Seconding a motion on the crisis in the Post Office, Unite EC member and delegate Ivan Monckton said that Unite was proud that, its post office managers had taken industrial action on pensions, job…Read more…
Don’t rule out basic income call
As rapid digitalisation and fragmented employment throws millions of workers into uncertainty, Unite is urging unions to consider a universal basic income as part of wider reforms to social security…Read more…
On the offensive
TUC Frances O’Grady highlighted today (September 12) the importance of reaching out to young workers in a revitalised movement which places the concerns of the next generation of trade unionists at…Read more…
Stop this anguish call
Trade unions affirmed their commitment to a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment following an emergency motion at the TUC conference yesterday (September 11) which was unanimously carried. …Read more…
Seize the opportunity
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey moves composite on the European Union. See and share our film below:
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Out of EU must not mean out of work
Employers must not use Conservative in-fighting and the challenge of Brexit to let a shadow descend over the future of UK workplaces – warned Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary. Moving a…Read more…
More pay clarity call
It takes WPP CEO Martin Sorrell — the UK’s highest paid boss — less than 45 minutes to take home what an average British worker earns in an entire year. This fact was among the shocking…Read more…
Stem poverty and insecurity call
Over the summer, Tony Blair did some thinking. He came to the conclusion that he is baffled by the rise of Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. The high priest of the third way has confessed that he…Read more…
From Uber to Sports direct
The fight to defend the UK’s industrial economy will be spearheaded by Unite at the Trades Union Congress when it gathers in Brighton from September 11 to 14. Taking part in key Congress…Read more…