 5th) to bring together members for an inspirational evening celebrating women in trade unions and highlighting the victories women activists have won. The evening gathering was hosted by Unite’s London & Eastern Women’s committee at Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, […]

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Celebrating multiculturalism in Dorset

The Unite Tolpuddle Branch set up its stall at the Dorset One World Festival on Saturday (10th) in Dorchester’s Borough Gardens. With far right unrest across the country it was an ideal time to remember the benefits of the country’s multicultural history. Members from the Dorset branch joined the annual free event which celebrates the […]

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Unite celebrates Windrush Day

Unite is celebrating Windrush Day on Saturday (June 22), marking 76 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush after the Second World War. The ship brought hundreds of West Indian men, women and children and is considered emblematic of the ‘Windrush generation’ – people from the Caribbean who played a vital role in rebuilding […]

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Joseval vents anger at racist bosses

Being a migrant worker is tough at times, and the construction sector can pose particular challenges, as one Unite member found after being held back and underpaid at work due to discrimination from his employer and managers. But thanks to support from Unite and his branch, Joseval Arcanjo Dos Santos has received nearly £28k in […]

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