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Unilever messages of support

A rolling programme of strike action is currently underway at Unilever's UK operations as workers step up action to defend their pension scheme.

We've received hundreds of messages of support for the Unilever workers. We have included a selection of these messages below, but you can also download all the messages here.

You can also still send us messages of support to: unileverhandsoffourpensions@unitetheunion.org or if you are on Twitter you can tweet us @unitetheunion


Tammy Roberts
Wishing you well with your campaign!

From all at Calderdale UNISON.


Tony Sullivan - UCU and Chelmsford Against The Cuts
Please accept this message of support from Chelmsford Against The Cuts. We petitioned in support of your strike in Chelmsford Town Centre, a week or so ago. We wholeheartedly support Unilever workers fight to keep your final salary pension scheme. CHAC have been campaigning against the Coalition's cuts and austerity attacks on jobs, services and pensions over the past two years, here in Chelmsford. We know that your fight is ours.

United, public and private sector workers must not pay for ever bigger fat cat profits and bonuses nor will we pay for an economic crisis we didn't create.


Harry McAnulty 
I have been following the unilever dispute online and want to send a message of support and solidarity to you and your members. These are important times for every worker when the Global finance Markets are teetering on the brink ofcollapse. When Ireland and Britain’s market forces are squeezing  more and more from the purse strings of its peoples, now is the time for every worker to be instrumental in putting in place those accredited representatives that speak for the membership and leave behind the bureaucrats within our union.

As James Connolly once said ‘Brothers and sisters, the fight must go on. And be it long or short the victory will be the victory of the rank and file.’


Brian B
I work for Shropshire Council, and like yourselves my pension is under threat. As a union member (Unison) I wish you every success in your fight for justice and fairness.

We must all stand united in keeping what we and them before us fought long and hard for.

Tony Straka, USW Local 4-149, USA
I am writing in support of Unilever workers who are trying to protect their pensions from a predator, i.e. a corporate predator.  Clearly Unilever is exploiting its workers by reducing their benefits.  I support the workers and Unite the Union in fighting the corporate blood-sucker who is oppressing them.


Nelson F. Saragih, Campaign Division, Indonesia Federation Of Pulp And Paper Workers’ Union
On behalf of the Indonesia Federation of Pulp And Paper Workers Union, we send the members of Unite at Unilever our solidarity for their action to defend their pension rights.

We wish you every success in your campaign to defend workers’ rights in Unilever factories and workplaces.

In Solidarity.


Louise Gibbard, UCU Halesowen College Branch Secretary
Halesowen College UCU send a message of support and solidarity in your action to keep your pensions. Working people are under attack from all angles and we must unite and fight.


Gwyneth Powell-Davies, Unite Bristol Health Service Branch Secretary
It is heartening to see you refusing to see your futures crushed.  But your fight has a wider importance.  If you win, it will make other companies and the government more cautious in their raids on our pensions.   We need to unite to insist on a decent living for all at the end of their working years.  Public and private workers unite in this struggle!


Tony McClintock  Branch  Sec, Delphi  Branch 1112
Best  of  luck.


Douglas Williamson NSW Teacher's Federation
I send my support to you in your fight to maintain your pension benefits against the huge pay rises given to Unilever's CEO. Stand strong and united, hold that line!

Betray your country, serve your class. (John Maclean, 1914).

Yours in solidarity.


John Andrews, PCS DWP East Midlands Regional Secretary
I am writing of behalf of PCS members working in Jobcentres, Contact Centres and Benefit Processing members across the East Midlands to offer our support and solidarity to you as you fight to save your pensions.

The government and press have attempted to make the fight for workers pensions a battle between public and private sector workers. Public and private sector workers need to unite and fight against any attempt to cause division between workers struggling to protect their future after retirement. Whether we work in the public or private sector, we must resist the attempts to make us pay for a crisis we did not create.

Keep strong and united and you will be successful. Let me know if there is any practical help that we can offer.

D Browne
Try to mess with peoples pensions and we will not take it anymore. The tide has turned and we will all stand firm together and make sacrifices, private and public employees,to protect our rights and dignity. As a public sector employee i will support the unilever employees campaign with a donation. ALL STICK TOGETHER and we cannot lose.

