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A delegation from Unite attended the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) Global Youth Festival in Turkey earlier this month. The BWI’s second Global Youth Festival, it was a dynamic week of workshops, speakers and a chance to share experiences. Its ultimate aim was to build solidarity and youth activism that will push for a […]
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Unite’s Workers’ Plan for Steel campaign has lit a fire in people from all walks of life — and all ages. Last week, the campaign held a day of action in the UK’s major steel towns including Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Sheffield. The campaign has only just begun but it’s already making major waves. And […]
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To celebrate the 2023 International Youth Day on August 12, Unite Construction Executive Council (EC) member Stuart Grice contacted UniteLive on behalf of the EC and the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) to highlight a campaign day hosted by the BWI. Tomorrow (August 12), the BWI is calling on its affiliates, partners, and young […]
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Unite delegate Caroline Baikie highlighted the importance of apprenticeships in a debate about education and skills at the Labour Party Conference on Tuesday (September 28). Caroline told conference…Read more…
Nearly 2m young people fear they will become homeless if they lose their jobs, new research has shown, adding to the growing evidence showing the coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on the UK’s…Read more…
In his much anticipated ‘summer economic update’ speech today (July 8) chancellor Rishi Sunak left the millions of people worried about their jobs sorely disappointed after announcing a series of…Read more…
As work is set to become even more precarious under a new Tory government, zero hours contracts have once again risen to the top of the agenda in the fight for decent jobs. The TUC will on…Read more…
At a time when environmentally sustainability is at the top of the public agenda, people across the UK are aiming to have a more thoughtful, less wasteful Christmas. The figures now are dire…Read more…
Unite’s national body for young workers met yesterday to talk about what they would like to see from a Labour government.
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Millennials are facing a homelessness crisis once they retire as the shortage in affordable housing reaches breaking point. More than half a million people under 40 who are unable to afford to…Read more…
This comment first appeared on LabourList on Tuesday, April 30. “In the context of a 100-year life, continuous training and retaining will become more important. Older people need to be…Read more…
Manchester City FC hosted anti-racism education charity Show Racism the Red Card’s annual School Competition Awards at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday (April 25). The awards event honoured…Read more…
Youth services are in need of an urgent overhaul and require their own cabinet minister, a cross-party report by MPs has said. An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for youth affairs report,…Read more…
Unite hospitality workers took to Belfast’s streets today (December 12) to “lift the lid” on widespread exploitation and sexual harassment of young staff in bars, restaurants and hotels. The…Read more…
Young people could be forgiven for despairing that the world of work will never work out for them, as new TUC analysis highlighting the chronic difficulties many younger workers face in the labour…Read more…
Unite has notched up a further victory in its campaign to make London’s largest social enterprise leisure services’ provider Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) pay the London Living Wage (LLW) to those…Read more…
It took Unite delegate Tony Davies three apprenticeships to finally find one that didn’t exploit him. This he said was his own example of “what young people will be left with if we do not…Read more…
Yesterday (Sunday September 9) Unite delegate Syed Nahid Uddin spoke to a packed hall at Trade Union Congress conference in Manchester in support of motion 31 – pension auto-enrolment and the lowest…Read more…
Young people in the South West are struggling in low-paid, insecure jobs as their older peers fare better, according to new TUC research showing a growing generational pay gap. The wage gap…Read more…
This isn’t an official report, but is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know. I have also uploaded the official “progress of business”.
You can refer to the conference agenda (the pack of motions …Read more…