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Unite members from WSP Textiles made their voices heard last week at the Players Championship snooker tournament in Telford, as part of their ongoing campaign for better pay and conditions. The highly skilled workers produce world-class snooker cloth used in many elite tournaments, such as the Players Championship, around the world – yet many are […]
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Unite Construction has escalated its campaign for better pay and conditions for tower crane drivers working for Wolffkran this week with a second strike day and a protest outside a central London office. Yesterday (19 Feb) activists from the Unite Construction sector were joined by fellow Unite members from Unite Community Tower Hamlets and campaigners […]
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Unite Construction has escalated its campaign for better pay and conditions for tower crane drivers working for Wolffkran this week with a second strike day and a protest outside a central London office. Yesterday (19 Feb) activists from the Unite Construction sector were joined by fellow Unite members from Unite Community Tower Hamlets and campaigners […]
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Unite has expressed fury following the announcement by BAE Systems of record profit figures, at a time when the military-industrial giant continues to refuse to pay its workers a fair wage, and attempts union-busting high court injunctions to prevent strikes. Financial results published yesterday (18 Feb) show BAE’s full year operating profits increased by 12 […]
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Unite Community members across Wales are hitting the road to encourage people to register to vote in this May’s Senedd Elections. The month-long Unite Community Wales registration roadshow started this week on Monday (16 Feb) in Abergaveny, and plans to wrap up in Wrexham on March 16. Unite members will be visiting towns, villages and […]
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Unite Health & Safety reps gathered in Birmingham on Tuesday (17 Feb) for the second Unite National Health and Safety Conference. Over 200 delegates and speakers packed out the conference room to hear presentations from Unite officers, industry experts and NGOs along with a rousing speech from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham. The day was […]
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Unite Health & Safety reps gathered in Birmingham on Tuesday (17 Feb) for the second Unite National Health and Safety Conference. Over 200 delegates and speakers packed out the conference room to hear presentations from Unite officers, industry experts and NGOs along with a rousing speech from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham. The day was […]
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Unite Construction members are swapping safety shoes for walking boots and tackling the West Highland Way to raise money for a Scottish Hospice. Four members of the Joint Trade Union Committee, including Unite’s Darren Burrows and Brian Sutherland, have set an ambitious goal, raising £20,000 for The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice (PPWH), by […]
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Unite Construction members are swapping safety shoes for walking boots and tackling the West Highland Way to raise money for a Scottish Hospice. Four members of the Joint Trade Union Committee, including Unite’s Darren Burrows and Brian Sutherland, have set an ambitious goal, raising £20,000 for The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice (PPWH), by […]
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Unite launched its new Apprentice Charter on Wednesday (February 11) to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week this week. The charter aims to lobby employers to sign up to minimum standards for apprentices in a bid to drive up their pay, terms and conditions. The charter covers seven areas, including fair treatment and respect, pay and […]
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Unite launched its new Apprentice Charter on Wednesday (February 11) to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week this week. The charter aims to lobby employers to sign up to minimum standards for apprentices in a bid to drive up their pay, terms and conditions. The charter covers seven areas, including fair treatment and respect, pay and […]
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Textile workers from Gloucestershire have spoken about why they are continuing to take strike action against a world famous employer who refuses to pay them properly for the skilled jobs they do. Striking tennis ball and snooker cloth makers are now in their third week of industrial action, in a dispute over pay that could […]
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Textile workers from Gloucestershire have spoken about why they are continuing to take strike action against a world famous employer who refuses to pay them properly for the skilled jobs they do. Striking tennis ball and snooker cloth makers are now in their third week of industrial action, in a dispute over pay that could […]
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Members of Unite’s Section of Architectural Workers (SAW) drew support from fellow Unite members at a noisy demonstration in the City of London today (3 Feb). The members were protesting outside the offices of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architects about threats to slash its UK workforce by half with mass redundancies , along with the […]
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Nearly 100 tower crane operators at Wolffkran took their first day of strike action this week (Tuesday, January 27) after not receiving a pay rise in three years. Unite members at Wolffkran are furious that the company is now also seeking to cut some of their additional benefits including standby payments. Tower cranes are vitally […]
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Unite lab workers have taken on one of the biggest pathology companies in the world and won, with the successful campaign to improve pay and conditions resulting in a recruitment surge for the union and hundreds of new members joining. In October 2025 members working for Health Service Laboratories (HSL) and the Doctor’s Laboratory (TDL) […]
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Tower cranes across the UK could grind to a halt this winter as crane operators take strike action over pay and conditions. The strikes by workers from Wolffkran, one of the world’s largest rental companies of tower cranes, could see construction work at the UK building sites stop on days starting this January, and continuing […]
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With vet care in the spotlight once again after the BBC’s Panorama programme highlighted the subject this week, Unite’s British Veterinary Union (BVU) wants to set the record straight. The latest episode of BBC Panorama, Why are Vet Bills So High?, is now available on BBC iPlayer and will air tonight on BBC One at […]
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Tennis ball and snooker cloth makers started industrial action today (12 January) over pay that could result in shortages at tournaments. Workers at sports cloth manufacturer WSP Textiles are on strike action for the first time in their history which will see snooker and tennis tournaments under threat due to a lack of baize and […]
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Unite members employed by finance sector outsourcer Diligenta have today (January 12) restarted industrial action across five sites in a dispute over pay. The Diligenta staff in the head office site in Peterborough will now also be balloted for industrial action. Diligenta management have failed to meaningfully negotiate with Unite on pay and this strike […]
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