Clement Chitja, CEPPWAWU, South Africa
Employees of Unilever SA who are members of CEPPWAWU sends their revolutionary greetings to all Workers of Unilever across the globe. Your struggles are our struggle. The bloodbath on jobs is visited on us too: not because the Company is not doing well, but because of greed, quest for super profits and to create a flexible labour force. The Boksburg (Johannesburg) plant of the Company is proud that its production is outsourced to 23 (twenty-three) other companies. Over and above, there are multiple labour brokering companies active on site. The labour force is thus divided along the lines of who is employed by who yet all do the work of Unilever. There is a “pelego” union that owes its existence to Unilever. Id does not wage struggles for the betterment of the Workers’ lot BUT it is a front for the Company. It tells Workers that Management has the “right to hire and fire”. CEPPWAWU is the only force at this plant that is fighting against jobloss.

CEPPWAWU members are at the receiving end. CEPPWAWU is told that it is a minority union. When CEPPWAWU wants proof thereof or verification of membership of both unions, she is told that the SA Law allows disclosure of information only to a majority union. CEPPWAWU members are forced to pay a “service fee” to this pelego union for disservice! In the last quarter of 2011 CEPPWAWU managed, through the legal system, to secure a threshold of 40% (forty-percent) to end payment of service fee to this other union. This landmark victory saw CEPPWAWU gaining 100 (one hundred) new members. The Company is dragging feet to confirm whether CEPPWAWU managed to dislodge the service fee.

Now the axe of retrenchment is looming over the heads of Workers. Unilever SA says it wants to transform the Boksburg plant from being a R1,5b (one-and-half-billion-rand) concern to be a R3,5b concern by 2015. For this to happen the Company will have to drastically reduce Workers’ headcount and employ outsourcing of production mechanism. To add salt to the wound, some supplies and services that South Africa is capable of providing, will be procured from Asian countries. Unilever is acting like a Big Brother to its employees. It doesn’t allow logic to take precedence. This is provocative.

Let the fight go on… We support you like we want you to support our course too.

Power to Workers !!!


Zobalonda Simelane
I support the struggle for economical emancipation for workers. Down with Poly polly !!!


Louise Walton, Natural England PCS Branch Organiser
We are inspired by your fight to protect pensions. We are only too aware of the importance to struggle to defend what was fought for by those before us and to protect future generations as all working people come under attack from big business and its representatives in government. It is time that we unite the fight back across the public and private sector for fair pensions and we fully support you. We send our warmest solidarity wishes to you all.

United you will win. Stand firm.


John Howard, Chair, Redbridge Young Labour
Good Luck to all the members and staff on strike at Unilever. Standing up for ordinary hard working people against a money grab by the board.


Kevin Doherty, Secretary and Paddy Mackel President, B&DTUC
The Belfast and District Trades Union Council (B&DTUC) send you our full support and solidarity in your struggle to defend your pension entitlements.

For too long now unscrupulous employers have been getting away with stealing workers deferred pay, in the form of pensions, showing no regard for their workers wellbeing and condemning them to a life of hardship when they can no longer be used to produce profits for the employer. This is blatantly the case with Unilever given that in February 2011 they declared that their profits had risen by 18% at £5.2bn, the pension scheme is financially robust, and it is reported that Unilever itself admitted that there is no immediate financial imperative driving the cuts.

The destruction of final salary pension schemes by private sector employers has been norm for many years now alongside the undermining of the real value of worker’s wages. At the same time employers profits and rewards for senior executives have rocketed. Many healthy final salary pension schemes have been closed purely in the interests of greedy employers. With schemes that were in deficit invariably the deficit was caused when employers boosted their profits, and consequently their remuneration, by taking prolonged pension holidays thereby immorally shirking their responsibilities to their employees.
Governments have consistently failed to protect workers facing such attacks leaving it to the courage of the workers backed by their unions to make a stand. All too often employer have got their way without a fight.

Your stand is an inspiration to others and it defies the attempts of Government and the media to divide private and public sector workers in the struggle of workers to defend their pension entitlements.

We wish you every success in your action and pledge to support you in any way we can.


Charlie McDonald, PCS East London branch secretary
I am writing on behalf of civil servants working in benefit offices and jobcentres in east London to wish you every success in your camapign. There is a pension crisis in this country. It has been caused by companies closing down pension schemems. The real divide is not between the private and public sector but between the bosses in both the private and public sector who have genuine gold plated pensions and the rest of us.

