Category Archives: Unite The Union

Why UK Companies Are Re-shoring & Observer Article On Manufacturing

The above video is a short report from Reuters on why UK companies re-shoring work back to the UK. (You many get 20 second advert at the beginning) and an article from the Observer 29th December on the need to … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Packaging Strike Hits Cruise Ship

UPDATEs: Listen to USW’s Joe Drexler on the strike at Crown Holdings in Canada by clicking here. Support Striking Crown Holdings Workers In Canada by sending a message to CEO at Carnival Cruises. Click here. The United Steelworkers in the … Continue reading

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FT Video: Unions Face Upto Long Term Challenges

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What JFK said about trade unions….

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A report from Independent Bangla Garments Workers Employee Federation

November 19th Two garments workers (Badsha Mia and Ruma Akhter) were killed by police, while the garment workers were demonstrating (involved in struggle). The same incident caused 9 people to be injured by bullets, and more than 50 workers were wounded. As … Continue reading

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FT Interview with Len McCluskey

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Join Unite’s credit union scheme to take on ‘rip-off’ payday lenders – I did!

Having been at the Unite Sector Conferences in Brighton this week I took time from the very busy schedule by visiting the stand promoting Unite’s new credit union deal. I signed up on line – and low and behold – … Continue reading

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The New Tactics To Meet New Challenges

The recent right-wing press castigation of Unite Leverage is best proof yet of its effectiveness and shows the way forward for the union, writes Unite’s Sharon Graham The recent media hysteria, designed by Lynton Crosby to portray Unite as political … Continue reading

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Unite to fight for a future for shipbuilding

Unite, has said it will fight to retain as many of the 1,775 jobs under threat, following today’s announcement (Wednesday 6 November) about the future of the shipyards at Portsmouth, and Govan and Scotstoun on the Clyde. Today’s announcement was … Continue reading

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Statement: Unite & Falkirk Constituency Labour Party

Issued on 5th November In July this year Unite was subjected to a major campaign of criticism regarding allegations of misconduct in the affairs of Falkirk Constituency Labour Party – in essence that the union had tried to manipulate the … Continue reading

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