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At least 500 Unite members employed by the University of Cambridge spent four days on strike demanding a ‘Cambridge weighting’ pay supplement to deal with the cost of living in one of the most expensive cities in the country. Unite members, including library, museum, estates management, finance, student services and IT staff, walked out on […]
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Every International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), Unite members gather in droves by the Harry the Hod statue in Liverpool, just yards away from the union’s Jack Jones House. This year was no different, with members across sectors as well as politicians and campaigners coming to pay their respects on Tuesday (April 28) in one of […]
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Unite member Jon had been working in a large local government organisation in West Yorkshire for more than a decade in a job he loved. A capital programme manager in housing, he never imagined he’d become the victim of a relentless, years-long bullying campaign that would totally upend his life and destroy his self-esteem. But […]
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With vet care in the spotlight once again after the BBC’s Panorama programme highlighted the subject this week, Unite’s British Veterinary Union (BVU) wants to set the record straight. The latest episode of BBC Panorama, Why are Vet Bills So High?, is now available on BBC iPlayer and will air tonight on BBC One at […]
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Each day throughout the holiday season, UniteLive will feature one of our twelve stories of the year. On the seventh day of Christmas, UniteLive looks back at a wide-ranging interview with the BVU’s chair Suzanna Hudson-Cook, who highlights the issues facing vet workers and pet owners alike. Please note that the deadline for contributing to […]
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A construction firm working on a large building project in East London has become one of the latest firms to sign a recognition agreement with Unite at the Wood Wharf development near Canary Wharf. Platt Reilly specialises in fitting facades, drylining and suspended ceilings and has worked on large projects across the UK and Ireland. […]
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On a mild October evening a theatre above a London pub in Highgate is packed for Francis Beckett’s timely new play set just after the Briton’s First Party wins its first general election led by a charming, but incredibly slimy, leader. Though now mainly known as an author for his plays and books Francis is […]
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Unite bus drivers across the UK have been fighting for, and winning, decent pay rises as workers struggle to keep up with bills during the continuing cost of living crisis. The government has said that buses are vital for the country, with Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander saying they aim to “improve and maintain bus services” […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. Most British consumer products spring from a supply chain that stretches thousands of miles. The chain spans continents and is touched by an untold number of hands. What secrets do our consumer products hold? […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. Vast fields, monitored by drones and sensors, with all planting, crop management and harvesting carried out by robotic tractors controlled by AI and a few workers sat behind screens miles from the farm. This […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. Unite is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with migrant workers who have faced exploitation on British farms. The union joined a number of charities and NGOs at a protest outside the Home Office in London in January […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. Working alone is normal in agriculture and forestry. Moving stock, doing maintenance at base or at distance, or operating mobile machinery, the rural worker is often a lone worker. In Landworker Winter 2024, we […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. The timing couldn’t be more telling. Just days after Labour suffered in local elections against Reform UK – Nigel Farage’s party that campaigned heavily on an anti-immigration platform – the plan was announced. Billed […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. “Every moment is an organising opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world,” said renowned trade union activist, Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) […]
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Many Unite members were part of a mighty crowd of well over 150,000 on Saturday (July 13) as the Durham Miners’ Gala ‘Big Meeting’ retained its place as the largest annual labour movement gathering in the country. Platform speakers included for the second time Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, whose descendants include her great uncle […]
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The following feature about NAECI training first appeared in the most recent edition of Building Worker – you can read the full issue online here. Following a request from Unite’s Construction sector Unite Education developed a Change at Work course for senior reps focusing on the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI). The […]
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The following feature about skills first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. Reps from across Unite’s Food, Drink and Agriculture (FDA) sector gathered in Eastbourne last October to take part in a four-day training course aimed to build skills and increase understanding of some […]
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The following feature about skills first appeared in the most recent edition of Landworker – you can read the full issue online here. Reps from across Unite’s Food, Drink and Agriculture (FDA) sector gathered in Eastbourne last October to take part in a four-day training course aimed to build skills and increase understanding of some […]
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The following feature first appeared in the most recent edition of Building Worker – you can read the full issue online here. Unite rep and construction worker Tracey Whittle was among hundreds of Unite members who took part in the union’s Equalities Conference in late October. buildingWORKER caught up with Tracey at the conference, who […]
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Each day throughout the holiday season, UniteLive will feature one of our twelve stories of the year. On the ninth day of Christmas, UniteLive looks back on the potential impact of Trump tariffs on the UK auto sector. The tariffs were narrowly averted – but the auto sector isn’t out of the woods just yet. Unite […]
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