We should not be taken in by the government's divide and rule policy of pitting public sector workers against private sector workers. We should demand fair pensions for all workers.

Your fight is our fight and our fight is yours.

All the best and let us know if there is anything practical we can do to help.

Solidarity forever.


Richard Morgan, President, Derby Area Trades Union Council
Members of Derby Area Trades Council wish you well and support your action on 25th January.

Your action is an echo of those recently undertaken by the local authority and public services Joint Trade Unions.

The divide and rule tactics adopted by this company and the Con/Dem government have not and will not work if we maintain our solidarity.

The Unilever Trade Union's action signifies the strength of workers who have toiled for years and sacrificed wages to provide a decent pension for their retirement.

Workers have already been attacked with wage freezes, negative equity, rising prices and financial pressure from all sides. Unilever can afford to sustain the current pension scheme unchanged due to the profitability of the company. Their actions merely show their contempt for workers and the emphasis on profits above people. Constructive alternative proposals on pensions, have been proposed but these have never been considered by Unilever. Members are seeking talks with the company through ACAS and your strike action is simply to secure these talks. Despite these efforts to resolve and seek a solution Unilever have adopted a defiant stance

We can overcome these problems but only if we remain united in our endeavours.


Rachel Edwards, Branch Chair, PCS DCLG HQ Branch
The PCS branch here at the Department for Communities and Local Government (HQ) wish you every success with your current dispute over pensions - your strike exposes the lie that the dispute over pensions is a dispute between public and private sector workers. The real divide lays, as always between the rich 1% and the rest of us. Good luck.


Emma McKenzie
I’m a contractor working in 100VE and I fully support you. I wish you a lot of luck.


Nick Wood, University Teachers Union branch, National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu Shimbashi Tokyo Japan
Wishing you success in your struggle to protect the pensions of Unilever workers.


Helmut Treib
Good luck and my full support!


Peter Hain MP
Please pass on my solidarity greetings!


Jeremy Corbyn MP
Congratulations and full support!


RMT Executive, General Secretary Bob Crow and President Alex Gordon
Solidarity with Unite members striking for pensions at Unilever!


Rhiannon Lockley
Solidarity to the Port Sunlight Unilever picket.


Shelly Asquith
Unilever's attack on workers' pensions is a shambles and threatens thousands of employees' retirement plans. The company is still making huge profits of over £6bn, and these proposals are unjustified. I offer my full respect, support and solidarity to those on strike across the country and I hope they are victorious in their fight for a fair pension.

I urge all supporters to donate to the workers' strike fund. [You can do this by sending a cheque made payable to “Unite the Union – Unilever” to: Jennie Formby, 128 Theobald’s Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN.]


Duncan
Retired civil servant wishes you All the best,we're all in this together, remember.


Ben Davies
Good luck to everyone taking industrial action at Unilever!


Tony Cliftonroad
Keep up the fight Unilever workers! Pension pot is affordable - especially if restraint by directors at the top.


James Doran
Unilever employees right to take action in defence of pensions - solidarity.


Brixtonite
Solidarity with Unilever workers striking over pensions. We are all entitled to fair pensions and dignity in our old age.


David Harney
Very best wishes to Unilever workers taking industrial action tonight in Leeds. Global company stripped workers of a pension!


Katie Curtis
Sending solidarity wishes today to Unite the Union members at Unilever in Purfleet! Good luck comrades.


Cherry McCormack
Good luck to everyone taking action at Unilever we are right behind you.


Ozzy, Unite Cambridge & District 0009M
Solidarity in your dispute from Unite members working in the Electronics sector in Cambridge.


Ramon Corria, Secretary Cardiff Trades Council
Support and Solidarity from Cardiff Trades Council. Keep fighting comrades for your rights to a decent pension. Private + Public sector workers coming together to fight for what is ours. I’ve decided to boycott Unilever products until your situation is resolved.


Mick Quinn, Deputy Convenor, Heinz
You have the full support of Heinz N/W 299 and I am sure this stretches to the National Committee and Regional FDT. Keep up the fight and any support we can offer please do not hesitate to contact myself or Ian Wright the site Convenor.


Helen Andrews, NUT National Executive
Please pass on to members – especially in Greater Manchester – my support for their action. The Unilever dispute demonstrates clearly that there is no public/private divide. Your pensions dispute is our dispute. We are all in this together.


