Sharon Graham
General Secretary of the Unite union.
Notable Quotes
"Failure to act on the mandate would be an act of self-harm to a sector which is a jewel in the crown of UK manufacturing."View Story →
"The failure to act would have been an act of self-harm to a sector which is a jewel in the crown of UK manufacturing."View Story →
"This is a huge victory. UK car workers have been increasingly fearful for their jobs."View Story →
"Miliband as chancellor would be a 'noose around the neck' of job creation."View Story →
"ICTS is a very profitable company that can easily afford to give our members a decent pay increase. It has been caught red-handed putting profits before people."View Story →
"We are pleased that Rachel Reeves has now listened to Unite on this issue. However, it took way too long to get this done, and we still have to question why workers were left in the dark until the 11th hour."View Story →
"Death by a thousand cuts has been going on under the nose of successive governments."View Story →
"Death by a thousand cuts has been going on under the nose of successive governments."View Story →
"The ZEV mandate was unsustainable and that the UK car industry had suffered from years of underinvestment."View Story →
"This is a critical move. The government is listening to Unite and is acting to protect jobs."View Story →
"Whitbread should concentrate on treating its workers and its customers decently to build sustainable profits."View Story →
"A third runway at Heathrow is essential and we need to get going with it."View Story →
"do something for workers and the working class"View Story →
"Instead of going to try and pick the pocket of pensioners, we need to move over to the other side of the equation and think about things like wealth taxes way before we try to stop something like the triple lock."View Story →
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