Unite yesterday (September 27) confirmed that it will ballot refuse workers for strike action, which will affect bin collections later this year and over the Christmas period, in a dispute over job…Read more…
OPINION: Fighting against destructive Brexit plan
“It’s been another terrible month for Theresa May’s dreadful and discordant government. They seem continually to be fighting amongst themselves and living in a Brexit fantasy. Surely, hardly anyone still thinks them capable of delivering a Brexit that works for the majority of people in this…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour conference speech – watch live
A great and defining speech. Finally, a proper left response to the financial crash of 2008. #IwasThereRead more…
‘We will not let you down’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn concluded the party’s conference – one of the most energised in years – with a stirring speech this afternoon (September 27) that set out what a “Labour government in…Read more…
UNISON welcomes West Sussex jobs move
Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments
The article UNISON welcomes West Sussex jobs move…Read more…
“A defining speech, full of hope”, says UNISON
Commenting on the Leader’s speech to the Labour conference in Brighton, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today we heard a defining speech from Jeremy Corbyn, full of hope….Read more…
Union investors serve notice on XPO
News from the annual Committee on Workers’ Capital conference, which took place in Berlin this year:
Union investors serve notice on XPOTrade union investors meeting in Berlin today served notice on US-based logistics provider XPO that it must reform …Read more…
World Mental Health Awareness Day 10 October 2017
The branch is organising a drop in session for World Mental Health Awareness Day. Tuesday 10 October in the Queen Elizabeth II Room, Stoke Town Hall 11.30 am – 1.30 pm. Please feel free to drop in for a chat, a … Continue reading →Read more…
‘Without merit’
Unite and other unions have slammed a decision from the US Department of Commerce, which ruled that a 220 per cent tariff should be levied on the company’s imported CSeries planes, whose wings are…Read more…
Landmark Legal Victory As Courts Rule Addison Less Drivers Are Workers
Monday, September 25, 2017 Once again the courts have agreed with our argument regarding bogus self-employment. GMB, the union for private hire drivers, has scored another landmark legal victory…Read more…
Fitting Replies to U.S. President’s Threats
Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, replied to Trump’s speech at a September 19 press conference: “The United States Government is in complete…Read more…
Campaigning in Plaistow South & Running a Board
This canvass took place two Sundays ago. I “ran the board” for the team which means I gave out names and addresses to canvassers to go and call at then collate any information. I quite enjoy this from time to time since it is mentally challenging to co…Read more…
Bogus self-employed fight win
Taxi giant Addison Lee wrongly classified its drivers as self-employed and must pay them the minimum wage and holiday pay, an employment tribunal has ruled. Unite hailed the case, which was…Read more…
‘Cautious welcome’
A ‘cautious’ welcome has been given by Unite to a proposed joint venture of two UK poultry heavyweights which will employ 6,000 workers. The merger is between Cargill’s UK fresh chicken…Read more…
‘Holding our breath’
Bombardier workers in Northern Ireland are holding their breath as they await a decision this afternoon at 5 pm (September 26) from the US Department of Commerce – a ruling that may determine their…Read more…
‘Not in our name’
Austerity, Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett noted, is alive and well, especially in Birmingham if you are a refuse collector. Intervening at the Labour conference today…Read more…
Action now call
Bombardier workers in Northern Ireland are holding their breath as they await a critical decision from the US Department of Commerce at 5pm this afternoon (September 26). In April, US…Read more…
Trevor sorts it out!
Trevor Simpson is a Unite convenor on the Westfield, White City construction site in west London. He has been on the site for two and a half years and during that time he has managed to make…Read more…
Why John McDonnell’s PFI pledge is welcome and affordable
John McDonnell caused a stir yesterday with his pledge to bring Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts back in house. Commentators who bandy about huge sums of money to pay for this commitment…Read more…
We voted in droves for hope
Leigh Drennan is the vice chair of Young Labour in Unite’s North West region. He believes the reason young people, who had become disengaged with politics, were suddenly inspired to get out and use…Read more…