George Binette, Camden Unison Branch Secretary
On behalf of more than 3,000 Camden Unison members, I write to extend my congratulations to members of Unite, the GMB and USDAW at Unilever's British factories for their courageous and determined stand against the threat by the corporation's senior management to axe your final salary pension scheme.

As you will doubtless be aware members of our branch took a very active part in the strongly supported 30 November strike across the public sector, though regrettably our union nationally has retreated from calling for further action and is now engaged in talks based on a framework which our branch committee and many 'ordinary' members concedes much of what led us to take strike action in the first place.

I certainly look forward to the day when workers across the public and private sectors can take action together in a co-ordinated fashion to repel these attacks by the rich and powerful on our deferred wages.

In the meantime, please pass on my best wishes for a swift and decisive victory, and please let me know what practical support our branch can lend to your important battle.


Stephen Hart
On behalf of NE York's and Humber GPM Sector of Unite. Solidarity to our brothers and sisters on your fight for your rights.


Katherine Burrows
Sending a message of thanks to those on strike for showing everyone the courage that we are all capable of if we find common cause and recognise common enemies. This is a crucial fight for everyone, so thank you again for your example and all the best in your struggle.


Michael Brandon, PCS Branch Organiser
This PCS branch at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in Taunton sends wholehearted greetings to our brothers and sisters in the Unite union. We wish you every success in your campaign against the spiteful actions of Unilever. We are reminded that an attack on one is an attack on all.


John Nolan, Unite National Secretary, Finance and Legal Sector
Can you pass on a message of support from our Unite members and Reps from AEGON insurance, who are at present going through the same attacks on there pension scheme were the company are proposing to close the Final Salary scheme and replace it with a worse DC that currently exists. We are currently entering into the final stages of the 60 day consultation process and it looks like we will be balloting our members for the first time in 30 years. We fully support your fight to protect your pensions.


Ian Allinson
Good luck with your dispute.  We’ve just settled our own dispute today, and did a collection at the members meeting that voted on the deal – we’ll be popping down to your picket line at Trafford Park with the money shortly. If you stick together and are determined anything is possible!


Pedyr Prior, Chair, Cornwall & Scilly Branch
This short message is simply to pass on to your members the full support and solidarity of our members. Your fight top retain your pensions echoes the fight we are involved in to retain ours. Whatever the papers say, we shall not let anyone divide us – whether private or public sector workers, we stand by each other.


Garry Hillier
Support and Solidarity from the ASDA Southern Tanker Drivers, Purfleet Depot.


Paul Rafferty, Chair of Unison AQA Branch
I would like to wish all our comrades in Unite at Unilever the very best of luck with their struggle to defend their pension.  We must show that we are not divided and that public and private sector workers can stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of these disgraceful cuts on our standard of living. I hope you win your fight.


Dave Dix
These new Pension rules are ridiculus. Its yet another cut back by this Government so they dont have to pay out Pensions. What everyone seems to forget we pay a percentage of our wages into a Pension pot, so its our money they are playing about with. What they also forget most of these Pensions are invested by Pension Management Companies. Its not our fault if they invest wrongly and they should be brought to book over this. We have rights and we work hard for our money not for some employer or Government to take it away from us. The Pension age needs to come down not up and we should have a choice of when we retire so we have some quality of life and give the younger generation jobs to go into. You Have My Support.


Paul O'Keefe 
Keep strong Unilever workers. You're doing the right thing.

Cardiff Trades Council
Support and Solidarity from Cardiff Trades Council to Unilever workers.


London Hazards
We are supporting the Unilever striking workers. Solidarity sisters & brothers. Your struggle is your victory.


Chris Tupman 
Solidarity with Unilever workers from halton health workers.


Lightacandle
Solidarity with Unilever workers - the way forward - hopefully public and private sector coming together to fight injustices.


V Fox
I definitely support your campaign to protect workers' pension schemes. This should result in the CEO plus top managenent curbing their personal greed, as reflected in their salary structures.


Greg Thorpe
Sending solidarity and best wishes from Manchester to the striking workers at Unilever from a Unison member and ally.


Kerry Feetham, Unite Staff Side Rep, C/OTSA The Social Housing Regulator
Keep the fight going at Unilever. I was part of the public sector strikes in November, and your action is so welcome to fight against these outrageous cuts to our pensions.

