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Work with the Board

Less than a year ago, the Scottish government did the right thing and decided to retain its Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB) which sets minimum wages... Read More

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Tories: On the workers’ side?

The so-called National Living Wage, first announced last year, was offered up as proof that the Tory government was, in fact, on the side of... Read More

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Wales farm workers pay result

Farm workers in Wales celebrated on Friday (February 26) as they received a six per cent pay rise, after the Welsh government signed off on... Read More

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Fairness call on agricultural pay

Unite has warned the Scottish Government that thousands of agricultural workers are set to swell the ranks of the working poor. Wage rates for... Read More

Brexit

Food shortages threat

Some of Britain’s biggest retailers have warned of food shortages and rocketing prices in the event of a no deal Brexit, as Unite called on... Read More

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‘Taking agriculture backwards’

Unite has criticised Tory MPs for blocking an amendment to the Agriculture Bill that would have paved the way for establishing minimum standards for farmworkers... Read More

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‘Missed opportunity’

When the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) in England was first abolished in 2013, the government at the time said scrapping it would cut ‘red tape’.... Read More

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Seven months’ food supply warning

Britain could only sustain itself on home-grown produce for seven months in the event of a Brexit that prevented food from easily being imported from... Read More

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Animal welfare spot checks call

Farm animals are being tortured under Britain’s largest farm approval scheme because only one in a thousand inspections are unannounced, leading Unite to call for... Read More

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Bring back AWB call

The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival, held in Dorset each year, commemorates Britain’s first instance of trade unionism, when farmworkers first organised for better pay in... Read More