Unite the union

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

What does the Unite election mean for Labour?

Much of the interest in the Unite General Secretary election has been the result of the union’s influence in internal Labour Party politics.

Tim Nailsea  ·  20 August 2021

How radical is Sharon Graham’s organising strategy?

General Secretary candidate Sharon Graham heads up the union's Organising Unit.

Tim Nailsea  ·  14 August 2021

Unite: Is there an alternative to the Broad Left strategy?

Unite General Secretary election raises questions about organising the rank and file.

Tim Nailsea  ·  06 August 2021

Health workers can lead public sector revolt on pay

Government offers "insulting" 3%.

Dave Stockton  ·  31 July 2021

Stop the retreat in the face of Tory attacks

If our “leaders'' won't lead, then grassroots activists need to take initiative and organise.

George Banks  ·  11 July 2021

Vote for Steve Turner – and organise the rank and file

By KD Tait Members of Unite the union have started voting to elect the general secretary of Britain’s most important trade union. The election comes at a critical moment for the labour movement. After the rout of the Corbyn movement, Labour’s leadership is determined to complete the purge of the left’s influence within the party. […]

KD Tait  ·  06 July 2021

The politics of the Unite general secretary election

Howard Beckett is the sole candidate not advocating a retreat from the struggle over the political leadership of the Labour Party.

KD Tait  ·  12 June 2021

Unite General Secretary Election – for a single left candidate

Four candidates will be on the ballot paper.

Tim Nailsea  ·  09 June 2021

General Secretary election: which way forward for Unite?

No candidate is proposing genuine rank and file strategy.

Tim Nailsea  ·  01 June 2021

NHS pay fight: unite for 15%!

Cross-union strike committees should be elected to unite the unions behind 15% and prepare coordinated action

Rebecca Anderson  ·  12 April 2021

Bus strikes can lead fight against fire-and-rehire

The rank and file must take control.

Joe Crathorne  ·  25 March 2021

Fight for workers’ control of the lockdown

The teachers' initiative is a model for workers to follow

KD Tait  ·  05 January 2021

Optare workers strike against broken pay promise

Companies that cut jobs should be nationalised without compensation to their owners

Workers Power  ·  21 October 2020

From hero to zero: how the UK has shown gratitude to their most essential workers during the pandemic

NHS workers campaign for a pay rise.

Hywel Matthews  ·  07 September 2020

Unite leaders recommend surrender

Say no to shoddy British Airways deal!

Tim Nailsea  ·  01 September 2020

Grassroots Fight for 15% can Win by Escalating Action

Rallies and demonstrations are due to take place across the country, as part of a growing grassroots revolt by nurses and health workers excluded from a recent public sector pay rise

KD Tait  ·  26 August 2020

United Left Divided

The divide in Unite's dominant faction deepens.

Tim Nailsea  ·  23 August 2020

Thousands march in support of nurses’ fight for 15%

With public support behind them, nurses and health workers can lead the way in fighting for a pay rise for all public sector employees.

Workers Power  ·  08 August 2020

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