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Unite executive head of operations Gail Cartmail gave her final speech on Wednesday (September 13) to TUC Congress after retiring from the TUC general council. Addressing Congress on the last day of the conference, Gail called it a “privilege” to have served on the general council, and she thanked her “terrific union Unite”, including “all […]
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Unite has called on prime minister Rishi Sunak and home secretary Suella Braverman to stop with “racist and inhumane, dog-whistle announcements” after the government published its Illegal Migration Bill, which has been widely condemned. Unite executive head of operations Gail Cartmail wrote to the prime minister and home secretary this week, urging them to focus […]
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Unite head of operations and former TUC president Gail Cartmail gave a moving speech at TUC conference on Wednesday (October 19) in which she paid tribute to the NHS. Reflecting on a previous speech given by then-TUC president Mark Serwotka in 2019, Gail noted how Mark had said he’d passed an important milestone – 1000 […]
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Unite’s head of operations Gail Cartmail moved a motion on the economy on the second day of Labour Party conference on Monday (September 26). You can watch a clip of her speech in the video below:
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Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at TUC president and Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we bring you the latest heroes and zeros amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail At this…Read more…
Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary, has warmly congratulated Gail Cartmail on her election today (September 15) as the next president of the TUC.
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This Tuesday, September 15, will be an unforgettable moment in the life of Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail. Because on this date, at the close of this year’s TUC conference, Gail will…Read more…
Today (July 29) it was the TUC’s turn to join the ever growing chorus of those highly concerned about pushing extremely vulnerable workers back to the workplace on the completely arbitrary date of…Read more…
At first being outside was terrifying. Masked and gloved up what would happen if I encountered another human being? Passers-by must have seen the fear in my eyes and gave me a wide berth. Others…Read more…
The prime minister’s recent promise to ‘build, build, build’ the UK back to economic health will not be ‘get very far’ unless urgent action is taken to avert a crisis in skills and apprenticeship…Read more…
Unite has always put the safety and welfare of our members first, including their mental health. Our challenge has been to meet the requirements and needs of all the 20 industrial sectors Unite…Read more…
London Hazards Asbestos Group will be holding a Mesothelioma Action Day on 3 July 2015 (this Friday)
The theme is “Banned But Not Gone: all asbestos causes cancer”
It will take place at Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.
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