Amid a major restructuring that seen Lloyds Bank slash 11,000 jobs since 2018, a new Unite survey reveals a fearful workforce struggling to make ends meet. Belying the popular notion of ‘fat…Read more…
Ryanair pay victory
Unite has secured an inflation busting pay deal for Ryanair cabin crew. Senior cabin crew who are employed directly by Ryanair will see their pay rise dramatically, customer service…Read more…
‘Dangerous and grossly offensive’
A supposed shelter made of two wheelie bins designed by a multimillionaire to help rough sleepers is ‘dangerous and grossly offensive’, Unite said today (February 6). Businessman Peter Dawe…Read more…
‘Dismal decline’
Over 2,000 manufacturing job losses impacting Unite members have been announced in January, with the total number of redundancies in the sector likely to be much higher. Analysis from Unite,…Read more…
‘Toxic fog’
Leeds’ rail depot cancers and ‘toxic fog’ footage highlight dangers of diesel emissions.
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Veolia pay stink
Bin collections and street cleaning services in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets could stop ‘imminently’ in a dispute over unsettled holiday pay arrears, Unite said today (4 February).
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‘Smoke and mirrors’
Unite has accused the prime minister of embarking on a dangerous game of ‘smoke and mirrors’ when he set out his plans for the UK’s future trade policy in a long and rambling speech in London today…Read more…
Bromley libraries win
The eight-month dispute at Bromley libraries has been settled, following an agreement between Unite and the employer, Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), it was announced today (January 30). The…Read more…
‘Marvellous victory’
A dozen council tax benefit managers at Newham have hailed victory in their grading dispute, Unite said today (January 30). Unite said that its members would now receive ‘a very significant…Read more…
‘Deeply precarious situation’
Unite has demanded the UK government act now to support our automotive industry following a further 14 per cent fall in annual car production figures for 2019. The figures which were compiled…Read more…
‘Last chance saloon’ for Harrods management
Members of Unite, employed as security guards and CCTV operators at the Harrods store in Knightsbridge have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay and unpaid work. The workers returned…Read more…
Unite: health staff welfare top priority
The welfare of health staff at Arrowe Park hospital, where those travelling from China are being quarantined because the coronavirus, needs to be a top priority, Unite said today (January 31). …Read more…
Unilever concerns
Serious questions need to be asked about Unilever’s future business strategy and its implications for jobs, following recent announcements by the consumer goods giant that it is considering dumping…Read more…
Trade really does matter – even at work
Unite executive officer Sharon Graham believes Unite’s strategy could be the starting point to develop stronger unions at work and safeguard jobs. She writes: The ‘cost of living…Read more…
‘The road to a Labour government’
“If you break it, you own it.” So says the sign in every Pottery Barn store in the USA. It is a penalty Labour’s second-referendum lobby would do well to recall. As a number of party members from…Read more…
‘Sorry mess’
A series of freedom of information (FOI) requests made by Unite has exposed the disarray and the failure of two government departments to even examine alternative solutions prior to the collapse of…Read more…
‘Absolutely outrageous’
Unite which is supporting 65 core participants at the inquiry into the Grenfell fire has described as ‘absolutely outrageous’, the revelation that companies involved in supplying and installing the…Read more…
‘Rock bottom’ morale
Staff at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) are to be balloted for strike action, Unite said today (January 28). Unite said the ballot for strike action will…Read more…
Crankshaft workers at ‘end of their tether’
The supply chains of Ford, Peugeot and JLR could be hit in a dispute over low pay at Darcast Crankshafts Ltd in Birmingham said today (January 27). The entire shop floor workforce at the…Read more…
‘Murky’ procurement
Unite slammed the ‘murky’ procurement process for a £2.25bn South East London pathology contract today (Monday 27 January), after Synlab was named as the preferred bidder over incumbent firm Viapath….Read more…