The public sector workers welcomes your action, and we're behind you on this.


Liz McInnes, Unite Branch Secretary, North & East Manchester Health Service Branch
On behalf of our Branch I wish to express our support and solidarity for your courageous action against your employer in order to defend your pensions. Your struggle mirrors the public sector pension fight in which all of our Health members have been embroiled over the last few months.

If there is anything further we can do then please let me know. Our Branch meets next week on Jan 25th and I could ask for a donation to the strike fund if you have such a thing? In addition I will ask all Branch members to use the links on the Unite website to write individually to Unilever’s CEO.


Matt Friend
I completely agree that Unilever's actions appear to be inconsistent with its commitment to sustainability - including looking after its employees. They also, in my view, put short-term growth in profits ahead of long-term profits - of no use to a committed shareholder (but attractive to a financial speculator).

I wondered whether you had made any comparisons between the pension scheme being proposed for UK workers, and that available to Dutch workers - or indeed Mr Polman's? I have a hypothesis that the Dutch will have a more attractive scheme.


Simon Roberts, Branch Chair, Ipswich East Branch, Fire Brigades Union
On behalf of the Ipswich East Branch of the Fire Brigades Union I would like to offer our support to your campaign to defend the pension rights of your members.

As workers in the Public Sector, we are all too aware of the cynical and opportunistic approach employers are currently taking towards changing ordinary people's pensions. When profitable companies like Unilever resort to pension theft to swell shareholder dividends and executive's pay, we all suffer.

Unilever's actions are an affront to decent people everywhere and represent a climate of corporate greed that cannot be allowed to go unchallenged.

We want you to know that you are not alone in this struggle and that you have our support and admiration.


Roy Foster
Wish you all the strength to continue your fight against this legalised robbery of established contracts with a workforce that has clearly been part of the company's growth.


Rachel Waygood
I am writing to express my support of your strike against the pensions robbery. I'm sick of corrupt and greedy capitalism. Good luck!!


Keith Johnston, Regional Secretary, PCS London & South-East 
Support and solidarity in your action, good luck tomorrow from PCS (Public & Commercial Services Union) London & South-East Regional Committee.

We are reinforcing the message to our members that solidarity between private and public sector workers is vital in fighting the current across-the-board attack by business and government on workers pensions.


Danny Williamson, PCS Negotiations Officer
Please pass on my best wishes and support for Unite members who are taking action to defend their pensions

My own union PCS has been making a similar stand along with Unite members in regards to public sector pensions
 
There is no difference between the position of workers in the private and public sectors
 
We are all being made to pay for an economic crisis we neither created nor benefited from.
Those who seek to divide us are the millionaires and politicians who want working people to pay while they and those they represent continue to stick their noses in the trough.

Roy Barbour
Good luck with your campaign. This is corporate greed at its worst and a perfect example of what is wrong with today's society. It is quite sickening to see people like Holman pocketing huge salaries in return for reneging on past promises and ignoring the legitimate expectations of their employees.


Raymond Mathiesen
I just want to say that I fully support you in this action.  Multinational companies tend to see themselves as above or beyond ethics and social responsibilities because they are not bound to or have a relationship with one particular nation.


Salma Yaqoob
Solidarity and Good Wishes to Unilever workers striking today. Your example will give others courage to fight pensions cuts- keep strong!


Scot Walker
Solidarity from Unite Meat Workers Combine with workers fighting back at Unilever to defend pensions.


UCU West Mids Women
Solidarity to Unilever strike.
Ben Hayes
Big solidarity to Unilever workers taking action today. And yay Unite the Union for organising them.

Jorge Martin
Solidarity to striking Unilever workers. Defend pensions, public and private sectors!
Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary
I am writing to express my union's solidarity with your members at Unilever who have today started 11 days of rolling strike action in defence of their pensions.

The government shamelessly tries to play public servants off against their colleagues in the private sector, when the real divide over pensions is between the wealthy bosses and shareholders, and the workforces they exploit.

We stand shoulder to shoulder with workers in Unilever who are fighting for a fair and decent pension in retirement, and we hope to work more closely with them and other private sector workers in the weeks and months ahead.


Mark Campbell
Solidarity to striking Unilever workers. Defend pensions, public and private sectors!


