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On International Workers Memorial Day, Unite members of the London Building Workers branch gathered with trade union comrades to remember a roofer killed at work. Ekarmanjeet Singh was originally from Gurdaspur in India and had been working as a roofer in the UK for three years before his death. The 25 year old died on […]
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Construction workers gathered at Unite’s annual International Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration at Tower Hill by the Building Worker statue in London this week. In a year that saw deaths in the construction industry climb, speakers recognised the role trade union health and safety reps play in making workplaces safer, and demanded better access to all […]
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Construction workers from Hinkley Point C (HPC) in Somerset gathered around the Unite Workers’ Memorial in Bridgwaters’ Blake Gardens to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday (April 26). They were joined by Unite officers along with representatives from trades councils and other workplace unions to lay wreaths and hear speeches. In total over 60 […]
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Today we remembered workers who died in the course of their duties and also those who died trying valiantly to save them. Workers Memorial Day is on Sunday (28 April) this year but we decided to hold our annual event today. The venue was bes…Read more…
In the week ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday (April 28), UniteLive turns its attention to this year’s IWMD theme – workers’ health and the climate crisis. Earlier this week in our IWMD series, we looked at the affect of rising temperatures on farming and forestry workers, who are toiling in increasingly unsafe […]
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This year since Workers Memorial Day is on a Sunday, my branch will be organising our annual wreath laying event on the Friday before (Friday 26 April at 1pm) outside the “Clasping Hands” Statue in Three Mills Green, Stratford, E3 3DU.This is the site …Read more…
It’s International Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday (April 28), where workers and their trade unions get together to honour those who have died or have been injured in work, and to fight for better health and safety in all our workplaces. Nothing sums IWMD better than ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’. Unite is […]
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Every year on April 28, trade unions and their members unite to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). Events are held across the world to remember those who have lost their lives at work, or from work-related injury and diseases. IWMD has turned its attention to ‘climate change and workers’ health’ this year. In today’s […]
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In the lead up to International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on Sunday (April 28), UniteLive will explore this year’s IWMD theme – the climate crisis and workers’ health. Today, we highlight the untimely death of Unite member Matthew Campbell (pictured), who was killed because his employer failed to protect him in work during a storm. […]
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Unite’s London and Eastern region has organised a history walk to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28) this year. Last year, the region ran a highly successful series of working-class history walks that helped members discover past struggles and the lessons trade unions today can learn from them. The walks were led by a […]
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Today we held a simple but powerful remembrance ceremony to mark International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD 28 April). IWMD is supported by trade unions and responsible employers across the world to remember those who have died of accidents at work…Read more…
This year UNISON Housing Association Branch will be remembering those who have died at work due to accidents at work or from work related ill health & diseases. It is also a campaigning day to fight for the living at work and their health and…Read more…
Welcome to the Branch Newsletter! Last Monday, we all heard the horrible news about the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria early in the morning. A week later there are still many people trapped under debris, and the ones who ma…Read more…
On International Workers’ Memorial Day, let us all take a minute to remember how precious life is and the cost that many workers pay every year, around the globe
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Today I had a meeting with one of my employers health and safety team to discuss what we can do to mark Workers Memorial Day on 28 April 2022.
The international theme for this year is that “Occupational health & safety is a fundamental right…Read more…
Lessons must be learned and those responsible for failings held to account
The article Families and the public need answers that only a public inquiry can give first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
“It was incredibly moving to see the entire nation fall silent and pay its respects”
The article Remembering our key workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Moving moment as people are united in reflection
The article Country falls silent to remember all workers who’ve died during pandemic first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford among those to pay tribute
The article Public asked to observe minute’s silence tomorrow to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first…Read more…
Dave Prentis writes to Dominic Raab asking him to support campaign
The article Government asked to back minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first appeared on the…Read more…