Unite launches judicial review process over cut

Members have voiced their support for Unite taking action, by launching a judicial review process on behalf of the union and its retired members, to overturn the government’s decision to cut the winter fuel payment to all but the poorest pensioners. Unite has sent a pre-action protocol letter to Liz Kendal the secretary of state […]

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Unite lobby parliament over Winter Fuel cut

Unite took the campaign to protect pensioners and the Winter Fuel Allowance to Parliament on Monday (7 October) with a mass lobby and protest. Unite joined forces with the National Pensioners Convention and Scottish Pensioners Forum to call on the government to fully reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance. Over 500 Unite members and activists from […]

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‘We stand with pensioners’

Unite delegate Jane Aitchison, spoke out on Labour’s plans to end the Winter Fuel Allowance. Addressing the conference she said, “I’ve worked in benefits for over 30 years and take it from me, Universal Credit (UC) is malicious and cruel. It is complicated, mean and off putting. “It is heart breaking to watch people trying […]

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Sharon at TUC – in the news

At TUC Congress this week (September 8-11), Unite delegates have been out and about, on the conference floor and beyond having their voices heard. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has channelled her members’ voices in several radio and TV interviews during Congress, calling on the Labour government to institute a wealth tax – and to […]

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‘TAX RICHEST BRITS’ PLEA TO GOVT

The Unite leader said Keir Starmer should ditch plans to cut the winter fuel allowance for 10 million pensioners and instead make millionaires pay more tax on their wealth. Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham has urged Labour to slap a 1per cent tax on the wealthiest Brits instead of “pickpocketing” pensioners. In an interview with […]

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Retired Unite members draw up manifesto

Unite has been working with its retired members to draw up a ‘Decent Retirement for All’ manifesto ahead of next month’s general election. The manifesto, published by Unite’s National Retired Members Committee, puts forward key policies for pension provision, the health and social care system and to provide greater security, independence and inclusion for older […]

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68 is too late!

Unite has joined forces with the National Pensioners’ Convention (NPC) and the Scottish Pensioners’ Forum (SPF) to launch a campaign to demand that the government rules out any further increases to the state pension age. In the first of many demonstrations, Unite, NPC and SPF activists mobilised outside Parliament alongside Labour MPs on Tuesday (May […]

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