This Executive Council election will be the most important since Unite was formed. The timetable has now been released and members in every industrial sector, region, nation and equalities strand, will at last have their first chance to end the toxic division, end the dysfunction and reunite our union. For
A month after the 100,000 strong 'Tommy Robinson' march in September, our union remains officially silent on the issue of the rising far right. Unite needs to draw a clear line on where we stand and this must start with Sharon Graham apologising for failing to challenge
As the UK’s refineries face the existential crisis refinery workers themselves warned was coming, why did those warnings go unheeded? The news of redundancies at Lindsey Refinery in Lincolnshire is the devastating result of industrial failure. Production ended in August when the Prax Group collapsed into administration. Union reps
Sharon Graham is coming under intense pressure from members to answer the serious accusations made by a whistleblower about ‘phoney jobs’, ‘bribery’ and ‘election rigging’ reported in The Observer (28 September). Reunite is calling for a fully independent investigation. If Sharon Graham is found to be responsible for illegal activity
Unite’s leadership narrowly won a vote not to endorse either Lucy Powell or Bridget Phillipson in Labour’s Deputy Leadership election at a special meeting of our union’s Executive Council held online yesterday. Once again difficult decisions are being swerved by a leadership used to using stunts and
Where is Unite in the fight against the far right? Saturday’s far right ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally put over 100,000 people onto the streets of London. While significantly smaller, the thousands who marched on the Stand up to Racism counter-demonstration made an important statement that our movement will
The new ‘interim’ report into the Birmingham Hotel project is a serious issue for our union. Where wrongdoing is alleged it must be proven and it must be dealt with responsibly. The way this issue is being mishandled by Sharon Graham is a gift to the right-wing media. It brings
In a major win for our union’s members, Sharon Graham must now allow the full accounts of our union to be inspected by our Executive Council. This follows a successful case brought to the Certification Officer (CO) by an EC member following months of delays and obstructions. The ruling