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Welcome
Britain's biggest trade union was launched on the 1st May 2007 with a "join us to stop exploitation" message to young workers - and the announcement of a major new recognition agreement.
Unite - the union is the two million-strong combination of amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union. The joint general secretaries of Unite, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley, pledged that the new union will pour resources into organising non-union members across Britain and Ireland, particularly in sectors with younger workers, and will seek mergers abroad to build a truly global trade union. Read the full release: Workers urged to 'Unite' as UK's biggest union is launched.
To read the full rules of the new union please check out the Instrument of Amalgamation or alternatively download a PDF file from the Admin & Services group of the T&G extranet.
Welcome
The T&G is the UK's largest general union, with approximately 800,000 members in every type of workplace.
The T&G has a long and proud tradition of representing its members and is committed to being a union that fights back, winning for members in the workplace. It is a campaigning union, active as a voice for working people and it is a tolerant union, which treats people with dignity and respect.
While the world of work has changed radically over the past century, the issues that made people join unions in past decades are still relevant today. The T&G is focused on pursuing a range of key aims including gaining decent pay and conditions, ensuring workplace safety and security, tackling unfairness, providing advice and support as well as campaigning on the key issues of the day. As a campaigning union, the T&G makes an essential contribution to society as a whole by seeking to influence and guide policy development to make a real and effective difference to people on the ground.
The T&G has consistently stood for these values since its foundation in 1922. It is a democratic organisation committed to advancing the interests of workers in the workplace and the wider community. The T&G campaigns on the issues that matter, and campaigns in Parliament, in Europe, in the council chambers, in the media and at the grassroots, ensuring inclusion by covering the issues that impact all levels of society.
Press Releases
Unite: Coalition not off-the hook over Bombardier
Unite, Britain's biggest union, has welcomed reports that Bombardier's Derby site has been secured for three years but warns that the coalition government should not be let off the hook.
"Welfare reforms will penalise the vulnerable and divide society" warns Unite
Britain’s largest union, Unite, today (Wednesday, 1 February) urged MPs to oppose the Welfare Reform Bill, warning that it will hit low paid working people, push over 200,000 thousand children into poverty and leave some families with as little as 62p per person per day to live on.
Unite: MoD's "stunning betrayal" of British manufacturing
Unite, Britain's biggest union, has accused the MoD of a "stunning betrayal" of British manufacturing as it intends to end giving UK companies priority over their foreign rivals when buying equipment and weapons for the armed forces.
Unite: "Government has done to nothing to support manufacturing or construction"
Unite, Britain's biggest union has slammed the government for its failure to support manufacturing and construction as Britain slides towards recession.
Unite: Trade union reform campaign or the re-launch of the nasty party
The Trade Union Reform Campaign (TURC) is a vehicle for discredited Tories to pursue an ultra-right wing agenda, but it is the true face of the Tory party, warns Unite.
Opinion Formers
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Special event coverage
Festival of Social Sciences: Celebrating the Social Sciences
Evidence-based policy should not be a radical concept. It needs to be celebrated.
Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, the Deafness Cognition And Language Research Centre (DCAL) hosted an event exploring the powerful benefits of bilingualism in spoken and sign languages, for hearing and deaf people alike - benefits that reach hearing and deaf people alike.
Opinion Former Events
NHF: Leaders’ Forum and Exhibition 2012
This flagship event is a forum for chief executives and chairs of the housing sector to network with each other and learn from a range of high-profile and inspirational speakers from media, political and housing backgrounds. It takes place in Park Plaza Victoria, London.
TACT: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): how to support affected children
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an incurable lifelong condition arising from brain damage caused by maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The effects may include physical, mental, behavioural and learning disabilities. However, if diagnosed, the right strategies can transform the lives of those affected. This new Guardian Social Care Network half-day seminar in association with TACT Fostering and Adoption will explain the condition and show what can be done to help.
bpas: Abortion in the US: Popularity, Politics and Practice
We often hear of the ‘Americanisation’ of abortion politics in the UK, but unpicking the substantive threats to women’s reproductive rights in the US can be a challenge. The 2012 bpas public lecture will explore the current state of abortion politics in the US and, at a time when abortion appears increasingly politicised in the UK, reflect on what lessons can be drawn by those keen to protect women’s reproductive autonomy elsewhere.
Cogent SSC: UK Nuclear Skills Awards - 22nd March 2012
The UK Nuclear Awards is steadily becoming an anticipated annual event in the Nuclear calendar. The National Skills Academy for Nuclear and Cogent Sector Skills Council are preparing to hold their fourth collaborative Skills Awards Evening for the industry.
BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition and Conference
This one-day event is targeted at professionals operating in the information destruction industry, and aims at keeping delegates updated on recent developments in their sector, providing an opportunity to network with fellow professionals, whilst offering access to an informative exhibition and a comprehensive conference programme.
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