Leaflet for Durham Miners’ Gala 2025

Download our leaflet for Durham Miners' Gala 2025 – the great UK gathering of trade union and community solidarity this year taking place on Saturday 12 July – below. The leaflet includes details of, and a QR code to donate to, our appeal in support of mine rescue workers in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Many … Continue reading Leaflet for Durham Miners’ Gala 2025

Unite Ukraine Solidarity group leaflet for Unite Policy Conference 2025

The biennial Policy Conference of Unite – the UK's second largest union and largest private sector union, with around a million members – takes place 7-11 July, in Brighton. For the text of the Ukraine solidarity motions going to the conference (now composited into a single very similar motion, C14) and other information see here. … Continue reading Unite Ukraine Solidarity group leaflet for Unite Policy Conference 2025

Ukraine Solidarity newsletter from Cambridge University Press & Assessment Unite branch

The branch of Unite the Union at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, part of Unite's Graphic, Paper, Media & IT section, recently affiliated to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. As part of its Ukraine solidarity work, the branch has produced this special edition of its newsletter for its members. Check it out – you can read or … Continue reading Ukraine Solidarity newsletter from Cambridge University Press & Assessment Unite branch

Ukraine at Unite Policy Conference (7-11 July, Brighton)

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham supporting Coventry bin strikers, with the Ukrainian flag flying on the platform, 2022 The Policy Conference of the UK's second largest trade union – and largest private-sector union – Unite meets every two years. The next one is 7-11 July 2025, in Brighton. Three similar pro-Ukraine motions are on the … Continue reading Ukraine at Unite Policy Conference (7-11 July, Brighton)

EXPROPRIATION OF KYIV’S TRADE UNION HOUSE

Protest and Speeches in the Verkhovna Rada - Ukrainian Parliament Verkhovna Rada speeches on expropriation of Trade Union House (edited machine translations) June 20, 2025 Serhiy Vlasenko, Batkivshchyna faction I have a question for the Prime Minister of Ukraine. Dear Prime Minister, yesterday the Trade Union of Defenders of Ukraine blocked the government building, which, … Continue reading EXPROPRIATION OF KYIV’S TRADE UNION HOUSE

Report Back from Solidarity Visits to Ukraine (26 June)

Thursday, June 26 Thursday, 7.30-9pm GMT+1 (UK time) Ukraine Solidarity Campaign supporters Mike Kearney (City of York National Education Union activist, NEU Ukraine Solidarity Network) and Rui Palma (USC Steering Committee) have both just returned from Ukraine, on separate solidarity visits to support trade unionists, educators, soldiers and others involved in Ukraine's struggle. On Thursday … Continue reading Report Back from Solidarity Visits to Ukraine (26 June)

The two main problems preventing the Ukraine war from ending

By Vitaliy Dudin of Social movement Ukraine. Despite some expectations, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues and escalates. Every day, I see horrific images of massive destruction in my hometown of Kyiv, in Kharkiv, and other beautiful cities, which are hard to imagine. Scenes worthy of a disaster movie have become part of our daily … Continue reading The two main problems preventing the Ukraine war from ending

Leaflet for UNISON National Delegate Conference 2025

The 2024 National Delegate Conference of the UK's largest union, public sector union UNISON, voted to back Ukraine and affiliate to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. It doesn't look NDC 2025 (17-20 June, Liverpool) will discuss Ukraine: there are no motions submitted, though we're yet to see about emergency motions. Our supporters in the UNISON Ukraine Solidarity … Continue reading Leaflet for UNISON National Delegate Conference 2025