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5 National officer Paul Travers writes


News & regulars 4 Top stories Latest Landworker stories


42 Stay safe Unite’s musculoskeletal fight


44 Rural life Fancy a pint of bitterns?


49 Gardenwise Summer garden joy


50 On the shelf Review of Thirst


Features


15 Unite boosting the moo-d Better pay and terms at AI Services


24 Dire Strait War, supply shortages, price hikes and food workers


28 ‘The miners will never forget’ How farm workers supported miners in the General Strike, 1926


30 The rural workers’ strike How rural communities lived through the Strike


32 ‘We need a revolution’ The value of food workers must change to attract young


38 Where dogs earn their keep Dogs rule in the forest!


40 Killed for protesting Weavers’ tragic bicentenary marked


46 ‘Giving the silent majority a voice’ Unite’s Les Monaghan’s solidarity pics


48 ‘We all look after each other’ Unite rep Gabriela Cunha speaks out


Campaigns 15 10 40 20 24 3 uniteLANDWORKER Summer 2026


12 Still fighting for the future Wales wages panel latest


14 Scrappage plans out, better pay in Unite wins better pay for NI agri workers


16 ‘No woman should suffer’ Unite’s fight against sexual harassment


18 ‘Things must change’ HAVS – could you be at risk?


20 Watching AI, watching us Unite is watching AI and why membership is key


27 The agony of agflation Costs are up, but farm gate prices are down


34 An ode to the soil Soil guru, Dr Charlie Clutterbuck’s new work


36 The real lives of migrant workers Speaking out for migrant workers at top farming talks


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