Unite the union
@unitetheunion.bsky.social
The UK and Ireland's largest trade union.
Fighting for #JobsPayConditions.
Join at: http://unitetheunion.org/join
Fighting for #JobsPayConditions.
Join at: http://unitetheunion.org/join
✊ Stopping pay cuts and winning rises; better overtime and extra leave.
Workers across the UK & Ireland are fighting back and winning in Unite.
On your own you beg. Together we win 💥
#FightbackFriday #JobsPayConditions
Workers across the UK & Ireland are fighting back and winning in Unite.
On your own you beg. Together we win 💥
#FightbackFriday #JobsPayConditions
January 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
✊ Stopping pay cuts and winning rises; better overtime and extra leave.
Workers across the UK & Ireland are fighting back and winning in Unite.
On your own you beg. Together we win 💥
#FightbackFriday #JobsPayConditions
Workers across the UK & Ireland are fighting back and winning in Unite.
On your own you beg. Together we win 💥
#FightbackFriday #JobsPayConditions
Despite the rubbish in the streets and a year without recycling collections Birmingham residents stand behind bin workers facing a devastating loss of up to £8k a year.
📤 Join them and tell @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social to negotiate and end to the strike now
actionnetwork.org/campaigns/bi...
📤 Join them and tell @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social to negotiate and end to the strike now
actionnetwork.org/campaigns/bi...
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Despite the rubbish in the streets and a year without recycling collections Birmingham residents stand behind bin workers facing a devastating loss of up to £8k a year.
📤 Join them and tell @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social to negotiate and end to the strike now
actionnetwork.org/campaigns/bi...
📤 Join them and tell @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social to negotiate and end to the strike now
actionnetwork.org/campaigns/bi...
🐀 When someone on £1,200 a day accuses bin workers of demanding 'huge sums of money' we smell a rat! And that's not just from all the rubbish @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social has let pile up over the last year
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
🐀 When someone on £1,200 a day accuses bin workers of demanding 'huge sums of money' we smell a rat! And that's not just from all the rubbish @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social has let pile up over the last year
🐀 When someone on £1,200 a day accuses bin workers of demanding 'huge sums of money' we smell a rat! And that's not just from all the rubbish @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social has let pile up over the last year
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
🐀 When someone on £1,200 a day accuses bin workers of demanding 'huge sums of money' we smell a rat! And that's not just from all the rubbish @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social has let pile up over the last year
Here's some simple financial calculations for a major financial company:
💰Profits - £28.9m
📈Dividend payment to parent company TCS - £14m
😠A 5% rise for all staff would cost less than the dividend
Diligenta can afford a decent pay rise!
#Solidarity to Unite members on strike ✊
💰Profits - £28.9m
📈Dividend payment to parent company TCS - £14m
😠A 5% rise for all staff would cost less than the dividend
Diligenta can afford a decent pay rise!
#Solidarity to Unite members on strike ✊
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Here's some simple financial calculations for a major financial company:
💰Profits - £28.9m
📈Dividend payment to parent company TCS - £14m
😠A 5% rise for all staff would cost less than the dividend
Diligenta can afford a decent pay rise!
#Solidarity to Unite members on strike ✊
💰Profits - £28.9m
📈Dividend payment to parent company TCS - £14m
😠A 5% rise for all staff would cost less than the dividend
Diligenta can afford a decent pay rise!
#Solidarity to Unite members on strike ✊
💰 Supermarket profits are up
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
💰 Supermarket profits are up
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
Thames Water was fined a record £123m in 2025.
"We can all see that the privatisation of water has been a disaster. We need to stop to companies like Thames Water treating workers & communities with contempt" @unitesharon.bsky.social
*data Guardian 3/12/25
"We can all see that the privatisation of water has been a disaster. We need to stop to companies like Thames Water treating workers & communities with contempt" @unitesharon.bsky.social
*data Guardian 3/12/25
January 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Thames Water was fined a record £123m in 2025.
"We can all see that the privatisation of water has been a disaster. We need to stop to companies like Thames Water treating workers & communities with contempt" @unitesharon.bsky.social
*data Guardian 3/12/25
"We can all see that the privatisation of water has been a disaster. We need to stop to companies like Thames Water treating workers & communities with contempt" @unitesharon.bsky.social
*data Guardian 3/12/25
👋 Welcome to all the tens of thousands of members who joined Unite in 2025. And congratulations to all those who won new union rights over the last 12 months!
Together we are strong ✊
#Solidarity
Together we are strong ✊
#Solidarity
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
👋 Welcome to all the tens of thousands of members who joined Unite in 2025. And congratulations to all those who won new union rights over the last 12 months!
Together we are strong ✊
#Solidarity
Together we are strong ✊
#Solidarity
All bets are off at Grosvenor Casinos. This year management enjoyed an all expenses safari trip to South Africa. Yet they refuse their workers a pay rise that even keeps pace with inflation. And that is why they are on strike this holiday season!
