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Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). Along with Unison , Unite is one of the two largest trade unions in the UK, with over 1.2 million members in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics ...
Notice warning of postal service disruption due to strikes in Oxford in October 2022. On 29 June 2022, Royal Mail managers in Unite voted to approve strike action and industrial action short of a strike over job cuts and a redeployment programme which the union claimed would result in "worsening terms and conditions". [21]
Mick Lynch at RMT solidarity strike rally at London Kings Cross, 25 June 2022. Following a ballot of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers members over whether to take industrial action, it was announced on 24 May 2022 that they had voted in favour of strike action, paving the way for the UK's first national rail strike for three decades. [1]
In 2021, McCluskey announced his retirement as general secretary of Unite after ten years in the role. [18] The union's left-wing United Left faction held a hustings and ballot to determine a single candidate for the faction, which was won by the union's assistant general secretary Steve Turner. The other participant, Howard Beckett, continued ...
UNITE was formed in 1995 as a merger between the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). [1] UNITE's core industries were textile and apparel manufacturing, distribution, and retailing, but they also had locals involved in industrial laundry, and manufacturing in other ...
Workers Uniting is a trans-Atlantic trade union created in 2008 by a merger of Unite the Union (better known as Unite) of the United Kingdom and Ireland with the North American United Steelworkers union (USW) based in the United States. [1] Both unions still retain individual branding and leadership.
Tony Burke was a British full time trade union official in the print unions, the NGA (Northern Regional Secretary) and GPMU (Deputy General Secretary), Amicus (Assistant General Secretary) and retired in 2022 as an Assistant General Secretary of Unite the Union in the UK and Ireland.
Originally part of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), set-up after the Cabin Crew 89 breakaway, BASSA is now part of Unite the Union. [1] With an office at Heathrow Airport , it provides year-round 24 hour support, with a secure website service for members and an emergency number for operational issues.