Category: General
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Voices are currently being raised in Unite, and other unions, against the affiliation of the union to the Labour Party. But before we walk out of the Labour Party, to who knows where, maybe we should get our own house in order. The Unite link with the Labour Party has numerous democratic deficits, deliberately inserted…
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This is the email sent to the union’s organising department last Wednesday. We are going to meet with them on Monday 5th Octber “Now that the GS and EC elections are done, I would like to put forward a proposal for Regional Combines. Although the national combine is better than what we had before,…
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As this is a four-day meeting it is almost impossibloe to cover veverything. This is the agreed report from the three EC members for Health. Any questions get in touch. many thanks to Suzanne Abachor for creating the first draft. UNITE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC) MEETING, Summary Report to Members Belfast 1–5 June 2026. Andy, Janine,…
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Sharon Graham has won re‑election as Unite General Secretary with 68,000 votes to Simon Dubbins’ 31,000 — a decisive defeat for the United Left (UL) machine that had dominated the union for years. Graham, once seen as an outsider, has again beaten the faction of senior officials and Stalinist‑lite loyalists who long controlled Unite’s structures…
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Just my notes, not the official record, so there may be slight slips and omissions. I voted for the nomination, as although Burnham had a mixed record in Health, like when he signed off the privatisation of the labs at Kings College Hospital with £2 million of new equipment and £2 million worth of contracts,…
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Unite EC member Mark Jones has set up a successful campaign on NHS dentistry. Toothless in England is trying to address a huge but under-reported problem – the lack of access to NHS dentistry, which for many means no access to dentistry whatsoever. This year, Mark was elected from the Energy and Utilities sector to the Unite…
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A key question for the big unions is their relationship with the Labour Party. In the light of Starmer and his clique’s sheer political incompetence and arrogance, as well as Starmer’s betrayal of the unions (and most other sections of the Labour Party’s support) there are increasing calls for the unions to sever all links…
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Police enquiry into property deals in Liverpool and building projects with cost over runs continue. But it’s not by any means a quick investigation. The mayor of Liverpool – and others – were arrested in 2020. By June 2025, nearly FIVE YEARS later, the Liverpool Echo reported what they called a “major step in the…
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This post from NHS blogger Roy Lilley explains the scandalous plan from the Royal United Hospitals Trust at Bath. The Trust are planning to force all their bank workers into ‘Pulse’ which will save them money on the employers NHS Pension contributions. Of course, under NHS terms and conditions all work over 37.5 hours should…
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Unite Branch Secretary and East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) Staff Side Chair Mark Dunne has been given notice of redundancy. Mark has been given notice that his contract will end on Tuesday 26 May.We believe this should not have been issued as no meaningful discussion has taken place regarding both roles or the impact…
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