📈 RPI is 3.4% ⛽️ Petrol is up 26% ⛽️ Diesel up 35%. ⚡️ And Ofgem's price cap isn't helping. Energy prices are expected to hit their highest level in 3 years and hike another 12% hike come January. 💰 But big oil companies are making profits of £1m every two minutes!

Our political moment calls for nothing less than transformation. We need change that people can touch and feel now. 🤝 Public ownership 📊 Investment ✂️ Tackling the cost of living by cutting energy prices and lifting tax thresholds 💰 The money is there. ✊ We propose a wealth tax on the richest 1%, equalising Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax rates; taxing excess profits of the banks and restoring Corporation Tax to 2010 levels @UniteSharon in unitetheunion.org/fandf

We are under no illusion: this is not the end - the cost of living crisis is not over. Furthermore, those who have profited from the crisis should pay for it. 🔧⚙️Work, Voice, Pay tools, Facts & Figures, Forensic Accounts, strike pay, Strikes Plus and organising campaigns: they're all designed for a clear purpose: To help you win better jobs, better pay, and better conditions. Read more in this month's Facts and Figures:online.flippingbook.com/view…

“It’s an honour to be re-elected by Unite members to serve as their general secretary. Together we have already achieved a huge amount in the last five years. My second period of office will continue to be marked by a relentless focus on the jobs, pay and conditions of workers. Workers face many challenges in a changing world. From AI to decarbonisation and rising global tensions. Unite will be at the forefront of a stronger collective, rooted in the working class.” @UniteSharon in August's Facts and Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf

⚽ Unite the union – winning on #JobsPayConditions 🏆Jobs - Unite moves the government to win rethink on electric vehicle mandate threatening thousands of UK automotive jobs 🏆Pay – Inflation-busting rises for thousands of workers at Barclays, Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports, Menzies, First South Yorkshire Buses, Grangemouth tanker drivers… 🏆Conditions – New union recognition deals at Seagate Technologies and St John Ambulance mean better conditions at work for hundreds of new members. Welcome to Unite 👋 Read more in the latest Facts and Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf Not joined yet? join the winning team join.unitetheunion.org

😟 Some bosses are telling Unite negotiators that uncertainty around the Iran war means they can’t afford a decent pay rise. 📈 But Unite Investigates research on the major stock exchanges tells a different story. The 17 firms that have published results recently on the London Stock Exchange took home a combined £25 billion in profit in just three months! That's £3.1 billion more than they made in last year's equivalent quarter 💰💰 Many companies that employ Unite members can well afford a decent rise. Check unitetheunion.org/fandf (p48) and use Unite’s tools like Financial Insider to get the real picture on your employer

⏰ Brits are working longer hours than we did 15 years ago. And we are paying for it with our health. 😓 Long hours lead to stress, fatigue, mental health issues, a reliance on processed foods – leading to obesity… 😁 Shorter working hours are good for us. And they are even associated with better workplace productivity. More from p76 unitetheunion.org/fandf 🪧 If you are negotiating pay, use the Pay Claim Generator from Work Voice Pay and click the button to include a cut in working hours as part of your pay claim

💥 WIN Union rights, delivering better JOBS 💥 WIN Inflation-busting PAY deals 💥 WIN Better health and safety CONDITIONS Read how Unite members are organising and winning at work in Facts and Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf If you want better #JobsPayConditions JOIN UNITE

📈While the govt & supermarkets argue over food prices, living costs for workers continue to rise. 💷Prices are 3% higher than a year ago and experts say RPI may pass 6% by the end of the year. Prices are up a huge 40% since 2021 and food up 50% More: unitetheunion.org/fandf

📈Stock markets at record levels 💰FTSE 350 companies’ profits up 17% to £156 bn in 2025 💸 £154 billion paid out to FTSE 350 shareholders in dividends & share buybacks in same year 🏦 And they’re sitting on nearly £859 bn in cash in the bank ❓ Can your boss afford to pay a decent rise this year? Check Facts & Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf & Work Voice Pay tools from Unite

Supermarket profits are booming — but workers are still struggling 💸🍞 😡 Food prices have soared 40% in just four years, while Tesco’s operating profits have jumped 72%. “While workers and their families, including Tesco’s own workers, are still struggling with rampant food inflation, Tesco is paying out millions in shareholder dividends and their executive pay has soared. This sort of rampant profiteering is simply a disgrace, and it must be stopped” @UniteSharon Workers deserve a fair share. It’s time to put people before profits ✊