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Sharon Graham

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General Secretary of Unite | sharongraham.org

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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 11h
We will not tolerate unacceptable pay offers and threats to withhold back pay from Apache. The operator is raking in eye-watering profits. It’s treating its highly skilled workers with contempt. Apache has been caught red handed in embarking on shameful corporate greed.
tankstorage.com
Strike action from offshore workers could affect UK fuel supply - Tank Storage Magazine
Unite has warned that strike action by 160 Apache offshore workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies as staff protest pay disputes.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 15h
Rising inequality, wage stagnation, public services crumbling, there are clear parallels with the battle of cable street. Exploitation of despair and fear and the rise of hatred. But together the working class will push back. #CableStreet
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
📣 Pilgrims workers secure inflation busting pay improvement and end strike This victory again demonstrates the best way to raise pay and conditions is joining Unite and get your colleagues to join as well.
bbc.co.uk
Food factory workers 'vote to accept pay offer and end dispute'
Workers at the Pilgrim's Europe food production plant in Enniskillen wanted fairer pay and for staff to be paid equally for breaks.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Diageo’s behaviour toward its workforce is disgraceful. It's making hundreds of millions of profit on the back of our members' hard work. Its sole objective appears to be squeezing even more out of them and our members will fight these unnecessary jobs cuts every step of the way.
just-drinks.com
More strikes Diageo's Cameronbridge distillery announced - Just Drinks
Diageo workers at the group's Cameronbridge distillery in Scotland are to extend their strike action.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UNITE 'inflation busting pay' WIN | Pilgrim’s, Enniskillen This is a clear win for our Pilgrims’ members. This deal was achieved through workers being prepared to take strike action. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The strength of feeling among the Legal 500 workforce and the support for their pay claim was undeniable. They have proved there is power in a union and I am delighted they have won their full pay claim.
lawgazette.co.uk
Legal 500 pay dispute settles as striking workers win £2,000 rise
Industrial action at publisher Legalease had entered its third week.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📷 Unite members at Cwm Taf Morgannwg are outside the Plaid Cymru conference today with a strong message. PAY THE RATE! It's a disgrace that experienced health visitors are being shortchanged by thousands of pounds a year and the Plaid Cymru government must get this sorted. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UNITE WIN | Wilson James, Gatwick Airport This is a great win for our members at Wilson James, who do an important job helping passengers with disabilities at one of our busiest airports. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UNITE WIN | Legal 500 The strength of feeling among the Legal 500 workforce and the support for their pay claim was undeniable. Congratulations to @unitetheunion.bsky.social members who took a stand and won. ✊ 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Final day at the Labour Party Conference 2026. 📸 @unitetheunion.bsky.social ✊ #LPC26
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🪧 Tower Hamlets health visitors and support staff strike for #NHS parity This refusal to commit to NHS Agenda for Change for all staff will leave workers on inferior pay, terms and conditions. Workers at THGPCG are receiving Unite’s 100% support. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My interview on @bbc-politics.bsky.social after @andyburnham.bsky.social's speech today at The Labour Party Conference. #LPC26 #Triplelock
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who pays? It can't be workers and the working class. There's nothing left to give. Going after pensioners is not the way to do it. We need to look at billionaires and excessive wealth in our country.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our members have been cast aside and treated extremely poorly by their wealthy employer, who is clearly putting profits over people. @unitetheunion.bsky.social will always fight plans to offshore our members’ jobs.
oxfordmail.co.uk
Strike action over Oxford University Press India offshore jobs bid
Around 30 staff at Oxford University Press are taking further strike action this week in a dispute around offshoring jobs to India.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It would be morally and electorally wrong to go back to the well of pensioners and scrap the #triplelock - we have the lowest pension in the G7. There are other areas we can get the money from. #WealthTax 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great to be with @unitetheunion.bsky.social delegates at the Labour conference 2026. I spoke yesterday on Unite’s motion: Rebuilding our economy for working people. Working class people cannot pay anymore. #LPC26
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LABOUR: un-freeze income tax thresholds at the upcoming budget - put more money back in to people's pockets. 📽️👇
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unless the tax-burden on working people is reduced, they will turn their back on politics for good. Labour must also cut household and industrial energy bills, as well as a windfall tax on banks.
