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The Unite union’s support for new North Sea oil and gas extraction is questioned by Edward Jackson.
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The Unite union’s support for new North Sea oil and gas extraction is questioned by Edward Jackson.

Sharon Graham, leader of the UK’s second-biggest union, Unite, is set to face a leadership challenge from Simon Dubbins amid concerns over the union's response to the rise of the Reform party.

Barclays is set to implement a 5.35% pay increase for approximately 20,000 of its UK employees, a move welcomed by the Unite union as a leading deal in the finance sector.
The Unite union is reportedly engaged in secret talks with Reform regarding the ongoing bin strikes in Birmingham.

The Unite union has been fined £265,000 after a judge ruled it repeatedly violated an injunction that prohibited the blocking of waste vehicles during a bin strike.
A power struggle within the Unite union, led by Sharon Graham, could reshape the Labour Party's future funding after the union cut its annual affiliation fee to the party.
Trade unionist Brendan Ogle has initiated a new equality claim against the Unite union.

SIPTU and Unite unions are scheduled to meet with HSE management at the Labour Court today in an effort to resolve an ongoing pay dispute affecting the National Ambulance Service.

Approximately 1,000 members of the Unite union are set to strike across Glasgow, Strathclyde, and Edinburgh Napier universities in Scotland.

Unite union began all-out strike more than a year ago and city remains without full waste collection service It has been more than a year since Birmingham’s bin workers began their all-out strike that has left residents without a fully functioning waste collection service – and there is still no end in sight. The strikes have attracted global media attention as pictures emerged of towering waste and overflowing bins on the streets of the UK’s second largest city. Continue reading...

The trade union Unite has announced its intention to ballot public sector members for industrial action. This move could lead to strikes as the union seeks to address concerns regarding public sector workers.

Trade unions have rejected an invitation from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to join his party, with the Unite union stating he is 'no friend of the workers'.

Library, museum, finance, and IT staff at universities are among Unite union members taking industrial action to demand a cost of living "weighting" in their pay.

The Unite trade union has publicly accused the government of procrastinating on implementing elements of the current public sector pay agreement.

Sharon Graham, head of Britain's largest trade union, has called for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to be fired if she fails to support increased military spending to back British industry.