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Find outmore HERE Hero Seacole honoured


Following a 12 year campaign, a statue of Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole – the first memorial statue of a named black woman in the UK – was unveiled in June in the grounds of St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.


Unite has been involved in the campaign to construct the statue of the pioneering nurse, who cared for British soldiers during


OIL AND GAS Find out more HERE


Pushed to the limit


As we go to press, North Sea oil and gas workers are to strike for the first time in a generation.


Almost 400 Unite and RMT members working for multinational oil and gas services company, Wood Group across eight Shell oil and gas platforms in the North Sea will take industrial action in a dispute over 30 per cent pay cuts and changes to allowances.


“These members work in some of the most hazardous conditions in one of the toughest jobs in the world and deserve better than Wood Group’s bogus claims that their proposed pay cuts won’t amount to much,” said John Boland, Unite regional officer.


“This is the third series of redundancies and cuts to our member’s wages and terms and conditions in the last in the last two years.”


“Wood Group needs to wake up to the determination of our members by negotiating seriously with the unions to reach a deal which is fair for their highly skilled and hardworking work force,” added John.


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the Crimean War even after the War Office rejected her application to assist.


Seacole’s contributions had largely been forgotten but the 21st century has seen a concerted effort to revive her legacy. Unite’s Obi Amadi said, “I feel so proud to see that one of our icons is being recognised as the national treasure she is.”


LOCAL GOVERNMENT Find out more HERE Save our services march


Bromley residents together with council workers took to the streets in July – calling for an end to council cuts and services privatisation.


Unite general secretary Len McCluskey joined the march to show the south London borough’s council leaders there was strong opposition to the cuts and sell-off of libraries, schools and services for the elderly and disabled. The Tory-led council plans to privatise all local services and will cut core staff from 4,000 to just 300.


It wants to hand six community libraries over to organisations using volunteers instead of paid professional staff. The other libraries will be handed to a profit making company. Adult services, parks services and learning disabilities services have already been privatised.


“Council services in Bromley are under attack like never before,” said Onay Kasab, Unite regional officer.


“This is a demolition job.The message is clear – the workforce, backed by Unite and the people of Bromley are not going to give up the fight to stop the cuts and privatisation,” he added.


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