Unite the Union

Unite the Union
Formation	2007
Merger of	Amicus; Transport and General Workers' Union;
Type	Trade union
Headquarters	London, England
Location	Ireland; United Kingdom; ;
Membership (2020)	1,246,429
General secretary	Sharon Graham
Affiliations	Irish Congress of Trade Unions; Trades Union Congress; Labour Party (Ireland); Labour Party (UK); Alliance for Finance; Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; European Federation of Public Service Unions; IUF;
Website	unitetheunion.org

Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). Along with Unison, Unite is one of the two largest trade unions in the UK, with over 1.2 million members in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics and other sectors. The general secretary of Unite is Sharon Graham, who was elected on 25 August 2021 with 46,696 votes (approx 3% of Unite's claimed membership) on a turnout of 124,127 (approx 9% of claimed membership), with her term beginning on 26 August 2021.

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