Please use / adapt one of the these two motions for your trade union branch or other organisation. The first is a broader motion that includes affiliation to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. The second is specifically on current aid fundraising and delivery (which is also covered in the first motion). To let us know you're putting … Continue reading Ukraine solidarity campaigning, aid, convoy: model motions for union branches
Emergency winter appeal – help us raise £25,000 for aid to deliver to Ukraine
Workers at the college we are fundraising for in Kryvyi Rih, part of KVPU union federation's education union After an extremely busy summer winning strengthened UK labour movement solidarity with Ukraine, Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is returning to fundraising for practical aid. We are seeking to raise £25,000 for aid to be delivered to a wide … Continue reading Emergency winter appeal – help us raise £25,000 for aid to deliver to Ukraine
“Resist invasion or accept occupation”: reply to Lindsey German of ‘Stop the War’
This letter from our Secretary Christopher Ford was published in the Morning Star (newspaper of the Communist Party of Britain, but unfortunately distributed relatively widely in the UK trade union movement) on 21 September. From what we can see they have not published it online. The article by Lindsey German of the "Stop the War … Continue reading “Resist invasion or accept occupation”: reply to Lindsey German of ‘Stop the War’
TUC Congress votes unanimously to reaffirm solidarity with Ukraine
At our TUC 2026 fringe meeting, PCS President Bev Laidlaw speaking. On right: Ivanna Khrapko, Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine. Chair: UCU exec member Vicky Blake ** Please donate to help cover the costs of Ivanna Khrapko and Khrystyna Levchenko's visits to the UK and our campaigning around TUC Congress here ** On 16 … Continue reading TUC Congress votes unanimously to reaffirm solidarity with Ukraine
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign bulletin for TUC Congress 2026
Download a PDF of our bulletin for TUC Congress 2026 here. Read the motion on the Zaporizhzhia 15 and solidarity with Ukraine going to the Congress (to be voted on 16 September) here. Details of our fringe meeting at the Congress (15 September) here.
22 trade unions call for UK government to push to free imprisoned Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers
Trade unionists call for freedom for the Zaporizhzhia 15 at public meeting with Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant rep Khrystyna Levchenko, UNISON HQ, London, 27 August The following statement calling for freedom for the imprisoned Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers has been issued by the leaders of 22 UK trade unions. Joint Statement from Trade Union Leaders For … Continue reading 22 trade unions call for UK government to push to free imprisoned Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers
Ukraine solidarity fringe meeting @ TUC Congress 2026 (15 September)
With the support of nine unions, we are hosting a fringe meeting at TUC Congress 2026. The meeting is supporting the National Union of Mineworkers motion to the Congress. UKRAINIAN WORKERS UNDER ATTACK AND OCCUPATION - FREE THE ZAPORIZHZHIA 15 - FREE UKRAINE 5.45pm, Tuesday 15 September – Harbour Hotel, 64 Kings Road, Brighton BN1 … Continue reading Ukraine solidarity fringe meeting @ TUC Congress 2026 (15 September)
OPEN LETTER: Free the Zaporizhzhia 15, solidarity with Ukraine’s workers – support the NUM motion to TUC Congress
Please add your name to this Open Letter supporting the National Union of Mineworkers' motion to the upcoming TUC Congress – text below. We particularly encourage members of TUC-affiliated trade unions to sign, but it is open to all. You can sign via the form here. Please share widely! (Above: Ukrainian trade unionists Khrystyna Levchenko … Continue reading OPEN LETTER: Free the Zaporizhzhia 15, solidarity with Ukraine’s workers – support the NUM motion to TUC Congress
Slides from Khrystyna Levchenko’s presentation on the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and its workers
This is the presentation that Khrystyna Levchenko, former Atomprofspilka union rep at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, showed when she spoke alongside Ivanna Khrapko of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine at the public meeting we held at UNISON's national office in London on 27 August. (Above: Khrystyna and Ivanna, above USC banner, with … Continue reading Slides from Khrystyna Levchenko’s presentation on the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and its workers
Free the detained Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers! Motion to TUC Congress 2026
Update: the motion was passed unanimously. See here The following motion on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers detained and tortured by Russia has been submitted to the 2026 TUC Congress – the conference of trade unions representing the great majority of organised workers in the UK – by the National Union of Mineworkers. TUC … Continue reading Free the detained Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers! Motion to TUC Congress 2026