#Solidarity
#Solidarity
December 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
All bets are off at Grosvenor Casinos. This year management enjoyed an all expenses safari trip to South Africa. Yet they refuse their workers a pay rise that even keeps pace with inflation. And that is why they are on strike this holiday season!
#Solidarity
#Solidarity
🎲 Grosvenor Casinos have made huge profits this year and rewarded their managers with an all expenses paid safari in South Africa. But they can't afford a decent pay rise for their workers?
#Solidarity to Unite's members on strike at Grosvenor today ✊
#Solidarity to Unite's members on strike at Grosvenor today ✊
December 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🎲 Grosvenor Casinos have made huge profits this year and rewarded their managers with an all expenses paid safari in South Africa. But they can't afford a decent pay rise for their workers?
#Solidarity to Unite's members on strike at Grosvenor today ✊
#Solidarity to Unite's members on strike at Grosvenor today ✊
Since Sharon Graham was elected general secretary in 2021:
💥 over 267,000 Unite members
💥 have fought over 1,600 disputes
💥 winning 83% of them
💥 and putting £620 million into the pockets of workers in better pay
Season's greetings and a winning 2026 🎉
💥 over 267,000 Unite members
💥 have fought over 1,600 disputes
💥 winning 83% of them
💥 and putting £620 million into the pockets of workers in better pay
Season's greetings and a winning 2026 🎉
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Since Sharon Graham was elected general secretary in 2021:
💥 over 267,000 Unite members
💥 have fought over 1,600 disputes
💥 winning 83% of them
💥 and putting £620 million into the pockets of workers in better pay
Season's greetings and a winning 2026 🎉
💥 over 267,000 Unite members
💥 have fought over 1,600 disputes
💥 winning 83% of them
💥 and putting £620 million into the pockets of workers in better pay
Season's greetings and a winning 2026 🎉
Is @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social leader Cllr John Cotton the only person who doesn't think it is time to negotiate a fair end to the Birmingham bins strike?
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Birmingham council chiefs ordered: 'come up with urgent plan to end bin strike'
Commissioners overseeing the council have called for action plan to end strike once and for all
www.birminghammail.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Is @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social leader Cllr John Cotton the only person who doesn't think it is time to negotiate a fair end to the Birmingham bins strike?
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
🛒Today is the busiest shopping day of the year. Despite being the biggest sports retailer in the UK Sports Direct refuses to pay its workers a real living wage. It still expects to make between £550m & £600m this year Stop being a Grinch & pay up! 🔔
December 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🛒Today is the busiest shopping day of the year. Despite being the biggest sports retailer in the UK Sports Direct refuses to pay its workers a real living wage. It still expects to make between £550m & £600m this year Stop being a Grinch & pay up! 🔔
⚽️ Sports Direct is the biggest sports retailer in the UK.
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
⚽️ Sports Direct is the biggest sports retailer in the UK.
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
"The Employment Rights Bill must now be implemented "without any further dilution or delay. Labour need to stop being embarrassed by these new laws for workers. The bill had already been watered far too much"
@unitesharon.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@unitesharon.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle
Sir Keir Starmer said the development marked a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"The Employment Rights Bill must now be implemented "without any further dilution or delay. Labour need to stop being embarrassed by these new laws for workers. The bill had already been watered far too much"
@unitesharon.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@unitesharon.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“I don’t know what I’m going to do now”, says George, just made redundant by @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social from his job of 10 years as a bin worker.
"The kids are going to be asking questions and wondering why Christmas is different this year.” Fellow striker.
🎄 Merry Xmas Birmingham Council style 😡
"The kids are going to be asking questions and wondering why Christmas is different this year.” Fellow striker.
🎄 Merry Xmas Birmingham Council style 😡
www.itv.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“I don’t know what I’m going to do now”, says George, just made redundant by @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social from his job of 10 years as a bin worker.
"The kids are going to be asking questions and wondering why Christmas is different this year.” Fellow striker.
🎄 Merry Xmas Birmingham Council style 😡
"The kids are going to be asking questions and wondering why Christmas is different this year.” Fellow striker.
🎄 Merry Xmas Birmingham Council style 😡
🇺🇸 From Ohio to Glasgow 🏴 Starbucks workers are fighting back 🪧
Unite Hospitality members are fighting for fair pay & a union
& @sbworkersunited.org members are fighting unfair labour practices in the States.
#Solidarity ✊
Unite Hospitality members are fighting for fair pay & a union
& @sbworkersunited.org members are fighting unfair labour practices in the States.
#Solidarity ✊
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🇺🇸 From Ohio to Glasgow 🏴 Starbucks workers are fighting back 🪧
Unite Hospitality members are fighting for fair pay & a union
& @sbworkersunited.org members are fighting unfair labour practices in the States.
#Solidarity ✊
Unite Hospitality members are fighting for fair pay & a union
& @sbworkersunited.org members are fighting unfair labour practices in the States.
