Cargo workers employed by British Airways at Heathrow airport have today (December 11) announced that they will take nine days of strike action beginning on Christmas Day. On Monday (December 7) the…Read more…
Heathrow strike latest
Workers at Heathrow Airport will next week step up strike action in their increasingly bitter dispute over massive wage cuts that the company is imposing on them through a controversial fire and…Read more…
Heathrow strike and solidarity!
The strike by Heathrow airport workers is ramping up with three more days of action next week, on December 14, 17 and 18. Ahead of it we thought it would be nice to collate some of the messages of…Read more…
‘Crispmas’ saved!
As part of the season of goodwill, Unite has delayed launching strike action on the Walkers Pepsico contract operated by Eddie Stobart Ltd from its Warrington depot. Lorry drivers on the contract…Read more…
‘Safety when it suits’
DHL has been told it ‘must improve’ coronavirus safety procedures for drivers working on its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) contract in Halewood, Liverpool, Unite said today (December 10). Unite, which…Read more…
Commonwealth War Graves Commission ‘treating staff appallingly’
The government must intervene on behalf of Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) staff serving overseas, who are facing ‘halved incomes’ due to Brexit contract changes, Unite said today (December…Read more…
London facing looming bus strikes
Unite, which represents over 20,000 London bus drivers, is warning that the capital could face a period of widespread industrial action in early 2021 as workers are set to be balloted on attacks to…Read more…
It shouldn’t happen to a vet
When you think about veterinary surgeries it most likely conjures up images similar to James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. Of a friendly and harmonious workplace where everyone has worked…Read more…
Toyota ‘no deal warning’
As Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for last ditch talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over an EU trade deal, Unite regional secretary for the East Midlands, Paresh Patel…Read more…
‘Disgraceful’ move on Airbus
Commenting on the decision of the UK government to withdraw from sanctions against Boeing, Unite’s assistant general secretary for manufacturing, Steve Turner, said, “Today’s announcement…Read more…
‘Perfect storm’ facing UK ports
Unite is urging the government to end the uncertainty over securing a post-Brexit trade deal in order to help resolve the congestion being experienced at the UK’s ports. The union, which represents…Read more…
Bradford bus strike
Bradford bus drivers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over First West Yorkshire’s continuation of ‘dangerously unsustainable’ scheduling, Unite said today (December 9). Out of the 350 bus…Read more…
‘Do the decent thing’
When chancellor Rishi Sunak listened to trade unions and announced in April, at the height of the pandemic, that he would increase Universal Credit payments by £20 a week, millions of families – many…Read more…
Join our Universal Credit campaign call
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner today (December 9) calls on everyone to join Unite’s campaign to keep the £20 increase in Universal Credit. The government has said it will scrap…Read more…
‘My one wish this Christmas…’
On Unite Community’s Universal Credit online day of action today (Wednesday, December 9), the union is urging the government to maintain the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift. As the it stands…Read more…
Gov’t must keep £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift
“I’ve been able to get broadband for the first time. It’s already made a huge difference. I’ve been able to search for work much quicker and my kids have been able to study.” This is just one of the…Read more…
Teaching assistants balloted for strike action
Plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools has prompted Unite the union to ballot its members for strike action. Unite has 10 members at the Colvestone…Read more…
Liverpool DHL workers stand up against ‘poverty pay rates’
Workers employed by DHL Supply Chain in Liverpool, who undertake the Burton Biscuits and AB World Foods delivery contract, have voted for industrial action in a dispute over low pay, victimisation of…Read more…
BA cargo workers vote to strike
Cargo workers at British Airways have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in the bitter dispute over the company’s plans to fire and rehire its entire workforce and re-employ them on…Read more…
Unite GS Len McCluskey in warning shot over Brexit deal
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has urged the Labour Party to avoid sitting on the fence on a Brexit deal after Labour has in recent days refused to rule out abstaining on a forthcoming…Read more…