Delivering on Jobs, pay and conditions – over three and a half years of Unite wins
Over three and a half years on from the election of Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, Unite continues to ‘win big’ for members.
Everyone needs better jobs, pay and conditions – and the last three years have been like no other. With general secretary Sharon Graham at the helm, Unite has gone from strength to strength, delivering for members.
Unite wants better jobs, pay and conditions for members. Together we can make that happen. It’s never an easy decision for members to take industrial action. For years bad employers have been taking advantage of our members’ goodwill – especially in the public sector; while in the private sector greedy bosses have put their personal profit ahead of workers’ wages time after time. Many have not had a decent pay rise since 2008.
But by March 2025 things have changed. Encouraged by Unite’s laserlike determination to deliver on jobs, pay and conditions, members have had enough of unfairly low pay and job insecurity and have taken action, supported by the union, to change their situation.
And what a change we’ve seen. Since August 2021 there have been over 1,430 disputes. Some 205,000 members have been involved in those disputes – and when you consider that’s almost as many people as it takes to fill Wembley Stadium, Old Trafford and the Millennium Stadium combined, – or any of the Premier League football stadia multiple over – that is quite some number.
But that’s not all – it’s not just the number of disputes that Unite has been involved in. It’s the number of disputes that have been resolved to a level where our members are happy to accept those new improved terms, that really count. Over eight out of every 10 results have been a success – and to paraphrase the once famous cat food advert you could almost say, ‘eight out of 10 members’ pay packets prefer it.’
And when it comes to members’ pay, an astonishing amount of over £530 million has been achieved. All at a time when the cost of living crisis is still impacting working people. Clearly there’s never been a better time to be in Unite – tell your friends and family who haven’t yet joined - join Unite, join the winning side fighting for better jobs, pay and conditions.