A little over a year since the first strike by Unite staff over a “toxic bullying culture,” Sharon Graham now faces a second industrial action ballot by Unite employees. As the union’s officers ballot for action over union recognition, it’s time to Reunite to end the toxicity and
Reform's new salvo of planned attacks against trade unions and our members is being met with silence from Sharon Graham. Reform have announced plans to rip up workplace equality protections, create a UK ICE terror unit, and threaten public sector trade unionists who are defending workers from attack
Sharon Graham decided to make our Executive Council election a referendum with one question: Are you loyal to Sharon Graham above all else? Now that nominations have closed the answer from our union’s biggest branches and workplaces is loud and clear. NO! Not since David Cameron resigned in the
A far right demonstration at our union’s office in Southampton was a coordinated attempt to intimidate Unite Community members and to silence our union. In response we must Reunite – to defend our union, to defend each other, and to stop the far right. On 29th January far right thugs
It is a grim and unexpected irony that Unite’s hard earned reputation as the organising union in the UK is being trashed by the supposed “Organising General Secretary” Sharon Graham. From Port Talbot to Veolia, in recent years our union’s Organisers have been steadily reduced to underappreciated and
The murder of nurse and trade unionist Alex Pretti by Donald Trump’s federal agents brings home to us all the dangers of the authoritarian far right. Internationally, in the UK and Ireland, in our communities and in our workplaces - we must reunite to stop the far right. On
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
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The Far Right are on the march in the UK and Unite must act now with the rest of the UK trade union movement to face the dangers head on. As Reform become bolder in targeting our members and trying to build support in our workplaces, our union’s response
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