Black Friday 1921: One hundred years on the unemployed still need to organise
Friday, April 16th, 2021
Mention Black Friday today and most people will conjure up images of bargain-hunting shoppers grappling with each other for discounted consumer goods. But 100 y...
Don’t push workers into poverty
Friday, April 9th, 2021
A London tour guide approached me recently near to the office. He was a Unite member and wanted to know what we have been doing for the past year to help sel...
Hotel hit 'is not journalism’
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
Responding to the piece broadcast by Sky News in relation to the Birmingham hotel, conference and education facility built for Unite, the union said today (Wedn...
Taking liberties
Monday, March 29th, 2021
Unite organiser Joe Rollin explains all you need to know about the police and crime bill - and how you can fight back against this attack on our right to protest
The Wave
Friday, March 26th, 2021
On the first anniversary of lockdown we’re celebrating kindness. Poet Beaky describes how that has felt in these days of pain
Why this May 6 really matters
Friday, March 26th, 2021
This May’s elections really matter. Across the whole of the UK polling stations will be open on May 6 for our own ‘Super Thursday’ as directly elected mayors, c...
'Never forget that there is hope'
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s message on National Day of Reflection
We need to revalue our public services
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
European Public Services Union: Covid-19 pandemic has exposed fragility of our public health systems in Europe
How collective bargaining can tackle the race to the bottom
Monday, March 8th, 2021
Unite research shows "power of working people in the system of global trade comes from our collective strength"
'This government is actively anti-women'
Monday, March 8th, 2021
Unite national officer Siobhan Endean: On International Women’s Day, let’s organise to hold this government to account
A Budget of ‘spin, gimmicks and dangerous wheezes’
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the gover...
Budget: has govt learnt anything from pandemic?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
This government’s mismanagement of the crisis has led to the UK suffering the biggest economic hit in Europe, not to mention a tragically high loss of life. Muc...
Britain should not support Aussie rightwinger for top job at OECD
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Unite AGS Tony Burke: former finance minister Mathias Cormann’s anti-union and anti-environment track record is cause for concern
'Trojan Horse' for more NHS privatisation?
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Unite national officer Jackie Williams: Plans to ditch Cameron-era NHS reforms must not lead to more privatisation
‘Political football’
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
As the trade union representative on the boards of Enginuity, (the Sector Skills body for the engineering sector) and the Board of Cogent, (the Sector Skills bo...
'Build the future'
Monday, February 8th, 2021
During National Apprenticeship Week this week, Unite AGS Steve Turner highlights what the gov't can do to fix the skills crisis
❤ Unions week is back
Friday, February 5th, 2021
Celebrating in song the work unions do all year round
The Poet
Friday, February 5th, 2021
Unite’s Joy Johnson’s hard-hitting commentary in poetry