The US attack on Venezuela on January 3rd was shock and awe for the social media age – with air strikes followed by the online parading of abducted President Nicolas Maduro by Donald Trump. The trade union movement globally has condemned the attack and also the political message it sent – an
As we begin the most important year since Unite was founded, Reunite wishes a happy new year to everyone across our union and our movement. Our future will be decided in 2026. The election of our Executive Council will reaffirm the member-led democracy of our union. The election of our
Reunite is proud to endorse a united slate of Executive Council candidates representing a growing movement from across our union’s industrial sectors, regions, nations and equalities strands. This is the most important EC election in our union’s history. This is the moment to unite against the division and
This month marks the year anniversary of one of the most extraordinarily bleak moments in Unite’s history - a strike by our union’s own staff over the ‘toxic and bullying culture’ of the research team led by Sharon Graham’s husband Jack Clarke. For four days in December,
The government’s u-turn on protections from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment is a breach of Labour’s manifesto commitment and another result of Sharon Graham continuing to be politically AWOL whenever it matters most. The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) has been the major promise of the
A series of General Secretary ‘roadshow’ events held across the regions and nations have revealed the full extent of the panic and disarray at the top of our union. Described by those subjected to them as “stage managed”, “ultra defensive” and “dictatorial”, Sharon Graham has tried to use these meetings
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