From paid holidays to pregnancy rights, and from safety standards to protections from discrimination. Every right that’s guaranteed by European law is a right that trade unions fought for, to improve the lives of working people. Together they form a vital layer of protection to stop our own…Read more…
Unite Executive Guidance on Strike Pay
Our Executive Council has issued new guidance on strike pay and criteria for application for additional payments. I can send a copy to UNITE members on request.
An important point from the EC guidance is that applications for payments should be made v…Read more…
EU referendum campaign: hearing from women at last
Over the last week, a new group of voters has risen to some sort of prominence in the EU referendum campaign, despite previously being pretty much ignored in the coverage of the increasingly febrile…Read more…
Sad day for UK manufacturing
Unite has warned of a double blow to traditional UK manufacturing as workers prepare to leave Imperial Tobacco’s iconic Horizon factory in Nottingham for the last time today (May 27). The…Read more…
Worried and frustrated
Strike action on North Sea oil platforms moved a step closer today as talks over pay, proposed cuts and changes to working conditions by the Wood Group broke down. Wood Group is proposing pay…Read more…
Stop North Sea race to the bottom
The North Sea oil workforce suffered another blow this week (May 25) after Shell announced it would cut 475 jobs in the UK and Ireland. The latest announcement is part of a wider raft of Shell…Read more…
Practical, immediate steps to help those in need today
Please do give whatever support you can. Because in different circumstances it could be any of us – any of our families – stood far from home and unable to go back
The article Practical, immediate…Read more…
KEEP THE GUARD ON THE TRAIN, KEEP THE TRAIN SAFE!
Our Ref BR2/0146Circular IR/149/1625th May 2016TO ALL BRANCHES, REGIONAL COUNCILS AND REGIONAL OFFICES Dear Colleagues KEEP THE GUARD ON THE TRAIN, KEEP…Read more…
Referendum on Membership of the European Union – vote Leave
Friday 27 May 2016 Dear Colleagues, Referendum on Membership of the European Union – vote Leave With less than a month to go before the referendum on UK membership of the European…Read more…
Santa Rosa snippet
Before last year’s AGM, National Express sent a report to shareholders attempting to rebut criticisms of the company made by two MPs in a report by the Trade Union Group of MPs. Notably this included a full-throated defence of the company’s choice to r…Read more…
Who’s bankrolling the Tory Party?
Greedy Conservatives have received more donations this year than all the other political parties combined, new figures from the Electoral Commission show. Of the almost £12m reported to the…Read more…
COHSE London Region
COHSE Northern Region 1992
Union backs 18 June convoy in solidarity with refugees
Union calls on members to take part in or donate goods to convoy travelling to refugee camp in Calais
The article Union backs 18 June convoy in solidarity with refugees first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
DATA West London Division 1971
Draughtsmen’s and Allied Technicians’ Association (DATA) West London banner on the TUC march 21st February 1971 against the Industrial Relations Bill
formally The Association of Engineering and…Read more…
National Union of Agricultural Workers banner TUC Great March 1971
NUR Rail Union Banners 1971 TUC "The Great March"
National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) now RMT banners on the TUC Industrial Relations Bill march “The Great March” 21 February 1971
National Union of Railwaymen banners
Glasgow National Union of…Read more…
The chips are down
After a five month strike and an international campaign, the agreement represents a victory for the workers and addresses all of their major concerns…Read more…
Probation companies tell staff not to report sentence breaches, finds watchdog
A new report by the probation watchdog (HMI Probation) has found that the new private Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are telling staff not to take action against offenders who breach sentence terms, due to the risk of being fined. The findin…Read more…
GDP figures show both investment and profits in negative territory: the first time for six years
Behind today’s headline GDP figures are signs of corporate stress, with both investment and profits showing negative growth on the year – the last time this happened was in 2010Q1, at the end of the global recession. Headline figures confirm the ongoing slowdown. GDP growth was unrevised at…Read more…