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    #Budget2026 "was the government’s first big chance to show real tangible change. The window to win back the working class will not stay open for long” @UniteSharon
    Sharon Graham @UniteSharon
    As I have been saying repeatedly in my meetings with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, our members wanted two things from this budget: money in their pockets now, and a plan for investment and jobs. Whilst there is some welcome news in this budget – including relief on energy bills and some investment in jobs – these are baby steps rather than a decisive leap forward. The noose around the neck of wages, in the shape of frozen tax thresholds, must be dealt with. Started by the Tories in 2022, it is dragging workers into unfair tax bands and reducing disposable income. This cannot continue.’ This was the government’s first big chance to show real tangible change. The window to win back the working class will not stay open for long. Read Unite's full response here: #Budget2026
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  2. Sharon Graham✓@UniteSharon
    As I have been saying repeatedly in my meetings with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, our members wanted two things from this budget: money in their pockets now, and a plan for investment and jobs. Whilst there is some welcome news in this budget – including relief on energy bills and some investment in jobs – these are baby steps rather than a decisive leap forward. The noose around the neck of wages, in the shape of frozen tax thresholds, must be dealt with. Started by the Tories in 2022, it is dragging workers into unfair tax bands and reducing disposable income. This cannot continue.’ This was the government’s first big chance to show real tangible change. The window to win back the working class will not stay open for long. Read Unite's full response here: #Budget2026
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    📸 Secret photos reveal pre-budget meeting. If you had been in the room, what would you have asked John Healey to include in his budget?
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    No one should be priced out of putting food on the table 🍽️ The government has cut tariffs on some food to give families 'breathing space’ but more needs to be done to ease years of rising living costs. Food and drink prices rose by around 25% in just two years between January 2022 and January 2024 - for comparison, they rose by just 9% in the entire decade before that (ONS). We went to the supermarket and compared the price of an average £10 essentials shop in 2020 today and found an increase of over £5 🫣 Working people are paying the price. How much longer can families be expected to cope? #Budget2026 #CostofLivingCrisis #Profiteering
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    Working a shift without a proper rest break is a real nightmare 🫩 Here's what you need to know about your *legal* right to breaks - and how unionising helps workers secure a better deal when it comes to their breaks, and fairer conditions 🫡 Employers should be following the law - but that's the just the bare minimum. Workers have won better conditions like paid breaks at companies like Pilgrims by standing together with our union - and you can too. Everyone deserves proper breaks and fair working conditions, but sometimes it’s hard to get them on your own but by knowing your rights and joining together, workers have a stronger voice to negotiate better breaks, fairer rotas, safer workplaces and conditions that work for everyone 💪 🎤 Ciaran (Young member + union rep) #union #workersrights #employmentrights #workmeme #employmentlaw
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    ✂️ Cut the #CostofLiving 💷 Put money in people's pockets 🏭 Invest in jobs and industry Agree with @UniteSharon and Unite? 🗣️ Comment and ♻️ share. Make John Healey hear us #Budget2026
    Sharon Graham @UniteSharon
    Andy Burnham’s first real test is the Budget. Labour has a second chance, but hope must mean real change workers can feel. That means money back in people’s pockets now and investment to rebuild British industry and create good jobs. The question is simple: who pays? It’s time workers stopped footing the bill.
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  9. Sharon Graham✓@UniteSharon
    Andy Burnham’s first real test is the Budget. Labour has a second chance, but hope must mean real change workers can feel. That means money back in people’s pockets now and investment to rebuild British industry and create good jobs. The question is simple: who pays? It’s time workers stopped footing the bill.
