The Latest Breaking News from Sharon Graham

Reeves: No income tax or national insurance rises if Labour win General Election

The shadow chancellor also failed to rule out public spending cuts when challenged on her plans.

Evening Standard · May 26, 2024

Starmer to cut voting age to 16 as Labour and Tories clash on first weekend of election campaign

Plans to follow Scotland and Wales in lowering voting age could even be included in King’s Speech

The Independent UK · May 25, 2024

Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

Rachel Reeves is staking it all on economic growth. So where’s her plan to achieve it?

Promising to reform the planning system, boost investment and improve skills is all very well, but the detail is missing, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024

If the government really cared about keeping Britain safe, it would care about Port Talbot and steel

In a precarious world, we can safeguard supplies – and meet net zero too, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

Union wins payout of more than £1m for workers in Aberdeen

A UNION has secured more than £1 million in compensation for workers who were made redundant at a paper mill based in Aberdeen.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024

‘A golden opportunity’: Port Talbot fights to keep its steelmaking tradition alive

Tata’s plan for greener steel would see a four-year shutdown in Wales but unions and locals are adamant there is another way

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024

Investment, not austerity and pay cuts – that’s the only way out of the mess Britain is in

The crisis in our governance is the result of bad choices. We need to acknowledge the need for radical government intervention, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

Four in five UK women say workplace support for menopause lacking – survey

Exclusive: Unite union finds some employers did not even allow simple adjustments such as fans for hot flushes

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Unions must resist the Tories’ new anti-strike laws – even if that means breaking the law ourselves

As the TUC meets to plan its response, my message is clear – don’t back down, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023