UK trade union movement shifts further towards Ukraine

USC stall at University and College Union (UCU) Congress – May 2025, Liverpool. UCU Congress 2024 voted to back Ukraine and affiliate to USC Update: In July 2025 the biennial policy conference of Unite, the UK's second largest and largest private sector union, passed the Ukraine solidarity policy mentioned below; and in October Unite decided … Continue reading UK trade union movement shifts further towards Ukraine

STAND AGAINST FASCISM – YESTERDAY AND TODAY 1945 – 2025

VIGIL AT KINDERTRANSPORT MEMORIAL CALLS FOR THE RETURN OF UKRAINE’S ABDUCTED CHILDREN On Wednesday, May 7, a vigil will be held at London’s Kindertransport – The Arrival statue in Liverpool Street Station, demanding the return of Ukraine’s abducted children.Organized by Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, Campaign for Ukraine, and Vsesvit—Ukraine’s solidarity collective—the vigil takes place during the … Continue reading STAND AGAINST FASCISM – YESTERDAY AND TODAY 1945 – 2025

GMB Union Affiliation to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign

The GMB general trade union with over 560,000 members in various sectors, has decided to affiliate to the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. This is welcome decision which is a sign of the strong support that continues in the British trade union movement for the Ukrainian struggle for freedom. GMB has provided extensive assistance to Ukrainian trade … Continue reading GMB Union Affiliation to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign

СОЛІДАРНІСТЬ З ПРАЦІВНИКАМИ, ЯКІ СТРАЙКУЮТЬ НА ВЕОЛІЯ

Веолія:  Покінчимо з низькими зарплатами у Великій Британії - припинимо бізнес-операції в Росії Профспілка GMB розпочала кампанію страйку в Ноттінгемширі через низьку заробітну плату в суперечці з транснаціональною компанією Veolia, яка досі працює в Росії. Веолія Велика Британія отримує прибутки від послуг з переробки та утилізації відходів за державними контрактами з багатьма місцевими органами влади, … Continue reading СОЛІДАРНІСТЬ З ПРАЦІВНИКАМИ, ЯКІ СТРАЙКУЮТЬ НА ВЕОЛІЯ

SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS ON STRIKE AT VEOLIA

Veolia:  End Low Pay in UK – End Business Operations in Russia GMB union has launched a campaign of strike action in Nottinghamshire over low pay in a dispute with Veolia, a transnational company that still operates in Russia. Veolia UK are making profits from recycling and waste services with public funded contracts in many … Continue reading SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS ON STRIKE AT VEOLIA

‘No ifs, no buts – why trade unionists must stand with Ukraine’

BY Gary Smith General Secretary of GMB Members of the Independent Union of Mineworkers who are resisting the invasion Solidarity should know no borders. The belief in a collective response to injustice and injury is one of the labour movement’s most cherished principles.  Next week, TUC Congress will debate its response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The GMB – … Continue reading ‘No ifs, no buts – why trade unionists must stand with Ukraine’

SOLIDARITY WITH THE GMB STRIKES AT BEITH MUNITIONS DEPOT

Stand with those who are standing by Ukraine! The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Scotland joined GMB union members in a show of solidarity it their strike at the Defence Equipment and Support) depot in Beith this week. Workers at a munitions depot in Ayrshire are campaigning against the appalling low wages being paid to the workers. … Continue reading SOLIDARITY WITH THE GMB STRIKES AT BEITH MUNITIONS DEPOT