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Persuasion, not coercion

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

Unite reiterates view that vaccines should be voluntary as health secretary announces mandatory Covid vaccinations for NHS staff

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The ‘deserts’ of debt advice

Monday, November 8th, 2021

The union’s warning coincides with the beginning of this year’s Talk Money Week. Proposals from the Money and Pension Advice Service (MaPS) to slash key debt ad...

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‘Complete absence of a coherent government strategy’

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

Climate change and global warming are the single biggest environmental challenge the world is currently facing. Unfortunately, previous and current global clima...

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Orgreave inquiry fight goes on

Friday, October 29th, 2021

Five years since the government ruled out an Orgreave inquiry the fight for justice goes on.

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Tales from the far side

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Sharon Graham, called it right when she said, pre-Budget, that she feared workers would pay the price of the pandemic. It certainly looks that way. And realisti...

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Workers to pay price for pandemic

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Sadly Unite’s fears that the government would make workers pay for the pandemic were borne out in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget statement today (Wednesday Oct...

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‘Workers must not pay for pandemic’

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Ahead of this afternoon’s Budget statement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, in no uncertain terms, that workers must not...

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‘It is time to change democracy’

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite has voted to back proportional representation for Westminster elections. The decision was taken at the Unite Policy Conference in Liverpool which closed t...

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Union recognition win

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite hails trade union recognition agreement at TWI’s Cambridge headquarters

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Unite 'ready for relentless campaign' against Stagecoach

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

12 days of strikes over Stagecoach North East bosses’ ‘divide-and-rule’ tactics on pay

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'Fire and rehire' bill blocked but Unite battles on

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite GS Sharon Graham: blocking 'fire and rehire' bill will 'not affect Unite's resolve in any way'

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‘Absolute zero tolerance on racism’

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite GS Sharon Graham says no to predjudice and bigotry on Wear Red Day

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Take a break

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite backs HGV drivers to ‘Take a Break’ in bid to restore ‘safety, decency and dignity' to job

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'We expect the government to act responsibly'

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite GS Sharon Graham calls for tighter Covid measures to protect the NHS and workers this winter

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'Fighting for jobs, pay and conditions'

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite GS Sharon Graham hails ‘the power that is in our union’ in closing remarks to policy conference

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New deal for working people

Thursday, October 21st, 2021

Labour MP Andy McDonald addresses Unite policy conference

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Unite bus wins

Thursday, October 21st, 2021

Unite celebrates a number of bus dispute victories against Stagecoach

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Len McCluskey - 'journey’s end'

Wednesday, October 20th, 2021

Former Unite general secretary Len McCluskey addressed conference today, October 20. In his final speech he particularly thanked Tony Woodhouse, Unite EC chair ...

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