Then raise the scarlet standard high.
Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We'll keep the red flag flying here.
The attempts to force the nurses to back down by banning them from their duties and withholding their pay and intimidating them, is abhorrent.
This is a total dereliction of duty that put incredibly vulnerable patients at risk. 2/3
Fantastic to see our National Women's Committe join our striking bin workers in Birmingham last Tuesday! Fantastic support being shown from all around the UK
This #InternationalYouthDay, we stand in solidarity with our incredible young members who continue standing for #JobsPayConditions 💪
Decent work is a basic human right, no matter your age and it’s at the heart of everything our union fight for with @UniteEqualities ✊
Great to see so many enthusiastic women from the North East, Yorkshire and Humber region joining colleagues from all across the Union today.
For the first day of Unite's National Women's week, the collaboration and training is just getting started!
#UniteNEYH@UniteEqualities
Thank you everyone that attended our Unite National Black Women’s Network during National Women’s Week. Very constructive discussion from the Black and Asian Ethnic minority delegates on how to move our movement forward through more representation and more educational awareness.
That’s a wrap for Day 1 of @unitetheunion National Women’s Week here in Birmingham. Lots going on this week. We will hear more from our delegates later this week.
Find out how to get more involved https://t.co/BNdp2YLl7e
Early this morning women from our Unite National Women’s Week made the journey to visit the Birmingham Bin Strikers to show solidarity and hear their story! Shame on you Birmingham City Council!
⏩ Women have always driven our movement forward. Every year @UniteEqualities organises National Women's Week to ensure that women members have the support and inspiration needed to continue that fight.
👋🏽 Say hello to our regional delegates at this year's event in Birmingham.
Day 2 is underway at the Unite National Women’s Week. We’re hosting four courses including Organising. Morgan is one of our excellent organisers helping empower and support reps to organise and grow their union in their workplace.
Once again, the soaring cost of basic essentials like food and water is pushing families to the brink. Workers and their families are struggling to pay excessive bills. Pressure needs to be taken off family budgets by giving workers a pay rise.
The time for action is now!
https://t.co/LpMHd7rmG7
We published ‘Winning on working time’ this month, a study of trade union experiences negotiating shorter working time without loss of pay.
Researchers found wide reporting of mental and physical health benefits where reductions have been negotiated. https://t.co/AMVtMHVP7G
Save the date - join us on the eve of the Durham Miners’ Gala for a discussion on progressing towards a second Employment Rights Bill.
📍Pitmans Parliament, Durham Miners HQ, Redhills, DH1 4BE.
6pm, Friday 11 July
The women’s chain makers’ victory had a huge impact across the British Labour Movement. They played a pioneering role in regulating low pay. 58 years after the strike in 1998, the Labour gov. Passed the National Min Wage Act; extended the minimum pay protection to all industries