“This morning we supported a community vigil on the steps of Newham Town Hall to remember those killed in the Sri Lanka terror attacks and show united we stand with Sri Lanka and all those affected.The vigil was followed by a silent walk to St Michael’…Read more…
USW Lock Out At Dow Deer Park, Texas
Here are details of the Dow Deer Park, TX Lock Out of the members of United Steelworkers Local 13-1 which is going on the 5th day. By Ben Lilienfeld, USW District 13 Sub-District Director. On…Read more…
UNISON NEC elections #UNEC19
Service Group Seats
Health – General Seat – James Anthony; Female Seat- Pat Heron; Female Seat – Jenny Forbes-Reid; Male Seat- Gordon McKay
Local Government – General Seat- Maggie Griffin; Female Seat- Maxine Rowden; Female Seat- Kati …Read more…
‘Skeletons in the closet’?
Unite today (April 26) held a demonstration at the troubled HS2, Costain/Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) at Euston, as concerns grow about the treatment of the workforce. The Unite demonstrators,…Read more…
Public faith in the system ‘collapsing’
Public anger is at boiling point over sky-high fat cat pay packets, an influential group of investors has warned. People’s patience is wearing perilously thin with bosses awarding themselves…Read more…
‘Message of unity and hope’
Manchester City FC hosted anti-racism education charity Show Racism the Red Card’s annual School Competition Awards at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday (April 25). The awards event honoured…Read more…
What you need to know about government housing plans (England)
Plans to abolish ‘no-fault’ evictions are welcome, says union, but more needs to be done for private tenants
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‘Lifeblood of local communities’
Unite has welcomed a new pledge made by Labour to restore swingeing cuts to bus services funding which have seen 3,000 routes axed under successive Tory-led governments. Announcing its pledge…Read more…
Police staff publish 5% pay claim for England and Wales
Unions publish joint claim which also calls for two lowest pay points to be deleted
The article Police staff publish 5% pay claim for England and Wales first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Workers Memorial Day – no more deaths at work from dangerous substances
Workers Memorial Day is an annual opportunity to remember those whose lives have been lost at workRead more…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Sunday 28 April 12 noon: Stratford
The purpose behind Workers’ Memorial Day has always been to “remember the dead: fight for the living” and unions are asked to focus on both areas, by considering events or memorials to remember all those killed through work but at the same time ensurin…Read more…
Heathrow strike suspended
Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London (formally Azzurra) at Heathrow airport have suspended strike action, due to have started tomorrow (Friday 26 April), to vote on a new pay…Read more…
Job evaluation row
Customer service assistants, employed by Sandwell council, who are members of Unite will begin industrial action on Friday, May 10, in a pay dispute over job grading. The 14 members of Unite…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Production workers at Somerset firm Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Bridgwater, where productivity is said to have ‘gone through the roof’, have voted for strike action over a ‘paltry’ pay offer. …Read more…
Consensus on NHS workforce plans encouraging but need for extra funding mustn’t be forgotten
New funding must allow existing staff to develop their careers and a comprehensive and rewarding apprenticeship programme is needed to bring new recruits into the NHS
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Merger off
Unite welcomed the decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which today (April 25) brings an end to the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda. The CMA said it had blocked…Read more…
Sea King asbestos scandal
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is shamelessly hiding behind “commercial interests” in refusing to provide information about the asbestos scandal involving the maintenance of its Sea King helicopter…Read more…
Food bank use up – again
Food bank use has skyrocketed by nearly 20 per cent over the last year, fuelled by Universal Credit delays, benefits cuts and low incomes. The largest food bank provider in the UK, the…Read more…
UNISON condemns the soaring need for food banks in the UK as a ‘national disgrace’
The Trussell Trust distributed a record 1.6 million emergency food parcels in the past year, amid renewed calls for government to end the five-week wait for Universal Credit
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‘UK ship workers betrayed’
Inviting foreign firms to bid on a £1bn government contract to build Royal Navy support ships abroad has turned Britain into a “laughing stock” and is a betrayal of UK ship workers, Unite warned MPs…Read more…