Newbury and District Bus Company branded “UK’s meanest”

Newbury and District Bus Company has been branded the “UK’s meanest’ bus operator after a group of drivers were forced to announce strike action after not receiving a pay rise for four years. The affected drivers, who are members of Unite were TUPE transferred to their present employer from Reading Buses in 2020 and operate […]

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St Mungo’s workers to begin indefinite strike

From Tuesday (June 27) workers at St Mungo’s will stage an unprecedented indefinite strike accusing management of a shocking dereliction of duty towards the homeless and the charity’s own staff. This momentous decision has been provoked by the ongoing indifference of management who callously refuse to acknowledge the struggle front-line workers face to pay the […]

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‘The legacy of the Windrush generation lives on’

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, the first ship to arrive in Tilbury Docks after the Second World War. The original ship belonged to Germany and was used in the war where it was captured, refurbished and renamed Empire Windrush. Between 10,000 to 20,000 people from the Caribbean […]

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London and South East in beer drought threat

London and the South East England are facing a beer drought this summer as delivery drivers, draymen and warehouse operatives employed by GXO ballot for strike action over draconian disciplinary matters. Unite is balloting 120 members at GXO’s Croydon depot over the excessive disciplinary issues and the company’s failure to follow the existing agreement on […]

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Refuse workers in pay win

Strike action affecting Welwyn and Hatfield council’s refuse collection service has been resolved following several days of strike action. The 90 plus members of Unite and employed by waste company Urbaser on Welwyn and Hatfield council’s outsourced refuse collection service, began strike action on Monday (June 19) in a dispute over pay. However, following talks […]

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