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
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
🏦 “Who pays? And whose side is Labour on?” These are the questions @unitesharon.bsky.social asks on the eve of #Budget2026
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🏦 “Who pays? And whose side is Labour on?” These are the questions @unitesharon.bsky.social asks on the eve of #Budget2026
🤔 Why are your bills going up again?
Ofgem today announced another rise on the energy cap.
🚀 Bills are rocketing as temperatures plunge.
💰 Energy companies made £30bn in profits. The average UK houseold paid £500 of your bill straight to the profits of these companies
Ofgem today announced another rise on the energy cap.
🚀 Bills are rocketing as temperatures plunge.
💰 Energy companies made £30bn in profits. The average UK houseold paid £500 of your bill straight to the profits of these companies
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🤔 Why are your bills going up again?
Ofgem today announced another rise on the energy cap.
🚀 Bills are rocketing as temperatures plunge.
💰 Energy companies made £30bn in profits. The average UK houseold paid £500 of your bill straight to the profits of these companies
Ofgem today announced another rise on the energy cap.
🚀 Bills are rocketing as temperatures plunge.
💰 Energy companies made £30bn in profits. The average UK houseold paid £500 of your bill straight to the profits of these companies
✅ Patriotic millionaires support a wealth tax
✅ Economists support a wealth tax
✅ Trade unions support a wealth tax
✅ Reform voters support a wealth tax
🤔 It seems the only person yet to join the call is Rachel Reeves. You still have a week. TAX THE RICH!
✅ Economists support a wealth tax
✅ Trade unions support a wealth tax
✅ Reform voters support a wealth tax
🤔 It seems the only person yet to join the call is Rachel Reeves. You still have a week. TAX THE RICH!
Most Reform UK voters would back wealth tax on very rich, poll suggests
Most Reform UK voters would back wealth tax on very rich, poll suggests
Exclusive: Best for Britain thinktank says the figures show Nigel Farage is ‘out of step with his base’ on taxation
Most potential Reform UK voters would back a one-off wealth tax on the very rich, polling suggests, with about three-quarters supporting windfall taxes on energy companies and banks.
The figures, compiled by the Best for Britain thinktank ahead of next week’s budget, indicate that Nigel Farage might be out of step with many of his supporters. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
✅ Patriotic millionaires support a wealth tax
✅ Economists support a wealth tax
✅ Trade unions support a wealth tax
✅ Reform voters support a wealth tax
🤔 It seems the only person yet to join the call is Rachel Reeves. You still have a week. TAX THE RICH!
✅ Economists support a wealth tax
✅ Trade unions support a wealth tax
✅ Reform voters support a wealth tax
🤔 It seems the only person yet to join the call is Rachel Reeves. You still have a week. TAX THE RICH!
✊ It started with @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social taking £8k from WRCO workers, then they took £8k from drivers, now agency workers are being bullied & overworked & are joining the strike.
😡 Birmingham Council should stop this mess & negotiate now!
😡 Birmingham Council should stop this mess & negotiate now!
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
✊ It started with @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social taking £8k from WRCO workers, then they took £8k from drivers, now agency workers are being bullied & overworked & are joining the strike.
😡 Birmingham Council should stop this mess & negotiate now!
😡 Birmingham Council should stop this mess & negotiate now!
🚨 BREAKING🚨 Agency workers on Birmingham bins to walk out with council colleagues ✊
"Agency & directly employed workers alike in Birmingham council’s refuse service have the union’s complete & utter support” @unitesharon.bsky.social
"Agency & directly employed workers alike in Birmingham council’s refuse service have the union’s complete & utter support” @unitesharon.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨 BREAKING🚨 Agency workers on Birmingham bins to walk out with council colleagues ✊
"Agency & directly employed workers alike in Birmingham council’s refuse service have the union’s complete & utter support” @unitesharon.bsky.social
"Agency & directly employed workers alike in Birmingham council’s refuse service have the union’s complete & utter support” @unitesharon.bsky.social
✈️ ‘I work at one of the UK’s major airports and can’t afford to fly on holiday’.
This week is #LivingWageWeek & Unite members are fighting for a wage they deserve.