leftfootforward.org
Sharon Graham tells Andy Burnham to reduce tax burden on working class
The General Secretary of Unite, Labour's biggest union backer, has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that he must reduce the tax burden on the working classes, as the Prime Minister prepares to deliver his first
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No matter what the bond markets might expect, the working-class are not going to keep paying. At least not without serious consequences for us all. Labour and Burnham must reduce the tax burden on working-class people in the upcoming budget. @news.sky.com #LPC26
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unite calls on Labour to lift the freeze on the personal allowance in the next budget, to be funded by inrroducing a wealth tax. We also call for an immediate cut in household and industrial energy bills paid for by the profits of the big energy firms, as well as a windfall tax on banks.
newstatesman.com
Sharon Graham: Burnham must reduce tax burden on working class
The general secretary of Unite the union has called on Burnham to un-freeze income tax thresholds at the upcoming budget
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unite has long been calling for London's bus services to be returned to public ownership. For too long bus workers have been subjected to intolerable working conditions and passengers have experienced worsening services while bus firms and their shareholders rake in huge profits. 1/2
bbc.co.uk
TfL announces capital's publicly owned bus company
Transport for London says one west London route will switch to its own operator from late 2027.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴Equalise Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of assets with income tax rates 🏦 Taxing excess profits of banks 👉Restore corporation tax to its 2010 levels ⚡️Cut household energy prices financed by the profits of energy companies 📢A tax on the wealthiest 1% 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We need to change the fiscal rules so that we can borrow to invest in British Industry, it will be an asset on our books. There must be a vision for Britain with a proper plan for industry.👇
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The government must ensure that British made products are protected under the new legislation and give a clear signal to the manufacturing sector that there is a plan to make this happen, before any irreversible decisions are made. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🪧STRIKE | Legal 500 staff to walk out for a further week after insufficient action from employer Legalease might produce the industry bible of top law firms, but it is racing to the bottom of the worst publishing companies with the continued denial of decent pay to staff. 1/2
lawgazette.co.uk
No end in sight for strike by Legal 500 researchers
Union members say they want a flat £2,000 pay increase.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We need immediate change: Jobs offshored, public services decimated, investment slashed, energy and food prices rising. 👉 End the freezing of tax thresholds, a wealth tax for our public services, investment in British industry, renationalise our energy.👇
mirror.co.uk
Labour under Andy Burnham given 'second hearing', union boss says
EXCLUSIVE: Unite general secretary Sharon Graham - one of Labour's most powerful union backers - tells The Mirror the Budget must end freeze on income tax thresholds
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🪧 STRIKE 🍞 @hovisbakery.bsky.social is owned by an incredibly profitable company and can more than afford to pay the same rates to its Avonmouth workers. 📢 Instead of favouring one group, it needs to stop prioritising greed and extend benefits to other workers.
bbc.co.uk
Hovis workers' strike action could disrupt bread deliveries
Lorry drivers at Hovis will go on strike after a 3% pay rise was offered by the company.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our steel industry is a critical national infrastructure and should be treated as such. All UK infrastructure projects should use UK made steel. This needs to happen, it would put over a period of time £8 billion back into the steel industry. 👂👇
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UNTE WIN | Two-year increase for ABM staff averts strike action The threat of strikes ensured an acceptable pay offer was finally tabled. It’s another win for our members across Glasgow airport. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is a critical move. The government is listening to @unitetheunion.bsky.social and is acting to protect vital jobs. Now we need to get on and nationalise the company.
bbc.co.uk
Government set to nationalise troubled steel firm, minister says
Production at SSUK sites in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands was paused earlier this year.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UNITE WIN | Potential strike action by more than 200 URENCO uranium enrichment workers in Cheshire will not go ahead following an improved pay offer by the company. @unitetheunion.bsky.social will never fail to support our members in defending and improving their jobs, pay and conditions. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UNITE WIN | Strikes by 400 Scarborough Alexander Dennis workers have ended after an improved pay deal was secured @unitetheunion.bsky.social will always fight to defend and improve our members’ #JobsPayConditions
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As ICR members walk back into work together today, they do so more powerful from their superb victory for decent pay. @unitetheunion.bsky.social will always back workers in dispute and this dispute shows the power of the collective, the power of being union. Solidarity ✊
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Working-class communities have had to pay the price for of crisis after crisis not of their making. Workers and household finances must be at the centre of the next Budget. You have to make people feel that their best days are in front of them.