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    Workers are being pushed out of the aviation industry, while the abuse is also taking a toll on workers’ mental health. Abuse should never be considered ‘part of the job’ but for too many airport and aviation workers, verbal abuse, intimidation, aggression and violence are a regular reality at work. From ground handlers and passenger service assistants to security staff and cabin crew, everyone working to keep our airports and airlines running deserves to feel safe from the airport to the aircraft 📣 That’s why we’re calling for a unionised, worker-led approach to tackling abusive and disruptive passenger behaviour and protecting aviation workers. Support our campaign for change ✊: #airport #aviation #airline #cabincrew #cabincrewlife
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    Jobs gone, production offshored, communities weakened. Steve's employer and his town are not unique. The same story can be heard all over the country, and the effects cut deep. But it doesn't have to be like this. Government investment and a plan to reindustrialise could regenerate communities and the economy, create jobs and get us ready for the new, clean, hi-tec economy of the future. The government could start this at the #Budget2026
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    😡Capita pensioners like Barry have been left waiting for months with no income, due to the incompetence of the outsourcing giant. Even against the backdrop of the widespread failure of the outsourcing experiment - which has sacrificed service to profit - the Capita pensions scandal is a spectacular failure. And pensioners like Barry are paying the price. Time for the government to act ⏰
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    😡 20 years ago, Suzanne was being bullied by her manager, so she went to see her union rep. “I told him, ‘I’m fed up. I love this job, but this woman won’t let me breathe. She keeps giving me the worst shifts & treats me horribly’,” Suzanne recalled. “He told me to join the union, & I did.” Fast forward 20 years & Suzanne is a member of Unite's executive council & is collecting an award for 20 years of service to the NHS. 🏥 “Speaking with patients and caring for them – just being there for them at a hard time in their lives – that’s what I love about the job.” 👏 Congratulations & solidarity Suzanne!
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    Vsit our new equalities page for resources and tools to support you in your workplace:
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    Stronger together ✊ The trade unionism movement is about making sure every worker has a voice, is treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive. As new employment rights for equalities reps come through in just over a week, our #Equalities Conference brought together Unite members from across the regions, including BAEM, LGBT+, disabled and women reps to share experiences, discuss the challenges and strengthen our collective fight. See our new Equalities webpage for resources to help make your workplace fairer:
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    When Ciaran’s employer scrapped its equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives, he knew he couldn't just sit back with the impact on him and his colleagues. But with the backing of his union, he’s using his voice to stand up for equality ✊ Our equality reps are fighting to make sure every worker is treated fairly, discrimination is challenged and nobody is left behind from challenging racism and sexism to fighting for disability rights and LGBTQ+ equality for fairier workplaces. 🎤 Hear why Ciaran stepped up to the role. #WorkersRights #WorkplaceEquality #TradeUnions #EqualityAtWork #EmploymentRights
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    ✊ Solidarity to our members at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, striking again today for fair pay & respect. You shouldn't struggle to make ends meet when you've spent all week struggling to keep a vital hospital running
    Unite London & Eastern @UniteLondonEast
    They keep hospitals clean, patients fed, and wards safe, but they're juggling multiple jobs as the cost of living bites. 😡 NHS band two workers earn just £15.89 an hour. At Guy's and St Thomas' they're fighting against poverty pay, and for dignity at work. @unitetheunion
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    They keep hospitals clean, patients fed, and wards safe, but they're juggling multiple jobs as the cost of living bites. 😡 NHS band two workers earn just £15.89 an hour. At Guy's and St Thomas' they're fighting against poverty pay, and for dignity at work. @unitetheunion
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    🚨 SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS NOT PART OF THE JOB. No worker should have to put up with sexual harassment from customers, clients or anyone else while they’re at work. In hospitality, too many workers face unwanted comments, advances and inappropriate behaviour – and too often, they’re expected to just put up with it. That has to change. New legal protections on the 30th October mean employers must take action to prevent sexual harassment by third parties, such as customers and clients. Our union is standing up for workers and giving reps the tools to challenge harassment and hold employers accountable. We’ve developed resources and a toolkit to help reps understand the law, support members and make workplaces safer for everyone. Harassment is never just part of the job. Know your rights. Challenge it. Take action with our toolkits: #SexualHarassment #HospitalityWorkers #WorkersRights #TradeUnions #EndWorkplaceHarassment
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