Pls comment, share & show your support ✊
This week is #LivingWageWeek & Unite members are fighting for a wage they deserve.
Pls comment, share & show your support ✊
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
✈️ ‘I work at one of the UK’s major airports and can’t afford to fly on holiday’.
This week is #LivingWageWeek & Unite members are fighting for a wage they deserve.
Pls comment, share & show your support ✊
This week is #LivingWageWeek & Unite members are fighting for a wage they deserve.
Pls comment, share & show your support ✊
💰£5.6 Million. That's what @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social has paid Job & Talent to break the bins strike. And now it seems they may be colluding to blacklist agency workers. Shame! 😡
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
💰£5.6 Million. That's what @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social has paid Job & Talent to break the bins strike. And now it seems they may be colluding to blacklist agency workers. Shame! 😡
🥳 Good news (if you are an energy CEO) National Grid profits rose15% to £1.65 billion for the half year to Sep 30.
😥 Not so good news if you are a consumer. Energy companies made £30 bn profits last year. That is £500 on every household bill going to dividends, shares buybacks & bonuses for CEOs 💰
😥 Not so good news if you are a consumer. Energy companies made £30 bn profits last year. That is £500 on every household bill going to dividends, shares buybacks & bonuses for CEOs 💰
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🥳 Good news (if you are an energy CEO) National Grid profits rose15% to £1.65 billion for the half year to Sep 30.
😥 Not so good news if you are a consumer. Energy companies made £30 bn profits last year. That is £500 on every household bill going to dividends, shares buybacks & bonuses for CEOs 💰
😥 Not so good news if you are a consumer. Energy companies made £30 bn profits last year. That is £500 on every household bill going to dividends, shares buybacks & bonuses for CEOs 💰
#EnergyBills have shot up by 42% since 2021, leaving households struggling to get by. Meanwhile foreign countries and the world’s richest individuals are feasting on huge energy #profits 😳
In fact, £500 from every household's bill goes as energy profits every year 📈
🙏 NOVO
In fact, £500 from every household's bill goes as energy profits every year 📈
🙏 NOVO
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#EnergyBills have shot up by 42% since 2021, leaving households struggling to get by. Meanwhile foreign countries and the world’s richest individuals are feasting on huge energy #profits 😳
In fact, £500 from every household's bill goes as energy profits every year 📈
🙏 NOVO
In fact, £500 from every household's bill goes as energy profits every year 📈
🙏 NOVO
💰Of all new wealth created since 2020, the richest 1% has taken 40% of it! Meanwhile the bottom half of humanity saw its wealth grow by just 1%.
This shocking stat is from a new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Is it time to tax wealth Rachel Reeves?
This shocking stat is from a new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Is it time to tax wealth Rachel Reeves?
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
💰Of all new wealth created since 2020, the richest 1% has taken 40% of it! Meanwhile the bottom half of humanity saw its wealth grow by just 1%.
This shocking stat is from a new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Is it time to tax wealth Rachel Reeves?
This shocking stat is from a new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Is it time to tax wealth Rachel Reeves?
💰 “Households are being fleeced pure & simple. Energy bills up by 42% since 2021, whilst energy companies made £30bn profit in just 1 yr. The govt is turning a blind eye to these excessive profits. That must change. Everyday people cannot continue to pay” @unitesharon.bsky.social
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November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
💰 “Households are being fleeced pure & simple. Energy bills up by 42% since 2021, whilst energy companies made £30bn profit in just 1 yr. The govt is turning a blind eye to these excessive profits. That must change. Everyday people cannot continue to pay” @unitesharon.bsky.social
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🤯 Mind-blowing. Financial experts join legal experts, trade unionists, residents & bin workers in telling
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social they had zero need to put workers & residents through the pain of this strike
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social they had zero need to put workers & residents through the pain of this strike
Birmingham city council was probably never bankrupt, says accountancy expert
Declaration in 2023 that led to spending cuts was based on underestimation of reserves of more than £1bn, shows fresh analysis
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🤯 Mind-blowing. Financial experts join legal experts, trade unionists, residents & bin workers in telling
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social they had zero need to put workers & residents through the pain of this strike
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social they had zero need to put workers & residents through the pain of this strike
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⚡ @unitetheunion.bsky.social have commissioned our own energy report which clearly shows that £500 of our yearly £1,700 bill lands directly into the pockets of energy companies who made £30 billion in a single year!
