A second pay victory for contract workers employed at Ford Dagenham has been notched up by Unite. More than 300 workers assembling engines, employed by Lineside Logistics at the Dagenham…Read more…
Drug crime soars in rural areas
Drug crime has significantly increased in towns and villages over the last five years, driven in part by a practice known as ‘county lines’, or drug trafficking in rural areas. A new analysis…Read more…
British Steel buyer hopes raised
A Turkish pension fund is preparing to enter talks over buying British Steel with a plan to invest nearly £1bn in the firm, according to reports. Sky News reports that Ataer Holding, which is…Read more…
Why I’m voting yes – part two
In the second of our series of first-hand accounts from Unite members at St Mungo’s on why they’re voting for strike action, we meet a member* who says that “sensible people know that you don’t make…Read more…
‘The bravado of govt must stop’
Fears that the government’s hard Brexit stance could be pushing the UK towards its first recession in 10 years were heightened today (August 9) after official figures showed the economy shrank during…Read more…
Rural crime rise – Tory cuts to blame
Rural crime has hit a seven year high, costing a massive £50m last year, new figures show. A report by insurer NFU Mutual found that rural crime increased by 12 per cent from 2017 to 2018 –…Read more…
Benefit assessors’ challenge withdrawn after tragic death
The climbdown by Capita, which tried to reverse the ‘reputational damage’ it claimed to have suffered after a benefits’ claimant died, should herald a new and more sympathetic way for assessing…Read more…
‘Make your voices heard’
Unite regional officer Tabusam Ahmed explains why members need to vote in homeless charity St Mungo’s strike ballot
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Why I’m voting yes
Unite members at homeless charity St Mungo’s are having to consider taking strike action. In the first of a series, we meet the members having to make this tough choice as they tell us their…Read more…
‘Scandalous collapse’
If ever a lesson was needed in how the worst of capitalism works, it can be found in the scandalous collapse of Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard into administration. When Newry-based cruise…Read more…
New offer suspends Gatwick strike
Strikes by security workers at Gatwick airport have been suspended after an improved pay offer was made. The 130 members of Unite, who are employed by ICTS (UK) to scan passengers’…Read more…
Result for insecure workers
In a blow against precarious work, senior judges have ruled all workers are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual leave, even if they do not get given work or are not paid for parts of the…Read more…
Fume event inquiry
Unite has renewed calls for an inquiry into toxic cabin air after nearly 200 British Airways passengers had to be evacuated after their aircraft filled with smoke. The flight from London…Read more…
Security scanners to strike
Unite has struck back after Gatwick airport security workers were illegally told they could be fired for taking part in lawful industrial action. The threats have diminished the chances of a…Read more…
“As long as it takes”
Workers vowed to continue occupying Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard yesterday (August 5) as the company went into administration. Putting the firm into administration risks the end of 160…Read more…
Air strike suspended
A strike by more than 4,000 workers at Heathrow due to start tomorrow at 00:01 and finish at 23:59 has been suspended while the workforce votes on an improved pay offer, Unite said today (5 August)….Read more…
True state of NHS
The crisis afflicting Britain’s health services continues this week, with Unite health visitors engaged in fresh industrial action amid a backdrop of misleading NHS spending pledges from prime…Read more…
“Manufacturing meltdown”
Unite’s Steve Turner joined Harland and Wolff shipyard workers on August 1 – their fourth day of protests against the site’s closure. The union’s assistant general secretary for…Read more…
Heathrow staff demand fair pay
Heathrow Airport bosses were today (2 August) warned against opting to pay millions of pounds in compensation to airlines for cancelled flights and causing passenger misery, rather than going the…Read more…
School holiday hunger hell
Thousands of people across the country took part in a Unite-organised day of action yesterday (August 2) to stop Universal Credit (UC). In 63 separate events in England and Wales, campaigners…Read more…