✊ Another strong show of solidarity with striking OUP workers in Oxford today. Despite weeks of action, members remain united and determined to be heard. It’s time for OUP to engage with Unite and get around the table. 📖 Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
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✊ Past. Present. Future. Stronger Together. Join Unite South East for our Black History Month online event celebrating achievement, challenging hate and building stronger inclusive communities. 📅 13 October | 7–9pm 💻 Microsoft Teams Register: surveys.unitetheunion.org/262734420834...
📢 Oxford - show your support for striking OUP workers! Join colleagues trade unionists and the local community at our lunchtime rally. Even if you can only make part of it your support matters. ✊ 📅 Wed 7th October 🕛 12–1:30pm 📍 Opposite OUP’s Walton St entrance
⚡ Energy isn’t a luxury, it’s something every household needs. Unite Community was out in Brighton today talking to local people about rising bills and campaigning for an energy system that puts people before profit. 👇 Learn more about the campaign: www.unitetheunion.org/campaigns/un...
✊ Unite Community took to the streets of Portsmouth today as the new energy price cap came into effect. With the typical annual bill rising from £1,663 to £1,723 we’re demanding change. ✊ ⚡ Public ownership 🌱 A worker-led green transition 💚 Excess green energy free
🎓 A brilliant day at Kent University Freshers Fair! Proud to see so many young people at the Unite stall, asking questions and learning about trade unions, workers’ rights, and the power of standing together. ✊ The future of our movement starts with conversations like these. ❤️
✈️ A win for Unite members at Gatwick! More than 220 Wilson James workers have secured an improved pay deal after standing together for better pay. Planned strike action is now off. ✊ Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
📢 Strike action is escalating at OUP as Unite members continue their fight against plans to offshore Finance Operations. Almost 50 workers face losing their jobs and affected staff have been asked to train their replacements.🫣 Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
👏 Unite Community activists have unveiled two history boards at The View Hotel in Eastbourne celebrating its TGWU history and the International Workers’ Mural! The unveiling follows six years of campaigning by Unite member Carol Mills. ✊ 📖 Read more: unitelive.org/unite-celebr...
📢 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of The View, one of Eastbourne's most iconic landmarks. Unite community activists will unveil two new trade union history boards at to celebrate the building’s TGWU history. 📅 22 Sep | 12pm 📍 The View Hotel Eastbourne
🚨 A fantastic win for more than 3,000 Unite members at Tesco! The threat of strike action has ended after Unite the union secured an inflation-busting pay rise for workers. 💪 Strong unions deliver better pay. 📖 Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
🎥 What does solidarity look like? This. Yesterday’s rally at Oxford University Press brought together striking Unite members with OUP employees and local residents in a fantastic show of support. ✊ ❤️ A huge thank you to everyone who stood with us.
👏 Brilliant support in Oxford today! OUP employees and local residents joined our rally to stand alongside Unite members fighting to protect their jobs. ✊ A huge thank you to everyone who gave up their lunchtime to show our members they’re not standing alone. ❤️
✈️ Over 220 Unite members at Gatwick Airport are set to strike over pay after unanimously rejecting Wilson James’ offer. 📅 Strike action: 17–21 September 23–26 September Workers deserve a fair share of the profits they help create. ✊ 📖 Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
🎥 Unite Regional Officer Naomi Gravett explains why OUP Finance Operations members are taking strike action to defend their jobs. 📢 Show your support at tomorrow’s rally 📅 Wed 9 September | 🕧 12:30 📍 Walton St entrance Come along during your lunchtime and stand with our members. ✊
🏳️🌈 Missed Reading Pride on Saturday? Here’s your chance to catch up on the celebration! 🎬 We were proud to be part of another fantastic day in Reading, standing alongside the LGBTQ+ community and allies to celebrate Pride, diversity and the power of standing together. 🌈✊
✊ Unite members are standing strong as their strike against OUP's plans to offshore nearly 50 finance roles to India continues. 🌨️ Despite the rain, they are out making their voices heard and sending a clear message: these jobs are worth fighting for.
🚨 Unite members at Oxford University Press will strike from 1–11 September over plans to offshore nearly 50 finance roles to India. This dispute is about protecting skilled UK jobs and standing up for workers facing outsourcing. 📖 Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
🎥 Every dispute has a human story. This is Finlay's. In this video, Finlay shares what the planned closure of the RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre in East Cowes means for him, his colleagues and their families. 📲 Read more about the dispute here: unitelive.org/rnli-letting...
✊ Day three of the RNLI dispute saw Unite members take their campaign directly to the charity's headquarters in Poole. ✍️ Show your support and sign the Petition: actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-t...
🚨 Striking workers from the RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre will be demonstrating against job closures at the charity's head office in Poole today (25 August). ⏰ 11:30 to 13:30 📍RNLI headquarters, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ
Around 70 skilled jobs at the RNLI's East Cowes Inshore Lifeboat Centre are at risk. Unite is calling on the RNLI to think again, recognise the union and negotiate over the future of these jobs. ✍️ Please sign and share the petition: actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-t...
🚨 The RNLI's motto is "With courage, nothing is impossible." That courage is shown every day by the skilled workers in East Cowes. They deserve fair redundancy terms and respect for their years of service. 📖 Read more: unitelive.org/with-solidar...
⚡Yesterday, Unite Community members were in Canterbury raising awareness of the energy crisis and calling for action to tackle fuel poverty. Thank you to everyone who stopped to support the campaign and sign the petition. ✍️ You can still add your voice: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
🎥 Why are RNLI workers on strike? In this video we explain why our members at the East Cowes site have taken industrial action and why securing fair redundancy terms matters. Take a couple of minutes to watch and learn more about the dispute.
🚨 @unitetheunion.bsky.social members at the RNLI's East Cowes site have begun strike action in a dispute over redundancy terms following the planned closure of the facility. Workers are calling for a fair redundancy package that recognises their service and commitment. ✊
🚨 Campaigners are continuing the fight to protect Oxford University Hospitals' specialist gynaecology counselling service. Every patient deserves access to the specialist care and support they need. 📖 Read more: www.hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hit...
✈️ Hundreds of planes could be grounded at Gatwick if Unite members employed by Menzies take strike action. Refuelling workers play a vital role in keeping flights moving. Menzies must listen to its workforce and work with Unite to resolve the dispute.⬇️ www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
🚨 Thousands of Unite members at Tesco distribution centres are being balloted for strike action over pay and conditions. A fair deal can still be reached if Tesco returns to meaningful negotiations with its workforce. ✊ Read more: www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
🏳️⚧️ Missed Brighton Trans Pride on Saturday? 🎬 Here's a look back at an incredible day!