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
⚡ @unitetheunion.bsky.social have commissioned our own energy report which clearly shows that £500 of our yearly £1,700 bill lands directly into the pockets of energy companies who made £30 billion in a single year!
Defective equipment, no sick pay & ‘blackmail’😳
Birmingham Bin agency staff have come forward with what happens behind the scenes at Job & Talent - the refuse agency that currently has a contract with Birmingham City Council.
It’s no wonder workers are balloting to strike 📣
Birmingham Bin agency staff have come forward with what happens behind the scenes at Job & Talent - the refuse agency that currently has a contract with Birmingham City Council.
It’s no wonder workers are balloting to strike 📣
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Defective equipment, no sick pay & ‘blackmail’😳
Birmingham Bin agency staff have come forward with what happens behind the scenes at Job & Talent - the refuse agency that currently has a contract with Birmingham City Council.
It’s no wonder workers are balloting to strike 📣
Birmingham Bin agency staff have come forward with what happens behind the scenes at Job & Talent - the refuse agency that currently has a contract with Birmingham City Council.
It’s no wonder workers are balloting to strike 📣
😱 £26 million! @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social is throwing good money after bad to break the bins strike. And it is Birmingham's bin workers and residents who are paying the price.
Settling the strike would cost a fraction of this reports ITV
www.itv.com/news/central...
Settling the strike would cost a fraction of this reports ITV
www.itv.com/news/central...
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
😱 £26 million! @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social is throwing good money after bad to break the bins strike. And it is Birmingham's bin workers and residents who are paying the price.
Settling the strike would cost a fraction of this reports ITV
www.itv.com/news/central...
Settling the strike would cost a fraction of this reports ITV
www.itv.com/news/central...
INVESTIGATE NOW!
🤯 Watch a manager from Job&Talent agency reporting conversations with senior managers at
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
about blacklisting agency workers.
“The managers involved must be suspended & an independent investigation swiftly established”
@unitesharon.bsky.social
🤯 Watch a manager from Job&Talent agency reporting conversations with senior managers at
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
about blacklisting agency workers.
“The managers involved must be suspended & an independent investigation swiftly established”
@unitesharon.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
INVESTIGATE NOW!
🤯 Watch a manager from Job&Talent agency reporting conversations with senior managers at
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
about blacklisting agency workers.
“The managers involved must be suspended & an independent investigation swiftly established”
@unitesharon.bsky.social
🤯 Watch a manager from Job&Talent agency reporting conversations with senior managers at
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
about blacklisting agency workers.
“The managers involved must be suspended & an independent investigation swiftly established”
@unitesharon.bsky.social
🥳 Good news!! (As long as you are a banker)
“Better-than-expected results from big banks”
Barclays today announced income of £7.2bn - up 9% year-on-year; pre-tax profits of £2.1bn for 3 months to the end of Sep; and a £500mn share buyback!
🕙 Time to tax excessive wealth and profits
“Better-than-expected results from big banks”
Barclays today announced income of £7.2bn - up 9% year-on-year; pre-tax profits of £2.1bn for 3 months to the end of Sep; and a £500mn share buyback!
🕙 Time to tax excessive wealth and profits
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🥳 Good news!! (As long as you are a banker)
“Better-than-expected results from big banks”
Barclays today announced income of £7.2bn - up 9% year-on-year; pre-tax profits of £2.1bn for 3 months to the end of Sep; and a £500mn share buyback!
🕙 Time to tax excessive wealth and profits
“Better-than-expected results from big banks”
Barclays today announced income of £7.2bn - up 9% year-on-year; pre-tax profits of £2.1bn for 3 months to the end of Sep; and a £500mn share buyback!
🕙 Time to tax excessive wealth and profits
There is just no money. Really?
#WealthTax
#WealthTax
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There is just no money. Really?
