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When Ubay* was told in January that he and his wife had been selected to work in the UK, they celebrated. The 37-year-old father of four from Uzbekistan, had seen his timber import business go bankrupt. Here was a chance to get his family out of debt. He had previously received similar offers that looked […]
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Valley Vets staff in South Wales are taking an enormously brave stand in the first ever private veterinary practice strike in British history. So far staff, including nurses, support staff and vets, are entering their fifth week of strike action, with their latest series of strikes set to end on August 31. The striking vet […]
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The following feature was first published in Landworker magazine – you can read the latest edition here. — We’d all like to think that when we walk through the doors of our workplaces, we’re all equal – we get paid the same for undertaking similar jobs as our colleagues, and we’re treated with similar levels of respect and […]
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The following feature was first published in Landworker magazine – you can read the latest edition here. — It’s always a good time to visit Jersey, say the adverts, trying to attract holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of the Channel Island. But migrant workers are finding it increasingly difficult to have a good time because of the lack […]
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The following feature was first published in Landworker magazine – you can read the latest edition here. – Women already have it tough enough as it is – they’re more likely to have caring responsibilities, more likely to be un- or underemployed, and they’re also more likely to be affected by cuts to public services. […]
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Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham rallied the crowds at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, getting huge cheers as she welcomed people to the event saying, “This is the first time in 14 years that Tolpuddle has met without the cloud of the Tories hanging over us.” Sharon said: “Friends, as we gather here today in […]
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Unite is inviting you to raise a tankard with lifelong trade union member Nigel Clatworthy when he makes his Tolpuddle debut at the Unite Marquee at this year’s festival. Nigel plays under the name “FMI Clatters” and is a regular sight in the pubs and festivals across the south west – but what many people […]
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A Unite branch from Dorset is supporting the revival of a 90-year-old play about the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Six Men of Dorset was originally commissioned by the TUC as part of the centenary events held in 1934, which marked 100 years after the arrest of the Tolpuddle Martyrs for forming a union, one of the most […]
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If you wanted to catch a bus from the Welsh hamlet Bwlch-Derwin to the nearest major town Caernarfon – only nine miles away – you’d better not miss it. Otherwise, you may have to wait two hours for the next one. If you’re entirely reliant on public transport in Bwlch-Derwin, you can’t visit your friends […]
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For the third year in a row, Unite has hosted a stall at the Royal Welsh Show, one of the biggest events in Wales. It’s a celebration of Welsh agriculture and rural life, and Unite has now become an integral part of the Show talking to the public about trade unions and all Unite has […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham writes for the forthcoming Unite Landworker magazine*. She says: As I write this column, we are in the midst of a cycle of crisis. And once again the rich and…Read more…
Unite TUC delegate and rural activist Ivan Monckton makes an impassioned plea to conference to save our rural schools, on the final day of the conference, September 11. Watch here …Read more…
Unite celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Landworker magazine – the oldest trade union publication still in circulation – at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset with a panel…Read more…
Mass Trespass is an entertaining 13 minute documentary film by WellRedFilms about the 1932 Kinder Scout Trespass, which has been described as the most important event of civil disturbance in the…Read more…