Autumn 2017 The magazine for Unite members uniteWORKS


Features 10 Power surge


Electric cars – the race is on 12 Jobs and rights


TUC Conference highlights


13 Standing on a giant’s shoulder


Labour Party Conference Plus


30 Soapbox special The difference Unite makes


32 Just for fun Giveaways galore


33 In a nutshell Campaigns


14When the parcel’s worth more than you


Fight against insecure work


19 Blacklisting is the new blacklisting


New name, same injustice


Mr Trump goes to Washington 34 Unite life


Unite’s bin strike leader Richard Beddoes


Contents News


4 Comment GS Len McCluskey writes


4 Top stories Exactly that


Real lives 16We are not robots


Latest ‘addiction’ to agencies probed


20 Just not taking it Public sector workers’ anger


22When not even dignity remains


Caught in the system of despair 24 Turning it round


Unite’s fight for fair work 26 Respect


Workers have a right to be respected


28Where another world is possible


Strong unions make a difference


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