On World Mental Health Day today (October 10), Unite is shining the spotlight on the mental health issues facing ambulance staff. A new Unite survey, which has so far polled more than 550…Read more…
Happy World Mental Health Day?
Starting in 1992, World Mental Health Day has been observed for more than 25 years. And every year, the day has a theme – today (October 10) for example, the spotlight is on suicide prevention….Read more…
On the frontlines
On World Mental Health Day today (October 10), UniteLive investigates the university mental health crisis – and the security staff in higher education who are tackling it on the frontlines. It’s…Read more…
Thomas Cook shops saved
Unite has welcomed the news that all 555 Thomas Cook shops have been bought by rival Hayes Travel, potentially saving 2,500 jobs. The independent travel firm’s owner John Hayes noted that…Read more…
‘Significant victory’
Drivers and passenger escorts on school buses for disabled children in Hackney accepted a financial settlement today (October 9) as they started strike action in their dispute over payments for…Read more…
Unite slams HSBC job cuts plan
Unite has demanded a “comprehensive response” from HSBC following reports that it is planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs across its global operations. According to a report in the Financial…Read more…
‘Time is running out’
Amid mounting concern the that UK will crash out of the European Union without a Brexit deal, the country’s leading campaigning union, Unite, is to reconvene with cabinet minister Michael Gove…Read more…
‘Public inquiry now’ call
Three British Airways (BA) aircraft crew members became ill – with one needing hospital treatment – during a toxic cabin air incident last week. The incident happened during a BA Amsterdam to…Read more…
The long walk to protest
Former Thomas Cook cabin crew manager Rachel Murrell wanted desperately to be at last week’s demonstration in Parliament on Wednesday (October 2) — to stand with her colleagues and demand answers…Read more…
‘Divide and rule’ jobs move slammed
More than 70 Lincolnshire health visitors are being balloted for strike action as the long running pay dispute escalates with county council bosses trying to ‘divide and rule’ over future job roles….Read more…
‘Libraries are fundamental’
Libraries Week 2019 should highlight to the public why libraries should not be used as ‘soft targets’ for relentless austerity cuts, Unite said today (October 7). Unite, which is currently…Read more…
Give us the land! Open the gate!
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the Wrightbus factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Friday (4 October) calling for the firm’s 1,200 jobs to be saved.
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Unwaivering support
Hundreds of Thomas Cook workers were offered hope as they flocked to a massive jobs fair held at Manchester Airport on Thursday (October 3). The fair, spearheaded by the Greater Manchester…Read more…
‘New future’
Triumphant Harland and Wolff staff on Thursday (October 3) walked back into work at Belfast’s historic shipyard after a nine week occupation that saved the firm. The workers, who garnered…Read more…
‘Poverty pay’ row
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will face a ‘poverty pay’ protest when he gives the Hawking Fellowship lecture in Cambridge on Monday (October 7) over his shareholding in a US sanitation company at the…Read more…
‘What are they hiding?’
Unite will step up its campaign against union busting on the multi-billion pound HS2 project by holding a major demonstration tomorrow (October 4) outside of HS2 Euston site being operated by the…Read more…
‘Tit-for-tat’ trade war?
Aerospace workers and industry on both sides of the Atlantic risk paying the price for a ‘reckless’ and ‘destructive’ trade war, Unite warned today (October 3). This was after the United…Read more…
‘Intransigent management’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council have overwhelmingly voted to strike as they are disgusted over the way they are being treated, Unite said today (October 2). Unite said…Read more…
‘You are not alone’
Hundreds of Thomas Cook workers descended on Parliament to demand answers from the government and from the company to whom they’ve loyally dedicated years of their working lives. The workers,…Read more…
‘Grossly unfair’
Waiters at Carluccio’s are joining Unite after the firm introduced a tipping policy that will leave some staff up to £400 a month worse off. The scandal emerged a year after former Prime…Read more…