Unite general secretary Sharon Graham joined Blackburn biomedical scientists striking over pay grades on Tuesday (September 28). Unite represents 21 biomedical scientists at East Lancashire Hospitals…Read more…
‘Unite members are my first priority’
In August, I won the election to succeed Len McCluskey as the general secretary of Unite, one of Britain’s biggest and most powerful trade unions. Judging by the newspaper headlines, the result took…Read more…
‘The only way workers do not pay price of pandemic’
Following Keir Starmer’s speech at TUC congress, today, September 14, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham responded by saying, “Unite is now focused on defending our members’ Jobs Pay and…Read more…
Fire and rehire speech
Newly elected Unite general secretary Sharon speaks out against this ‘abhorrent practice’.
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‘Fire and rehire is an abhorrence’
“Our priority must be to co-ordinate a fightback at the work place. We have all shown that fire and rehire can be beaten. At British Airways, we stopped the worst of the cuts. At Go North West, the…Read more…
‘Fighting for our members must come first’
It was early morning at a factory on Humberside. My campaign team were handing out leaflets as workers made their way in to work. One worker told the team: “I voted for the best candidate for the…Read more…
General secretary ballot results
Sharon Graham has been confirmed as the next general secretary of Unite the union. Unite the union has today (August 25) announced the final results of its members’ vote for each of the three…Read more…
‘Now is not the time to batten down the hatches’
Over the last decade the importance of organising workers has been critical to building real workplace density. That means the union is heard and, crucially, workplaces can be strike-ready, vital to…Read more…
Covid smokescreen used to slash pay
Unite has launched an international campaign today (September 9) to stop the owners of the Manchester bus company Go North West from using Covid-19 as cover for making savage cuts to bus drivers’ pay…Read more…
BA should face slots review says angry public
A new poll out today (July 6) reveals that the British public backs tough action against British Airways over its ‘fire and rehire’ plans – with both Conservative and Labour voters giving strong…Read more…
Now it is time to fight for jobs
People and markets make the decisions and what actually moves them must be our focus, otherwise we will be left bitterly disappointed. We must remember that tactics without strategy is often the…Read more…