morningstaronline.co.uk
Unions demand budget for change
BATTLE has been joined over the shape of Labour’s next Budget as Britain’s economy continues to struggle.Union leaders are set to meet new Chancellor John Healey as he prepares his first Budget, to be delivered next month, and to press for a radical change of direction.They are set to argue that Mr Healey’s choices will set the course for the rest of the Labour government’s term.The meeting comes after the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75 per cent.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pilgrims is desperately trying to continue production, rather than give the workers a fair pay increase. It’s illegal to bring agency workers in to cover striking workers and this matter must immediately be investigated and action taken. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Burnham must end tax thresholds freeze That tax threshold of around £12,500 – if that hadn't been frozen for the past few years it would have moved up to over £16,000 now. People at the lower end are paying eye-watering amounts of tax.
uk.news.yahoo.com
Unite boss urges Burnham to end tax thresholds freeze
One of Britain’s largest unions has urged John Healey to raise tax thresholds in his Budget.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Unite supports net zero but you cannot have one part of the equation, which is the target, if you don’t have the other part of the equation, which is how the jobs are going to be replaced and what those industries are. 1/2
leftfootforward.org
Sharon Graham: A just transition could be as transformational as the 1945 Labour government
LFF interviewed Unite general secretary Sharon Graham at TUC Congress in Brighton
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well done to Unite members at Lockwood, who stood together on the picket line in their fight for a better deal and won. It shows the power of a union.
wakefieldexpress.co.uk
Lockwood Haulage workers end strike after winning improved pay deal
Workers at a haulage firm in Knottingley and South Kirkby have ended 10 days of strike action after securing an improved pay deal.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
UNITE WIN | TechnipFMC This was secured after our members at TechnipFMC announced strike action. It’s a good win for Unite and helps to deliver better #JobsPayConditions for our members. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
👉 Unfreeze the tax thresholds 👉 A package of investment in British industry “reindustrialisation” of the UK 👉Take energy into public ownership 👉 Just transition for workers into a net-zero economy #TUC26
leftfootforward.org
Sharon Graham: A just transition could be as transformational as the 1945 Labour government
LFF interviewed Unite general secretary Sharon Graham at TUC Congress in Brighton
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔥 UNITE WIN | Neo Next, Flotta oil terminal Through the threat of strike action, they increased the pay offer, and delivered an above inflation increase for all workers. See more ⬇️
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After a decade that has seen prices rise by 40%, workers are sick of paying for crises they did not cause. Energy bills are set to be the highest they’ve been in three years, while the privatised profiteers rake in billions. Mortgage rates are spiking while the banks make money hand over fist. 1/2
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The 2008 financial crash, covid, austerity, bills rising. It's everyday people who paid and are still paying, there's nothing left to give. A one-off emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the 'super-rich' would generate approximately £25 billion per year. 🎥🔽
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Steel is a critical national infrastructure - all UK infrastructure projects must use UK Steel. Overtime, it would put £8 billion back into the steel industry. 👂⬇️
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
UNITE WIN | Commonwealth War Graves Commission workers 8.4% It’s another good win for @unitetheunion.bsky.social in delivering better jobs, pay and conditions for our members.
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Great to be here in Brighton at @tuc.org.uk Congress 2026 with @unitetheunion.bsky.social members. #TUC2026
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s time to make the wealthiest pay their fair share and use that money to cut energy bills, ease the cost of living and invest in Britain. We cannot keep asking working families to pay more while the richest get richer. It’s time for action. #WealthTax
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Workers & household finances must be at the centre of the next Budget. 👉End freeze on income-tax thresholds 👉Do more on cost of living 👉Introduce a wealth tax 👉Prioritise workers' wages, jobs & living standards Stop making working people pay more. ⬇️
mirror.co.uk
Labour under Andy Burnham given 'second hearing', union boss says
EXCLUSIVE: Unite general secretary Sharon Graham - one of Labour's most powerful union backers - tells The Mirror the Budget must end freeze on income tax thresholds
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📢 9.6% pay rise Congratulations to @unitetheunion.bsky.social members in Tunnock's who stood firm and have won a significant victory. 👏
morningstaronline.co.uk
Tunnock’s workers win 9.6 per cent pay boost
MORE than 300 workers at Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston have secured a 9.6 per cent pay boost after threatening strike action.In a deal negotiated by their union, Unite, basic pay at the site — best ...
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Diageo is drinking in the last chance saloon. Strikes will be announced in the coming days unless they change course swiftly. Diageo is raking in hundreds of millions of profit, there is no justification for slashing hundreds of jobs across its operations.
fifetoday.co.uk
Strike action called at Diageo's Leven plant
Workers at Diageo’s distillery in Leven have voted to strike over job losses.
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