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Young workers raise a fist
Young Unite construction members joined thousands of colleagues from across the world as part of a campaign from the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) tying in with International Youth Day 2024, writes Keith Hatch.
On August 12, the BWI called on affiliates, partners, and young workers to take action, and spread the demand of the BWI Youth to raise a fist for the planet and build a liveable world. Unite is an active BWI member and supports its Global Young Workers’ Manifesto.
This calls for concrete actions and policies from governments, policy makers and employers to adopt new standards to achieve a zero- carbon future, and for unions to educate workers on climate justice and join the BWI campaign Heat-Up Workers’ Rights, Not the Planet.
The BWI Manifesto highlights young workers’ concerns about the impact climate change is having on the world, recognising that unions have a “leading role in developing and implementing policies aimed at creating a zero-carbon world”.
It recognises the importance of a just transition, while calling on governments and employers to “Listen to the demands of trade unions to ensure the health and safety of workers in the conditions of extreme heat and extreme weather conditions.”
Unite EC member Stuart Grice said, “Young workers from across the world raised a fist in solidarity with the BWI campaign.
“It was great to see our young members getting involved in the International Youth Day of Action and being involved in the putting together of the BWI youth manifesto.”
Jason Poulter National officer
MAKE YOUR VOICE
HEARD Activists and officers from the Unite electrical, mechanical engineering construction (EMEC) combine have been talking to members and handing out leaflets outside building sites to raise awareness for the union’s campaign to set a fair rate for electrical workers. All parties that comprise the JIB/SJIB will be involved carrying out the benchmarking exercise.
Unite is currently carrying out a pay and salary benchmarking survey. This was agreed as part of the last pay settlement as a way to understand the reality of pay across the electrical contracting sector. The Unite EMEC combine is clear that the rates being paid across the industry to electrical workers are making the current rates in the agreements close to redundant.
The benchmarking survey is vital to understanding the current situation and getting the improvement workers deserve.
The survey only takes 10 minutes to complete and will support the Unite campaign to establish a rate of pay for electrical workers that properly reflects their skills and experience, as well as responding to the reality of pay across the wider electrical contracting sector.
Unite members in the sector should have already had an email or text with a link to the survey, but just in case you have not received it you can find it at the
https://surveys.unitetheunion.org/login and go to EMEC.
Unite members Jodie and Rebecca (l) supporting
5 unite buildingWORKER Autumn 2024
Unite is also encouraging non-members to complete the survey, and consider the benefits of signing up to become a member.
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