A landmark French legal move could lead to improved employment conditions for workers at XPO Logistics UK, who are currently embroiled in a dispute over pension contributions not being credited to…Read more…
‘Failure to legislate’
Unite has warned that the government’s failure to introduce the fair tipping legislation it promised a year ago today (October 1) is pushing low paid restaurant workers over the tipping point as…Read more…
Thomas Cook demo
Thomas Cook workers from all parts of the country who were made redundant last Monday (September 23), will on Wednesday (October 2) hold a lobby and demonstration in parliament from 11am to 3pm….Read more…
Harland and Wolff sit-in success
The historic Harland and Wolff shipyard has been saved with investment and a programme of future is work to follow.
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‘Let’s celebrate what we have in common’
Unite is set to celebrate Black History Month in October with a series of events organised by the union’s regions. Each year, October marks Black History Month, when the UK celebrates and…Read more…
‘Worth fighting for’
Library and museum staff in Bradford have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in the face of swingeing cuts to the city’s libraries and museums, which could see funding axed by 65 per cent. …Read more…
‘Pay us now’
Thomas Cook staff demand financial support at Tory conference after gov let firm go under.
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‘Vital lifeline’
Pensioners across the UK will be protesting tomorrow (October 1) over the decision that the over 75s will lose their right to a free TV licence next June, unless they claim pension credit. …Read more…
‘Beacon of hope’
The announcement on Saturday (September 28) that a Labour government will abolish the ‘cruel and miserable’ Universal Credit (UC) system has been warmly welcomed by Unite. Unite has been…Read more…
‘Panicking about money’
There were tearful scenes today as hundreds of former Thomas Cook employees, reeling from the shock at the firm’s sudden collapse, gathered for an emergency Unite meeting in Manchester. Cabin…Read more…
‘Another period of stress’
Unite is seeking urgent talks with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s after the retailer announced it would close 70 Argos stores and replace them with outlets inside supermarkets. The announcement…Read more…
Together at work
The giant European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe, which covers 7m manufacturing, mining and energy workers has launched a campaign which aims to demonstrate the positive impact of…Read more…
Dark day for Northern Ireland’s economy
Yesterday’s (25 September) announcement that bus manufacturer Wrightbus has entered administration was devastating for its 1,300 workers and another dark day for Northern Ireland’s at risk economy….Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
A 48-hour strike by drivers and passenger escorts on school buses for disabled children in Hackney will be staged next month due to ‘continued council intransigence’ in a dispute over payments for…Read more…
Treating workers with contempt
Unite accused the transport secretary Grant Shapps of treating thousands of Thomas Cook workers with contempt after it emerged he used the same script in parliament on Wednesday (September 25) as his…Read more…
Hinkley Point costs soar
Unite has called on the government to “learn the lessons from the Hinkley Point project” after it emerged this week (September 25) that costs for the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will soar £2.9bn…Read more…
Bring housing back in-house
Unite delegate Graham McNab on how to end the housing crisis
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Publicly owned public transport
Unite bus driver Simon Rosenthal makes the case for publicly owned buses.
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Nationalise Wrightbus call
Unite has called on the government to take immediate action and nationalise Wrightbus, the Ballymena-based bus manufacturer which announced today (September 25) that it has entered into…Read more…
‘Unite and fight for it’
As Labour Party delegates held a debate on the final day of conference on Wednesday (September 25) about immigration, Unite delegate Neelam Verma explains why she and her union stands with migrant…Read more…