Ben Cochrane
Birmingham CYWU branch sends solidarity to comrades at Unilever


Calum Sherwood
Solidarity with Unilever workers striking against the 18th richest company in the world which claims it cannot afford


Greg Randall
Solidarity to striking Unilever workers. Defend pensions, public and private sectors!


Gary Kaye
Solidarity with comrades in Unite taking industrial action at Unilever. An important struggle in these interesting times.


Mark Reynolds
Solidarity to Unilever best wishes from 797 Rochdale Council Branch.


Christine Blower, General Secretary and Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary NUT
On behalf of the National Union of Teachers in England and Wales, we send the members of Unite at Unilever our very best wishes for their action to defend their pension rights.

I hope you persuade the management of Unilever of the debilitating effect on workers when their hard fought pay and conditions are threatened in this way.

We wish you every success in your campaign to defend workers’ rights in Unilever factories and workplaces.


Chris Dando
Solidarity to Unilever workers from PCS in the defence sector. Your actions show that decent pensions matter to us all.


NUJ_Leeds
My Mate, Unite. Solidarity to Unilever members taking strike action over the pensions we all pay for one way or another.


Andy Bean
Solidarity Unilever workers go on strike over pensions.


Socialist Party
Solidarity to Unilever strike, nailing the lie it's only public sector workers unhappy with destruction of pensions.


Keith Murray NUJ
Cambridge NUJ Branch is supporting Unilever union members at Coleman's Norwich plant in their strike tomorrow.


Jim Lowe
Solidarity with Unilever workers - public and private sector both facing attacks on pensions.


Kit Leary
Today, in solidarity with Unilever workers striking for decent pensions, I will smear my naked body in Marmite.


Chairman Mo
Solidarity with the Unilever campaigners. Private and Public sectors united!


Arman Alan Ali
Solidarity with Unite workers at Unilever standing up for their pensions.


Mags Richardson
Best wishes to Unilever strikers fighting for workers pension rights.


Coalition of Resistance
Solidarity to Unilever members today and well done Len for yesterday. No Cuts!! Coalition of Resistance.


Stephen Lavery
Good luck to my fellow unilever employees starting strike action today. Sunday is my day of strike.


Russell Whiting
Solidarity with Unite the Union workers at Unilever. No more of there products in our house until they give the workers what they deserve!


Gareth Bell
Solidarity and good luck!


Sammi Joey
Solidarity to Unilever members taking action- good luck from West Cheshire TUC.


Union News UK
Solidarity with Unite the Union members striking at Unilever to defend pensions.


Helen Russell
Solidarity with Unite union members at Unilever who are striking today to defend their pensions. A better world is possible.


Mark
Solidarity and good wishes to Unilever workers striking today. Your example will give others courage to fight pensions cuts.


Unison Bury
We've been there & offer our support & solidarity to all the Unilever workers on strike for fair pensions. It's not a public vs private issue.


DUWC
Solidarity with Unilever workers today.


Shinpad11
I'm not having my daily ration of Marmite today. Solidarity to Unilever workers.


Kevin Barry
Solidarity with Unite members at Unilever fighting for their pension rights!


Jack Smith
Solidarity with Unite workers at Unilever standing up for their pensions.


Adriana Rosenzvaig
Today the Unilever workers are on strike. Full solidarity with them.


Max Gosney
Hoots of support from passing motorists and even the Ebsfleet fast train driver honks away in show of solidarity.


John McIrvine
Best wishes to all striking Unilever workers today.


Rob Pearce
All the best to striking Unilever workers, stand tall and firm.


Richard Simcox
Solidarity with Unilever workers striking today to defend their pensions. Public and private unite.


Professor Kaos
I would like to offer my support for Unilever workers. Profit with workers NOT on the back of! TALK to the UNIONS.


Greg Thorpe
Last year Unilever made £5.8bn profit, that's a lot of Marmite and Persil, why is there a pensions 'black hole'?


Oxford TUC
Solidarity to Unilever workers from our 20,000 affiliated members. Keep up the fight for pensions. Public & private sector workers together!


Ken Smith, ATL Regional Official
Keep up the fight! You are all a credit to the Trade Union Movement and I hope that we, as a Union can also continue our defence of Workers’ Pensions! Good Luck.


Martin Sleath, Branch Secretary, Notts County Unison Branch
I would like to send a message of support to you from Notts Unison (10,000 members) in your just struggle against the outrageous pensions attacks by the Unilever Corporation.


