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‘We will not forget their sacrifice’

Friday, May 1st, 2020

Workers Uniting, the transnational union representing over 3m workers across the UK, Ireland, United States, Canada and Mexico, pays tribute and stands in solid...

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'Austerity linked to govt’s Covid19 response failures'

Friday, May 1st, 2020

Former Unite regional secretary and Birkenhead MP Mick Whitley says Tory cuts shouldn’t be forgotten this May Day

8 min

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Celebrating strong trade unions

Friday, May 1st, 2020

The “new normal” must mean the labour movement keeps our seat at the table with a real plan for changing our economy for the good and for a long-term New Deal f...

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‘May Day is our day’

Friday, May 1st, 2020

May Day is our day. We may not be on the streets but we are not silent. Listen closely. That sound you hear, that’s Britain’s working people – stirring, determi...

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‘Best serving our nation at this time’

Friday, May 1st, 2020

But while we may not be marching, your contribution to the nation's well-being has never been more evident. It is workers like you who are best serving our nati...

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‘The exact opposite of what our great nation stands for’

Thursday, April 30th, 2020

This is a company that only a few weeks ago sent an internal email urging pilots and cabin crew to come into work and help repatriate thousands of UK citizens d...

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Farm and agriculture workers feel Covid-19 pressure

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

“It is interesting to see how key to a functioning society many ‘unskilled’ workers really are, from farmworkers, to pack house workers, to delivery drivers and...

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‘Fight like hell for the living’

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Unite has always put the safety and welfare of our members first, including their mental health. Our challenge has been to meet the requirements and needs of al...

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The doctor will see you now…

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

The doctor can speak to you now. From behind closed doors, head-phones for stethoscopes.

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How to social distance safely

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

believe that people with big gardens should not be going to the park. Similarly if you go out and you have a garden you could make people sick by making a crow...

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Ask Alys: what are my rights as a vulnerable employee?

Friday, April 17th, 2020

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Workers can't pay the price again

Friday, April 17th, 2020

After the pandemic – workers can’t pay the price again says Sharon Graham, Executive Officer, Unite the Union

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Let’s unite to cleanse Labour’s shame

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

The whole labour movement will be shocked by the revelations contained in the leaked report concerning how Labour HQ has handled complaints over anti-semitism o...

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'An army with no general'

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020

Unite AGS Steve Turner: we need leadership on PPE for frontline workers

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The village that saved hundreds of lives

Sunday, April 12th, 2020

Beset by plague, in 1665 the villagers of Eyam self isolated to save others

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Unite will leave no worker behind

Tuesday, April 7th, 2020

In these unprecedented times Unite pledges to and is supporting workers. Sharon Graham executive officer, organising and leverage explains

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'We can do this'

Monday, April 6th, 2020

Unite AGS Steve Turner: government must unleash 'manufacturing army' to produce PPE

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Values

Friday, March 27th, 2020

Unite's Joy Johnson's hard-hitting commentary in poetry

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