📈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

😟 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

📈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 ✊

📈 Water bills are going up by an average of 5.4% to £639 a year in England & Wales. In Scotland they are going up an average of up 8.7%. Ofwat has allowed water firms to put up bills by 36% between 2025 & 2030! Our energy & water systems are broken, with bills & profits soaring. ✊ Unite is fighting for public ownership of our utilities & for RPI-plus pay rises to combat rising bills. More on how prices are rising & bosses are reaping profits in Facts and Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf

📈Energy bills are set to hit almost £2k a year this summer 💹This month, Britain’s gas market pushed past three-year highs 💰US oil producers are set to generate an extra $5bn in March alone! ❓When do workers come first? Crisis after crisis and the same old story The system is rigged and workers rightly feel it does not work for everyday people. Read @UniteSharon in Facts and Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf

“Workers can’t keep paying for crisis after crisis they did not create. As bombs hit Tehran, energy bills in Britain are forecast to hit almost £2,000 a year this summer” @unitesharon RPI is up to 4.1%. Workers need a pay rise! 📈Facts and Figures unitetheunion.org/fandf

Pay rises are the surest way to combat price rises. 📈 Against a backdrop of rising costs & instability, Unite is focused on building power in our workplaces & supporting our reps to negotiate for better #JobsPayConditions ✊ Armed with essential research & bargaining tools,& backed by strike pay, Unite Reps have led a wave of disputes that have put £620 million back into members’ pockets since @UniteSharon was elected General Secretary. Read Sharon in the latest Facts & Figures, for Unite reps bargaining for better pay ⏬ unitetheunion.org/fandf

📈The latest RPI figures show your shopping costs 3.6% more now than it did a year ago. And the Iran war is already driving hikes to the cost of fuel, energy, commodities and food. March Facts & Figures out now: unitetheunion.org/fandf

🧰Researching your company accounts, preparing your pay claim, building support in the workplace... Unite has a tool for that unitetheunion.org/work-voice…

😲 The average worker has lost £65k since the financial crisis in 2008. 📉 Workers earn 17.5% less in real terms today because prices have risen faster than wages. 📈 Meanwhile, CEO and directors’ pay has boomed, along with profits and dividends. So, next time a well-paid director or politician tells you to ‘tighten your belt’ you know how to respond. We have a long way to go for workers to recover all that lost income. ✊ Facts and Figures, from Unite, helps our reps with the arguments and guidance needed to fuel the pay campaigns that are putting hundreds of millions back into the pockets of Unite members unitetheunion.org/fandf

📈Prices are still going up. While the rate of inflation is slowing, your cost of living is still 3.8% higher than it was a year ago. A pay rise below 3.8% is a pay cut. More to help you argue for a decent pay rise in February's Facts and Figures 🔽 unitetheunion.org/fandf

👏 Congratulations to all Unite members who have fought back and won at work so far in 2026. Since Sharon Graham was elected General Secretary in August 2021, over 267,000 Unite members have stood up in nearly 1,600 disputes and won more than £620 million in better pay. So far in 26: 💥 First Bus Glasgow - 5% 💥 Metrolink tram drivers - a deal to tackle fatigue 💥 Shelter - working week cut from 37 hours to 35 2 extra days annual leave 💥 Bosch Rexroth - stopped redundancies, fire & rehire & short term working 💥 Trescal – union recognition 💥 Heathrow cabin crew at SAS - 8% pay 💥 Glen Dimplex in Portadown - uplift of £2,330 💥 DHL workers at Luton Airport easyJet - 5.5%, a 25% increase to night premiums & a £250 payment #SolidaritySunday

📈 RPI at 4.2%. Bills rising. Wages lagging. Then came the Budget — stealth taxes for workers, little pain for those at the top. ✊ Ahead of pay talks this spring, Unite reps and members can see the real hit to their pay, using our new Stealth Tax Calculator: 👉 workvoicepay.unitetheunion.o…

⏰ Pay rise time is ticking. Hundreds of thousands of Unite members are due a rise in the coming 3 months. Reps are starting work now to prepare pay campaigns. Unite has a box of tools to help our reps prepare: 🧰 Facts & Figures 🧰 Campaign Templates 🧰 Work, Voice, Pay guides 🧰 Pay Claim Generator 🧰 Employer Profile Generator 🧰 Pay and Anniversary date database 📈 Get started by understanding your company accounts using our Financial Insider tool unitetheunion.org/work-voice…

📈 Average weekly pay rose in real terms for the second consecutive year, after a wave of industrial action. Strikes by Unite members have put millions into members' pockets. Trade union action is still the tried and tested way of improving living standards. Read more unitetheunion.org/fandf p26 Not a Unite member yet? join.unitetheunion.org/