Peter Olech, PCS Hewlett Packard Group Secretary and Ian Fitzpatrick, PCS Hewlett Packard Group President
Solidarity greetings from PCS Hewlett Packard members to all Unite Unilever members. Our members are private sector workers and we know that the real scandal of pensions is the near destruction of decent pensions in the private sector. We stand shoulder to shoulder with you and with all our colleagues in the public sector who are who are fighting for a fair and decent pension in retirement. We believe that:

  • Decent pension provision in the public sector is also part of the struggle to defend and improve state and private sector pensions.
  • Defeating plans to extend people's working lives will provide much needed employment opportunities for other workers - particularly the young unemployed.
  • Cutting the amount of retired workers' pensions reduces spending power in the economy at a time when we need to maintain and increase economic demand.
 
We wish you success in your principled fight to keep your final pension scheme open.

Unite785 Branch 
All workers should have decent pay and conditions, regardless of where they work. Solidarity with Unilever members.
 

Dave Parsons
Good Look with your current protest. Paul Polman needs to wake up and restore the old Unilever values and ethics!
 

Community Union
Solidarity with Unite the Union, GMB and USDAW members defending their Unilever pensions today.
 

Socialism Now
Solidarity to Unilever workers striking to defend their pensions: time for coordinated private & public sector mass action.
 

NUTox
Solidarity to Unilever workers taking strike action today. Your fight is our fight! All workers deserve decent pensions.
 

Unison Sefton FE
Solidarity with workers fighting for their pensions. We are all in this together.
 

James Davies
Solidarity with Unilever workers out on strike today to defend pensions.
 

Oxfordshire unions
Solidarity to Unilever workers taking strike action today! Unite the public and private sector in defense of pensions.
 

Helen
Solidarity to striking Unilever workers fighting for their pensions and for pensions justice.
 

Shinpad11
Solidarity to Unilever workers who are taking action today.
 

Mersey Monkey
Best of luck and solidarity with Unilever strikers today. Hate Marmite. Love fair pensions!


Mikey Franklin
Solidarity with Unilever workers on strike to save their pensions, and save our Marmite.


Gawain Little
Solidarity to Unilever workers taking action today to defend their pensions. Unity is srength!


Tony Burke, Unite AGS
Solidarity and full support for our members on strike to defend their pensions!


Jenny Harvey
Solidarity to Unilever comrades as they fight to save their pensions.


Amanda Cass
Solidarity with our Unite the Union brothers and sisters at Unilever today, stay safe and warm.


Justin B
Solidarity with Unilever workers on strike today over decent pensions.


PCS Union
Solidarity with Unite, USDAW and GMB members striking today to defend private sector pensions.


Sue Watkins
Solidarity to Unilever comrades as they fight to save their pensions.


Hooray for foxes
Solidarity to Unilever workers who are taking action today.


Cllr Collette Gibson
Solidarity to Unilever staff striking for 10 days in defence of their pensions.


Ginger Menace
Solidarity to Unite members striking for decent pensions for all.


Goddess Deeva
Solidarity with Unilever workers taking action over pensions today.


Willie Thomson
Solidarity to Unilever workers taken action to defend their pensions.


Aspy57
Solidarity with Unilever workers to start 11 days of pension strikes.


Neil R
Solidarity with Unilever workers striking in defence of pensions.


Jill Hayward
Solidarity to Unilever strikers. Can we now recognise that it's not "public sector versus private sector"?


Jane Aitchison
Solidarity on behalf of PCS DWP Group to Unilever workers striking to stop the pensions robbery.


Bellestarblue
Unilever strike solidarity. Public or private sector, who cares. Fight for a fair pension.


NSSN Anti Cuts
Solidarity from the NSSN to Unilever workers taking strike action in defence of pensions. 


Ian Evans
Solidarity to the brothers and sisters at Unilever. Don't give up the fight!


Hazel Perry
Solidarity with the Unilever strikers!


Jenny Tingle
Solidarity with Unilever employees on strike today to defend their pensions. Best stock up on Marmite though.


Suzy Franklin
Solidarity to the workers striking against the pensions robbery.


Emir Nader
Massive solidarity to Unilever strikers!


Fran Heathcote
Good luck to striking Unilever workers! Solidarity!


Helen Ridett
Solidarity with Unilever workers battling the greedy bosses plans to end final salary pension schemes!