Unite said it would fight for every job and demanded that there would be no compulsory redundancies from Tata Steel after the steel maker announced the closure of its Orb electrical steels base in…Read more…
‘Business as normal’
This week (September 6) marks 600 days since the collapse of Carillion on January 15, 2018 when the construction and outsourcing giant was forced into compulsory liquidation with liabilities of £7bn…Read more…
Give us a break
London bus drivers descended on City Hall in the capital today (August 29) to demand action from Transport for London (TfL) and private bus operators after the publication of a shock new report into…Read more…
‘Face-to-face’
Manufacturing reps met with Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove today (August 29) to sound the alarm over the catastrophic impact a no-deal Brexit will have on their industries. Unite and GMB…Read more…
‘Fatal delays’
Health unions have demanded that the government rule out a no deal Brexit, saying it could “devastate” the NHS and result in “fatal”medicine shortages.
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‘High noon’ meeting
Workers from some of the UK’s biggest manufacturers will warn the government against a no deal Brexit coup and demand detailed answers over jobs and future investment when they meet Michael Gove…Read more…
‘No deal Brexit coup’
The leader of Unite accused prime minister Boris Johnson of a no deal Brexit coup today (August 28). Responding to news the prime minister is seeking to suspend parliament, Unite general…Read more…
Driven to exhaustion
Unite is urging Transport for London (TfL) to take definitive action to tackle fatigue among London bus drivers. Unite’s demand follows the publication today (August 28) of new research by…Read more…
‘Potentially lethal consequences’
A no deal Brexit could result in lorry driving time limits being relaxed, leading to exhausted drivers posing a danger to other road users. Unite is calling on the government to explicitly…Read more…
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too, The Tories have staged a twenty first century coup He’s only in Downing Street because of a few Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too Wielding the axe to the…Read more…
Disruption at Drax
Construction members of Unite, the UK’s construction union, working at the Drax power station in north Yorkshire are to take strike action next month in a dispute over the recognition of national…Read more…
No-deal US deal could sound NHS ‘death knell’
A Trump trade deal after a no deal Brexit would be the NHS’ “death knell”, campaigners have warned. US pharmaceutical firms are intent on ending health service agreements that keep the cost of…Read more…
Fat cats still rule the roost
Fat cats at the UK’s biggest firms are still raking in 117 times more than the average worker, despite on overall drop in their pay. New analysis by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and…Read more…
‘Drop the threats’ call
Workers at Dulux paint producer AkzoNobel in Stowmarket, Suffolk are being balloted for strike action over a ‘paltry’ pay offer, as the bosses issue an ultimatum to withdraw an already rejected…Read more…
‘It’s going to create chaos’
Government plans to immediately end freedom of movement in the event of a no deal Brexit would dwarf the Windrush scandal, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has warned. Unite condemned the…Read more…
‘Fighting for the future of every child’
Health visitors and hundreds of their supporters, including Labour’s shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth, marched through Lincoln’s cobbled streets on Saturday (August 17) to stand up for the…Read more…
A new reign for Greene King?
Unite is seeking urgent meeting with the new owners of Greene King, the UK’s largest pub and brewery firm, following an announcement that it is to be taken over by a Hong Kong-based multinational….Read more…
‘Discredited austerity regime’
Stoke-on-Trent city council has been accused of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” over plans to axe about 250 jobs so that it can give a financial boost to children’s services. Unite said the…Read more…
‘Deeply sinister’
Unite has accused Merseyside police of being heavy handed with union activists protesting against working conditions at a construction site near Ellesmere Port.
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H&W workers: ‘We will dictate who buys our company’
In a boost to workers occupying Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, administrators have said there have been “positive discussions” over the site’s sale and have struck a deal with Unite to keep…Read more…