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Unite joint general secretary Tony Woodley is calling for a windfall tax on energy utilities: "Energy companies in this country have seen their profits leap by an incredible 538 per cent in the last five years, that's money they've used to line shareholders' and executives' pockets. Yet all consumers have had is price pain.

"In homes across the country, people will be facing an inhumane choice this winter: that of whether to heat or eat."

That is why Unite has launched a campaign for a Windfall Tax

Campaigning for your rights

The Miami 5

The Miami Five - 10 years on
Unite is backing the campaign to bring visiting rights to the families of the Miami Five who have been imprisoned for 10 years in the United States for attempting to protect their homeland from terrorist attacks.

Supermarkets: Don't exploit your power logo

Look behind the meat label
Unite is calling on retailers like M&S to be clearer with its customers in the labelling of meat sold in the company's shops. A national campaign is calling on companies like M&S to stop the exploitation of workers that is dividing communities and workplaces. Join the Unite campaign fighting to deliver on Unite's demands for minimum standards throughout the meat industry and for clear labelling. Find out more on the background to the campaign and see what you can do to help.

What's new

Unite to hold election for joint general secretary
The Executive Council of Unite has called an election in the Amicus section of the union and has postponed the full integration of the union until May 1st, 2009.
Six thousand bus drivers take strike action over pay inequality
6,000 bus drivers will be out on a 24 hour strike to protest at the huge pay disparity between the 18 London bus companies.
Ofgem asking the wrong questions of energy giants, says Unite
Responding to Ofgem's announcement that it could find no evidence of a price cartel among the energy companies Unite joint general secretary, Tony Woodley, said: "This report offers no comfort to consumers dreading the coming cold months."
Belfast Airport Shop Stewards - The Truth and Nothing but the Truth
The whole truth and nothing but the truth on the Belfast Airport shop stewards.
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General secretary: Tony Woodley
Deputy general secretary: Jack Dromey

Tel: 020 7611 2500
Fax: 020 7611 2555
Email: tgwu@tgwu.org.uk

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