#Solidarity ✊
🚨Sports Direct workers complain of being too scared to take time off sick in case they are sacked, poor conditions & bullying & harassment
Meanwhile, the hugely profitable employer refuses to pay a living wage 😳
Tell Sports Direct to respect its workforce 📣
Like, comment and share in solidarity ✊
Meanwhile, the hugely profitable employer refuses to pay a living wage 😳
Tell Sports Direct to respect its workforce 📣
Like, comment and share in solidarity ✊
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚨Sports Direct workers complain of being too scared to take time off sick in case they are sacked, poor conditions & bullying & harassment
Meanwhile, the hugely profitable employer refuses to pay a living wage 😳
Tell Sports Direct to respect its workforce 📣
Like, comment and share in solidarity ✊
Meanwhile, the hugely profitable employer refuses to pay a living wage 😳
Tell Sports Direct to respect its workforce 📣
Like, comment and share in solidarity ✊
Ofgem has announced au upgrade of our creaking energy grid. And who is going to pay for it? You
That's another £100+ on already high bills, while energy cos rake it in
💰Energy cos made a £30bn in pre-tax profits
🏠 Average household pays £500 a yr in energy profits
📺 So who is getting all this cash?
That's another £100+ on already high bills, while energy cos rake it in
💰Energy cos made a £30bn in pre-tax profits
🏠 Average household pays £500 a yr in energy profits
📺 So who is getting all this cash?
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ofgem has announced au upgrade of our creaking energy grid. And who is going to pay for it? You
That's another £100+ on already high bills, while energy cos rake it in
💰Energy cos made a £30bn in pre-tax profits
🏠 Average household pays £500 a yr in energy profits
📺 So who is getting all this cash?
That's another £100+ on already high bills, while energy cos rake it in
💰Energy cos made a £30bn in pre-tax profits
🏠 Average household pays £500 a yr in energy profits
📺 So who is getting all this cash?
🤯 Unreal! This MP thinks workers are all swinging the lead!
No one should have to choose between their health and their income. Decent sick pay and sick leave are not perks, they're essential rights 📣
No one should have to choose between their health and their income. Decent sick pay and sick leave are not perks, they're essential rights 📣
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🤯 Unreal! This MP thinks workers are all swinging the lead!
No one should have to choose between their health and their income. Decent sick pay and sick leave are not perks, they're essential rights 📣
No one should have to choose between their health and their income. Decent sick pay and sick leave are not perks, they're essential rights 📣
🎄 Christmas Guinness drought as workers announce eight days of pay strikes 😨
🍺 Say cheers to fair pay for Guinness workers in Belfast
🍺 Say cheers to fair pay for Guinness workers in Belfast
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🎄 Christmas Guinness drought as workers announce eight days of pay strikes 😨
🍺 Say cheers to fair pay for Guinness workers in Belfast
🍺 Say cheers to fair pay for Guinness workers in Belfast
📣 We are striking for a living wage, equal pay rates for young workers & full union rights
Support our young Unite members. Comment, share & tell Village Hotels to pay up now!
Support our young Unite members. Comment, share & tell Village Hotels to pay up now!
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣 We are striking for a living wage, equal pay rates for young workers & full union rights
Support our young Unite members. Comment, share & tell Village Hotels to pay up now!
Support our young Unite members. Comment, share & tell Village Hotels to pay up now!
🚨BREAKING: “With fire and rehire and zero hours contracts not being banned, the Employment Rights Bill is already unrecognisable.
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚨BREAKING: “With fire and rehire and zero hours contracts not being banned, the Employment Rights Bill is already unrecognisable.
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
📣 "Cut sanctions. Not benefits", Unite Community & disability activists tell MPs.
Benefits cuts & sanctions bite hard as the cold comes in. Cold Homes Kill ❄️
Benefits cuts & sanctions bite hard as the cold comes in. Cold Homes Kill ❄️
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
📣 "Cut sanctions. Not benefits", Unite Community & disability activists tell MPs.
Benefits cuts & sanctions bite hard as the cold comes in. Cold Homes Kill ❄️
Benefits cuts & sanctions bite hard as the cold comes in. Cold Homes Kill ❄️
Rachel Reeves could have taxed wealth & profits.
She could have invested in jobs & services.
“The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers & tanker drivers will pay through stealth taxes, while city bankers & billionaires go largely unscathed” @unitesharon.bsky.social
She could have invested in jobs & services.
“The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers & tanker drivers will pay through stealth taxes, while city bankers & billionaires go largely unscathed” @unitesharon.bsky.social
Unite budget response: Stealth taxes are workers paying the price, this is the wrong choice
In response to today’s budget Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:
www.unitetheunion.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rachel Reeves could have taxed wealth & profits.
She could have invested in jobs & services.
“The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers & tanker drivers will pay through stealth taxes, while city bankers & billionaires go largely unscathed” @unitesharon.bsky.social
She could have invested in jobs & services.
“The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers & tanker drivers will pay through stealth taxes, while city bankers & billionaires go largely unscathed” @unitesharon.bsky.social