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Sharon Graham and the call to Defend UK Aerospace jobs | UK defence workers lobby parliament demanding government make the overdue decision to buy UK Typhoons for RAF fleet and not US made F35s - 27 February 2025


Unite demands action at Scottish Labour Party Conference | The idea that the Scottish and UK governments can't save 400 jobs in a refinery, that can make green aviation fuel is a national disgrace. Throwing Grangemouth workers on the scrapheap will never be forgiven or forgotten - 21 February 2025


Save Grangemouth| Unite general secretary Sharon Graham on STV | "Labour has chosen to swallow hook, line and sinker what owners Petroineos are saying, without a word in defiance... - 29 November 2024


Abandon this cruel policy | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham tells BBC news that Keir Starmer and Labour need to U-turn on the winter fuel allowance - 22 September 2024



Why the winter fuel cut is the wrong priority | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham speaks with Trevor Phillips at the Labour party conference on the winter fuel payment and economy - 22 September 2024


Don't pick pensioners' pockets | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has urged Labour to slap a 1% tax on the wealthiest Brits instead of "pickpocketing" pensioners - Channel 4 News - 9 September 2024


Are Winter Fuel cuts fair? | Unite's Sharon Graham on Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge - 9 September 2024


Which choice? A wealth tax or picking the pockets of pensioners? | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham at the 2024 TUC Conference 2024 talking to Sky News - September 2024


Priorities for a Labour government | Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary - live on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg outlining why government needs to invest now and not simply wait for growth - 8 July 2024


"We need a fair transition to greener energy, one that has workers and communities at its heart." - Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Trevor Phillips on Sky News, Sunday 23 June 2024


Extend the refinery's lifetime | Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary making the call to deliver energy security and Keep Grangemouth Working - 30 May 2024


Oil & Gas campaign | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham on Unite's "No ban without a plan campaign" - live on STV, May 2024 


Marking 40-years since the Miners' Strike | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham's address on the 40th anniversary of the Miners' Strike - watch the full video - Saturday 9 March 2024


DHL Aviation, East Midlands Airport | Sharon Graham at the picket line, February 2024


BBC Wales report on the trade union steel rally | Port Talbot, February 2024


Right To Strike Cheltenham rally |  See Unite general secretary Sharon Graham in action on Saturday 27 January 2024


Challenging the anti-strike laws | Unite's Sharon Graham speaks about the TUC Special Congress called to challenge the latest Tory anti-strike laws - live on Sky News - December 2023


A workers' plan for steel | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gets together with Unite reps in steel to unanimously agree a workers' plan for steel for all plants including Port Talbot. Unite's plan is about growth in steel jobs that will transform the UK into the global green steel capital - November 2023


Unite general secretary Sharon Graham moving the motion on Critical Infrastructure and taking UK energy back into public ownership - Labour party conference, Liverpool - October 2023


Unite general secretary Sharon Graham's speech to TUC Congress in Liverpool, September 2023


Winning for workers, inspiring action to win - August 2023


July 2023 Winning for Workers - How Unite has secured £400m for Unite members


BBC Radio Analysis | July 2023 -  Sharon Graham on strikes and why instead of blaming inflation on workers’ wage rises it’s high time the governor of the Bank of England tackled the profiteers of corporate Britain. 


June 2023 #SteelSOS emergency 

Unite's Sharon Graham marched to Westminster with steel workers and met MPs to call for urgent action to preserve jobs and ensure the future of the UK’s steel industry.


Sharon Graham on BBC Laura Kuenssberg - February 2023


Ambulance Strike, Chorley - Sky News - January 2023


General secretary, Sharon Graham: Political Thinking Interview with Nick Robinson- January 2023


Sharon Graham on occupational pension schemes- January 2023


We will not sit back and watch this Government run down our #NHS - November 2022


Unite Investigates Budget context - November 2022


Sharon Graham's interview on Sophie Ridge on Sunday-October 2022


Sharon Graham - one year of leadership - August 2022


Sharon Graham speech at Durham Miners Gala - July  2022


Sharon Graham on BBC News - July 2022


100 days of wins - December 2021


Sharon Graham TUC Fire and Rehire - September 2021

 


Back to the workplace

“I have been elected to do what it says on the trade union tin – fight for jobs, pay and conditions. Now is the time to build strong, effective trade unionism at every workplace.”

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

Since taking office at the end of August 2021, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has led Unite from the front, visiting workplaces and taking the trade union to the front line of disputes.

Two years of wins 

And under Sharon Graham, Unite has delivered hundreds of wins in workplaces across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Fighting for jobs, pay and conditions – check out Delivering on Jobs, pay and conditions – two years on and to find out more follow @UniteSharon on Twitter.

 

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