Unite Community Cymru

This weekend, @unitetheunion members at @Village_Hotels will take historic action at their flagship in Glasgow - the first time since 1979 that hotel workers in a major chain have withdrawn their labour Join them on the picket line from 2pm, Sunday!

🪧 For the first time in almost 50 years, hotel workers are taking industrial action for the real living wage, paid breaks, and an end to discriminatory pay practices for young workers. 🫶 Support them - donate to the Village Hotel Worker's strike fund gofund.me/e79314bf

🎪 Ymunwch â ni yn yr @eisteddfod! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👋 Come and say shwmae at our #Eisteddfod TUC Cymru stand this week. We're here 1 - 10 Aug, joined by unions and activists from across Wales with discussions, events and community activities for everyone. Don't miss it! #eisteddfod2025 #steddfod2025

Mae @UniteWales ar yr Maes Eisteddfod Genedlaethol efo @walestuc Cymru! Dewch i dweud shwmae i ni!

Shout out to everyone who made it down to Cardiff today for the first day of the national Hospitality Combine. Great to see hospitality reps and members from across the UK coming together for training and to make plans for campaigns to address the issues facing their sector.

“Given the importance of steel to our economy and our everyday lives it is vital it is designated as critical national infrastructure and rules are introduced to ensure that the public sector always buys UK produced steel.” @UniteSharon

Stand with @unitetheunion disabled members: say no to social security cuts. Tips for writing to your MP. Find your MP’s email address here: members.parliament.uk/members/Commons

Reported cuts to disability benefits risk driving hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. Personal Independence Payments help disabled people to get work or stay in work - more austerity is not the solution. @scope @CampaignFDJ @jrf_uk

Tax wealth fairly NOW! equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-rel…

.@unitetheunion is seeking a Judicial Review to overturn the @GOVUK's decision to cut the #winterfuelallowance to all but the poorest pensioners. This is an ill-thought-out policy and the govt clearly failed to follow the proper legal measures.

A message for the #NewYear from @shavtaj

🎥 "This is the starting point. It's a good step in the right direction." @shavtaj responds to UK Budget on ITV's Sharp End programme.

"People do not understand, I do not understand how a Labour government has taken away the #winterfuel allowance of millions of pensioners just as winter approaches. "Step back from picking the pockets of pensioners and do the right thing." @UniteSharon itv.com/news/2024-11-0…

We all want to organise in new spaces, but how do we get started? 💡 At #OrganiseNow, we’ll be sharing practical tips and tricks on how to map, organise and mobilise greenfield workplaces. Book your space to join us today. 📍 20.11.2024 | Ewloe tuc.org.uk/events/organis… Rydyn ni i gyd eisiau trefnu mewn mannau newydd, ond sut mae dechrau arni? 💡 Yn ystod #TrefnwchNawr, byddwn yn rhannu awgrymiadau a syniadau ymarferol ar sut i fapio, trefnu a pharatoi gweithleoedd newydd. Archebwch eich lle i ymuno â ni heddiw.

Diolch @PrifWeinidog am gyfarfod defnyddiol heddiw. Thank you First Minister for meeting the TUC Cymru Executive Committee today. We look forward to working closely with you in the months and years ahead.

Unite supports the #busdrivers demands for the right to: 🔴 decent and proper rest breaks 🔴 clean, serviced toilet and rest facilities on all bus routes 🔴 working air cooling/heating in their cabs 🔴 fair pay, fair schedules, fair working conditions. standard.co.uk/news/transport…

Cambrian is Witch-ing🧙‍♀️ all of our members a Fang-tastic🧛 Halloween!🎃 Not joined as a member? We're not as scary as we seem, we promise! Learn more about Cambrian and what we do here: cambriancu.com/about-us

🚨Newyddion mawr ar gadw gweithwyr yn ddiogel! The landmark Worker Protection Act is in now effect. By law, employers must take proactive and preventative measures to protect workers from sexual harassment. Trade Unions will have a vital role to play in ensuring that this new duty is effective. Take a look at our Sexual Harassment Toolkit to equip you with the information you need to help tackle sexual harassment and stop it from happening: tuc.org.uk/harassment

Over 500 Oscar Mayer workers in Wrexham began four weeks of strikes in September over the company’s plans to #fireandrehire them to reduce their wages by up to £3,000 a year. Oscar Mayer workers can count on the full support of Unite in their fight to stop fire and rehire.

Improving support for getting disabled people and unpaid carers into work, and keeping them in employment, could save the Treasury billions. We should be looking at increasing the rate of Statutory Sick Pay to reduce economic inactivity. My question in Parliament this morning: