Unite which represents tens of thousands of local authority workers, is calling for bold action to be taken to avert a financial crisis from engulfing local authorities after it was revealed that…Read more…
‘Jewels in the crown of Northern Ireland economy’
The vital role the aerospace sector plays in the Northern Ireland economy was highlighted this week by Labour MPs, who called on the government to take action after hundreds of job cuts at…Read more…
Proud to have served, proud to be Unite
In a dusty office of the then Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Reading, young civil servant Matt Draper sat at his desk and thought there had got to be more to life than this.
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Choc workers lose out on bonus pay parity
There is ‘growing resentment’ amongst Cadbury workers denied bonuses for working through the coronavirus pandemic that have been paid to US and EU staff employed by the chocolate maker’s parent…Read more…
Furlough pay grab outrage
Workers were informed in writing that while they were on furlough they would receive 100 per cent of their pay – but when they began to be paid it became apparent that they were only receiving 100…Read more…
Royal Mail to axe 2,000 managerial jobs
The Royal Mail has today (June 25) announced that it plans to sack 2,000 managers, prompting Unite to slam the company for making short-term cuts that will damage the privatised company’s future…Read more…
Unite brands job cuts news as ‘premature’
The union says that with the government’s furlough programme continuing in some form until October, and with the union fighting for a sector support package, the move to lay-offs is premature.
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Feeling the heat?
Britons are sweltering amid yet another heatwave this summer, with today (July 31) recorded as the hottest day of the year so far, as temperature are expected to surpass 34C in parts of the country….Read more…
Invest in ‘new’ nuclear call
Comprehensive investment in the nuclear industry is one of the levers to kick-start the UK’s post-pandemic economy, with the promise of a low carbon future and the creation of tens of thousands of…Read more…
Goldstar Transport using Covid-19 ‘as smokescreen’
A leading haulage company has been accused of using Covid-19 as ‘a smokescreen’ to close a depot in Suffolk and attack the terms and conditions of more than 100 drivers by Unite. Unite will now…Read more…
Millions waiting for tests as NHS backlog builds
The coronavirus pandemic has created a massive backlog in NHS care, including in life-saving screenings and diagnostic tests. An analysis from the Labour Party out today (June 24) has found that the…Read more…
Swissport to axe more than 4,500 jobs
The country’s largest ground handling firm Swissport announced on Wednesday (June 24) that it would be planning to make more than half of its staff redundant, in the latest blow for the aviation…Read more…
Not just for Covid
Each year the demand for these meals has grown. We have seen at first hand the effect of poverty, and the difficulty and sadness of parents unable to feed their children adequately during the…Read more…
‘Stop the sackings’
Unite has urged hospitality bosses to ‘stop the sackings’ in light of today’s decision to cut the UK’s social distancing rule from 2m to 1m following intense industry lobbying for the change….Read more…
Invest in UK space programme call
Unite is urging the government to commit to invest in the UK’s space programme in the interests of national security and to ensure that thousands of highly skilled jobs are not put at further risk….Read more…
‘Stark warning’ over mass car job losses
Commenting on the ‘stark warning’ today (June 23) from the Society for Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) that a third of automotive jobs are at risk without government support, Unite…Read more…
PM announces easing of lockdown measures
Prime minister Boris Johnson today (June 23) announced a further easing of lockdown measures, with plans to reopen pubs, cinemas, restaurants, museums and certain other venues from July 4….Read more…
Social distancing changes risk meat factory outbreaks
An expected downgrading to the two-metre social distancing rule risks causing ‘more outbreaks’ of coronavirus within the meat processing sector, Unite said today (Monday 22 June).
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Unite ready to deploy ‘army’ of health & safety reps
As the government prepares to report on the conclusions of its review into the two metre social distancing rules, Unite has repeated its offer to deploy its ‘army’ of health and safety reps to…Read more…
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project at risk?
Unite said today (June 22) that it is extremely concerned by media reports that the UK Government is set to block the go ahead for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. With only 8 days left until…Read more…