Unite has welcomed the news that a spy cops victim is one step closer to justice after an internal police investigation has found ‘credible evidence’ she was duped into an intimate sexual…Read more…
CITB college sale latest
Unite, which represents workers at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is seeking urgent answers following the announcement that the organisation is planning to sell its construction…Read more…
CLASS is hiring!
Looking for a job in support of a progressive cause? CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), whose offices are based at Unite’s headquarters in Holborn in London, is seeking a highly…Read more…
‘Totally bonkers’
Last Wednesday (February 19) UniteLive highlighted the government’s new ‘points-based’ immigration system. Now, we investigate further with a series of features about what these new…Read more…
‘Slap in the face’
Commenting on reports that the UK’s largest housing association Clarion is to hike employee pension contributions to 22.9 per cent a year, Unite regional officer Matt Freeman said today, (February…Read more…
‘Goodwill gesture’
Unite announced the suspension of two separate strikes on Friday (February 21) to allow for further talks. Lifeguards at Blackburn and Darwen leisure centres have suspended strike action this…Read more…
Allied Bakeries win
Allied Bakeries workers have voted to accept an improved pay offer and so called off planned industrial action, ending the threat of disruption to pancake supply ahead of Pancake Day. The result,…Read more…
Points-based immigration system slammed
Large labour shortages are predicted after the government unveiled its latest post-Brexit immigration plans which will bar both EU and non-EU migrant workers from securing visas for jobs paying less…Read more…
‘Sinister in the extreme’
The BBC and press freedom have this year come under repeated attacks from an emboldened and increasingly authoritarian Tory government. In its most recent broadside against the BBC, a ‘senior…Read more…
HSBC jobs cull
Urgent talks have been called for with HSBC bosses to discuss the ‘serious implications’ for UK staff after the bank announced it will axe 35,000 jobs globally, Unite said today (February 18). …Read more…
‘Like a scene from the Godfather’
A number of councillors are waging an unprovoked vendetta against employees of Attleborough town council in the historic Norfolk market town, Unite said today (February 18). Unite, which…Read more…
Supreme Court union rights case
Supreme Court to hear appeal on £420,000 compensation for breach of trade union rights
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Bus scheme gets thumbs up from Unite
Unite which represents London’s bus drivers, has warmly welcomed the announcement today (Friday February 14) that Sadiq Khan the Mayor of London is introducing a retention payment to tackle the high…Read more…
Don’t drink and fly
Ministers need to step in and tighten up the laws over how much passengers can drink at UK airports and on aircraft, Unite said today (13 February).
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Pay dispute cranked up
Birmingham engineering firm Darcast Crankshafts Ltd has agreed to enter Acas talks after the vast majority of its shop floor workforce voted to strike over low pay.
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Save Pancake Day, demands Unite
Strike action is set to commence at Allied Bakeries in Northern Ireland on Sunday (February 16th) from 6am after workers rejected an insulting management pay offer. The pay gap remaining is…Read more…
DHL strike looms
Thousands of members of Unite employed by DHL on the JLR logistics contract, will begin being balloted for strike action today (February 12) in a dispute over pay. The workers are based at…Read more…
HS2 gets green light
Unite has welcomed the government’s announcement today (February 11) that HS2 will be given the green light to proceed. However, Unite is concerned that the review into the cost of HS2 does…Read more…
‘Humans forgotten’
Unite has criticised a new report on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public services for failing to discuss the real threat to public sector jobs. A Unite analysis of the threat…Read more…
Bus bonanza?
Unite has cautiously welcomed a recent government announcement to plough £5bn into bus services and cycle lanes in England over the next five years. But the union warned that it won’t tolerate…Read more…