#WealthTax
#WealthTax
🤯 Simply staggering mismanagement & incompetence at
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
1 The council declares itself effectively bankrupt due to equal pay liabilities of between £650m & £760m
2 They snatch £8k a year from bin workers
3 They finally settle their equal pay claims for £250m
So...🧵
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
1 The council declares itself effectively bankrupt due to equal pay liabilities of between £650m & £760m
2 They snatch £8k a year from bin workers
3 They finally settle their equal pay claims for £250m
So...🧵
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🤯 Simply staggering mismanagement & incompetence at
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
1 The council declares itself effectively bankrupt due to equal pay liabilities of between £650m & £760m
2 They snatch £8k a year from bin workers
3 They finally settle their equal pay claims for £250m
So...🧵
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
1 The council declares itself effectively bankrupt due to equal pay liabilities of between £650m & £760m
2 They snatch £8k a year from bin workers
3 They finally settle their equal pay claims for £250m
So...🧵
🤯 You won't believe what this agency manager tells workers emptying bins in Birmingham!
😡 Is a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social council really saying they won't employ anyone who joins a picket line? Isn't that called blacklisting? Shouldn't Labour-run @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social be against that?
😡 Is a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social council really saying they won't employ anyone who joins a picket line? Isn't that called blacklisting? Shouldn't Labour-run @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social be against that?
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🤯 You won't believe what this agency manager tells workers emptying bins in Birmingham!
😡 Is a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social council really saying they won't employ anyone who joins a picket line? Isn't that called blacklisting? Shouldn't Labour-run @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social be against that?
😡 Is a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social council really saying they won't employ anyone who joins a picket line? Isn't that called blacklisting? Shouldn't Labour-run @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social be against that?
“It is no surprise that more and more agency workers are refusing to cross the picket lines due to the toxic culture within the waste department.
“Unite supports all Birmingham bin workers – whether they are employed by the council or an agency” @unitesharon.bsky.social
“Unite supports all Birmingham bin workers – whether they are employed by the council or an agency” @unitesharon.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“It is no surprise that more and more agency workers are refusing to cross the picket lines due to the toxic culture within the waste department.
“Unite supports all Birmingham bin workers – whether they are employed by the council or an agency” @unitesharon.bsky.social
“Unite supports all Birmingham bin workers – whether they are employed by the council or an agency” @unitesharon.bsky.social
😲 You won't believe what industry insiders are telling Unite about the job losses at Lindsey Oil Refinery.
“The government’s commitment to preserve jobs and support the continuation of an oil refinery at Lindsey is ringing hollow. This all looks shady at best” @unitesharon.bsky.social
Read on 👀
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“The government’s commitment to preserve jobs and support the continuation of an oil refinery at Lindsey is ringing hollow. This all looks shady at best” @unitesharon.bsky.social
Read on 👀
🧵
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
😲 You won't believe what industry insiders are telling Unite about the job losses at Lindsey Oil Refinery.
“The government’s commitment to preserve jobs and support the continuation of an oil refinery at Lindsey is ringing hollow. This all looks shady at best” @unitesharon.bsky.social
Read on 👀
🧵
“The government’s commitment to preserve jobs and support the continuation of an oil refinery at Lindsey is ringing hollow. This all looks shady at best” @unitesharon.bsky.social
Read on 👀
🧵
💰💰💰💰Elon Musk’s is the first person ever to hit a personal wealth of half a trillion dollars. That's more than the UK spends on Health, Education and Defence. Lots more.
📣 Tax the rich!
📣 Tax the rich!
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
💰💰💰💰Elon Musk’s is the first person ever to hit a personal wealth of half a trillion dollars. That's more than the UK spends on Health, Education and Defence. Lots more.
📣 Tax the rich!
📣 Tax the rich!
😡 "It's absolutely terrible in our streets. Rubbish is piling up." Lindsey asks Shabana Mahmood MP why has this strike gone on so long? Time to sort the mess out & come up with a decent deal for the bin workers - so they don't lose £8k. Local councillors and MPs aren't losing £8k are they?
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
😡 "It's absolutely terrible in our streets. Rubbish is piling up." Lindsey asks Shabana Mahmood MP why has this strike gone on so long? Time to sort the mess out & come up with a decent deal for the bin workers - so they don't lose £8k. Local councillors and MPs aren't losing £8k are they?