Unite the union

We need a national fight against cost of living attacks

Instead of waiting for the leaders, rank and file activists and reps need to make the start.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  23 April 2022

Chep UK – strike reaches twentieth week

The fight at Chep is an example of how attacks on the cost of living are eroding workers’ pay.

Tim Nailsea  ·  23 April 2022

The bin strikes are spreading

Unite continues to roll out its campaign

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  23 April 2022

Manchester wins control of buses – now fight to nationalise them

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has won a court case in defence of his plans to bring the city’s buses back into public control

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  28 March 2022

Solidarity with Coventry bin workers

Coventry’s refuse drivers have voted 94% in favour of continuing their strike as Coventry Labour councillors are suspended from Unite.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  28 March 2022

Fighting sexism in the tech sector

Getting organised is the first step

Sam Copley  ·  06 March 2022

Unite’s new combines: a step in the right direction

The promised shop-steward combines are a good start, but should go further.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  19 February 2022

Bus workers fight continues

The fight by bus workers for better pay and conditions continues across the country.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  19 February 2022

Support Coventry bin workers against Labour council’s attacks

Support Coventry Bin Workers Against Labour Council’s Attacks

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  19 February 2022

Unite investigates scab officials

The only way to ensure that union officials will never again sell out their own members to the bosses and the state is to democratise our unions.

Tim Nailsea  ·  07 February 2022

Tories hold London transport to ransom

TfL is facing a £2 billion shortfall.

Bernie McAdam  ·  07 February 2022

Beyond start and stop strikes

The strategy has won victories, but there are limitations.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  17 January 2022

Unite the fight in transport

Unite is running a campaign amongst members working in the bus industry throughout Britain.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  17 January 2022

After Bexley comes Coventry – Support the bin workers!

The workers will be striking every Wednesday and Friday in March.

Unite and Fight Bulletin  ·  17 January 2022

Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist by Len McCluskey

Tim Nailsea reviews Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist by Len McCluskey

Tim Nailsea  ·  15 November 2021

Stagecoach workers should demand a national fight

By Tim Nailsea STAGECOACH DRIVERS, engineers and cleaners in Scotland, Chesterfield, Manchester, the North-East, Lancashire and Liverpool and South Wales are all balloting, or have already been balloted for strike action. The issues are broadly the same everywhere. Despite working throughout the pandemic at considerable personal risk, drivers have either not been awarded a pay […]

Tim Nailsea  ·  01 November 2021

We need to coordinate public sector pay ballots

By Rebecca Anderson THERE IS a real opportunity for coordinated strike action between two of Britain’s largest workforces: council workers, including school support staff, and hospital employees. If successful, it could bust the public sector pay freeze and build momentum in private sector struggles for substantial pay rises. Local government and school staff have been […]

Rebecca Anderson  ·  27 October 2021

Unite: national strike needed to make Stagecoach pay up

We need 15% or £15 an hour

Tim Nailsea  ·  15 October 2021

GKN: Car workers fight against offshoring and climate change

Under threat of outsourcing, 550 Unite members at GKN’s plant in Erdington vote to strike.

Joe Crathorne  ·  05 October 2021

Strategy and tactics in Unite after Graham’s election

Remember the old slogan - "with the union leaders where possible, without them where necessary".

Tim Nailsea  ·  05 October 2021

Sharon Graham elected—now make her fight

Members deliver surprise result in blow for right and official left

Tim Nailsea  ·  26 August 2021

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