As the climate crisis heats up, so do our buses!  Mayor Brabin is currently negotiating the bus franchising contracts for West Yorkshire’s soon to arrive publicly controlled bus system. She has the opportunity to write mandatory conditions into these contracts that will force bus operators to introduce effective aircon, shaded bus shelters, more staff and rest breaks, and two sets of doors on buses to keep passengers and drivers safer. Join the Better Buses for West Yorkshire campaign  in demanding she take action now, and cool our buses down!

The Skills Academy provides a life-changing educational experience for young people in the Tees Valley who cannot thrive in mainstream education. For these learners, the Academy offers a safe, supportive environment with smaller class sizes and specialist staff who understand their needs. ETC’s proposal to close the site would: • Leave vulnerable students without appropriate education and support • Cut the number of specialist teaching roles from eight to just two • Place all eight current staff at risk of redundancy This is not just about jobs – it is about protecting the futures of young people who rely on the Skills Academy. The planned cuts will remove a vital pathway for learners who may otherwise disengage from education entirely. There has been a lack of transparency throughout this process. We are calling on ETC to listen to staff, students, and the wider community and urgently rethink this damaging decision. We must stand together to protect the Skills Academy, safeguard jobs, and ensure vulnerable young people in our region continue to have access to the specialist education they deserve.

We are concerned this is going to increase waiting lists; increase outsourcing, stopping "things getting done"; stretch clinical staff further by doing tasks they previously would have relied on colleagues to do, as well as stretching their attention.  This affects our whole community - not only on quality and timeliness of patient care, but also on the financial impact of a reduction in hundreds of jobs in our communities. 

Hospitality workers often get a raw deal at work. Fear, intimidation and poor conditions plague the sector. Bullying, sexual harassment and low pay should not be accepted practice. It doesn't have to be this way. Rock City workers have come together to demand their voice is heard. They want Unite to represent them and meaningful negotiations to begin to resolve a number of their workplace concerns. Rock City is a world famous and established venue. It's only fair that the workforce are treated in a manner that befits Rock City's status.

If implemented, these cuts will: • Increase response times across the service. • Increase already unachievable workloads for members within our Officer section. Our Officer members are already working above their capacities, and this will only get worse with fewer numbers. • Reduce resilience to incidents across the service with fewer fire engines to call upon. • Undermine public safety and endanger firefighters' lives by forcing them to operate with fewer or delayed resources. Firefighters are proud of the work we do within our communites. But we cannot protect the public properly if we are not given the tools and support to do so. Fewer firefighters and fewer fire engines mean slower responses—and in our line of work, seconds cost lives. These cuts are so broad reaching that they will impact all communities across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Equity is currently negotiating with Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) to revise and improve the collective agreements across film and TV. PACT is the UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies. This will set the minimum terms for job contracts used by the big streamers such as Apple, Netflix, and Disney plus. In our negotiations with PACT, we are demanding better on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI has grown rapidly across the entertainment industry in recent years, but UK law has failed to keep pace and this is leading to performers being exploited. Equity is demanding comprehensive AI protections to regulate the use of AI and protect performers’ image, voice and likeness, specifically: • Informed consent and fair compensation for use of performance data to train AI models  • Informed consent and fair compensation for creating AI-generated performances  • Control of your likeness during lifetime and post-mortem  • Prohibiting the use of AI for ‘dubbing’ content in foreign languages  Equity submitted proposals for new protections on AI over a year ago, but so far Pact has not presented a counterproposal. What is AI training and what is Equity fighting for?   In order for AI systems, or machine learning models, to generate digital assets such as images, sound, audiovisual media, and digital human-like digital performances, they must be trained on large volumes of data files. This data could include recordings from existing content or data from Artists that are being scanned on set. As part of our claim, we have seeking to establish clear rules for this type of use and we’ve made clear that training on TV programmes or films featuring performers’ contribution is not allowed without an explicit  agreement between Equity and PACT

Square Chapel has a strong history of supporting community events and professional performances and is a popular venue in the local community.  Square Chapel was a popular arts centre with good community outreach prior to becoming insolvent during the covid pandemic. In September 2020, the venue was reopened when it was taken over by Wigan based Arts at the Mill. Square Chapel CIC was subsequently established.  In early February 2025, Square Chapel CIC announced the arts centre was closing and all future events were cancelled. Five months later, this valuable community asset remains closed and not serving the people of Halifax. Arts Council England (ACE) has now withdrawn its funding from Square Chapel. It has recently been announced that the Square Chapel building will be rented out to provide dressing rooms during the Piece Hall concert season. Square Chapel should provide good art, good work and be an artistic hub for the community. Halifax MP Kate Dearden has written to ACE supporting the reopening of Square Chapel and calling for the Halifax community to be involved in discussions about the future of the centre. We need this popular arts centre back! We need answers and we need the building to be back open and operating for the people of Halifax. Equity, TUC Yorkshire & Humber Creative and Leisure Industries Committee and Calderdale Trades Union Council are jointly calling for the public to have their say on the future of Square Chapel Arts Centre. Make your voice heard by joining the petition to Save Square Chapel for the people.

💸 What does that mean for you?  • A worker earning just over £15,000 in 2012 lost around £300 per year from the cut.  • Even with NJC pay rises, they’re still earning less than they would have — because they started from a lower point.  • Over 12 years, that adds up to thousands of pounds in lost earnings.    ⚖️ This is about fairness.  Doncaster workers have been treated differently — and worse — than council workers in other areas.    We believe that’s unacceptable.  We believe that needs to change.  We’re calling on Doncaster Council to:  • Review the long-term impact of the 2012 cuts  • Begin a process to restore pay for affected staff  ✊ What can you do?  🖊️ Sign the petition today and show that Doncaster Council workers demand fair pay. 

Everyone deserves security, dignity and a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.  At a time when bosses are raking in record pay while working people face a cost-of-living crisis, the Employment Rights Bill will help tip the balance back toward workers - and make sure they get a fairer share. The Bill also includes vital rights that make it easier for workers to organise and build strong unions. It will: • Make it harder for anti-union giants like Amazon to block union organising • Support union reps with better rights and time off to do their job • Strengthen the process for workers to win union recognition and build power together • Make it easier for reps and organisers to access workplaces and talk to workers about their rights But all of this is at risk. The Bill is now in the House of Lords, and Tory peers are preparing to water it down. Add your name now to demand the Employment Rights Bill is passed - in full, and without delay.

The Pallion Centre is already understaffed. Introducing this policy not only puts workers at risk but is also an invasion of user privacy.   We call on SUEZ to think again and put its people before profit.

🛡️ Why It Matters This campaign is about more than just equipment—it's about protecting our members in the workplace. Everyone deserves to come to work and return home safely. No one should be injured due to poor-quality, unsafe tools of the trade. 💬 Our Message to Asda We stand united in saying: Wellbeing must come before profit. Our warehouse and store members deserve better. 📢 Support the Petition Join us in demanding action, and sign our petition to show your support. Together, we can make our workplaces safer. 

As the school have not seemed to grasp the seriousness of the situation, we are asking for support from the community whose children attend St Luke's and the schools around the Isle of Dogs to make the school listen to our concerns! We want to make sure the staff that look after your children can come to work safely, and have the necessary resources to care for your children during the school day. We look after your children, who looks out for us?  Please sign this petition to support striking St Luke's staff, so we can safely get back to work in supporting your children, to make sure they get a safe and decent education! Please also show your support by attending the demonstrations outside the school on Tuesday 20th, Weds 21st, and Thursday 22nd May from 7:30-10am!