A number of councillors are waging an unprovoked vendetta against employees of Attleborough town council in the historic Norfolk market town, Unite said today (February 18). Unite, which…Read more…
Supreme Court union rights case
Supreme Court to hear appeal on £420,000 compensation for breach of trade union rights
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Bus scheme gets thumbs up from Unite
Unite which represents London’s bus drivers, has warmly welcomed the announcement today (Friday February 14) that Sadiq Khan the Mayor of London is introducing a retention payment to tackle the high…Read more…
Don’t drink and fly
Ministers need to step in and tighten up the laws over how much passengers can drink at UK airports and on aircraft, Unite said today (13 February).
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Pay dispute cranked up
Birmingham engineering firm Darcast Crankshafts Ltd has agreed to enter Acas talks after the vast majority of its shop floor workforce voted to strike over low pay.
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Save Pancake Day, demands Unite
Strike action is set to commence at Allied Bakeries in Northern Ireland on Sunday (February 16th) from 6am after workers rejected an insulting management pay offer. The pay gap remaining is…Read more…
DHL strike looms
Thousands of members of Unite employed by DHL on the JLR logistics contract, will begin being balloted for strike action today (February 12) in a dispute over pay. The workers are based at…Read more…
HS2 gets green light
Unite has welcomed the government’s announcement today (February 11) that HS2 will be given the green light to proceed. However, Unite is concerned that the review into the cost of HS2 does…Read more…
‘Humans forgotten’
Unite has criticised a new report on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public services for failing to discuss the real threat to public sector jobs. A Unite analysis of the threat…Read more…
Bus bonanza?
Unite has cautiously welcomed a recent government announcement to plough £5bn into bus services and cycle lanes in England over the next five years. But the union warned that it won’t tolerate…Read more…
Beyond #MeToo
A strong majority of people believe the #MeToo movement has allowed them to be more open about sexual harassment, according to a new TUC poll. The survey published this week (February 10) and…Read more…
Gatwick strike on the cards?
Members of Unite employed as porters by outsourcing giant ISS UK Ltd at Gatwick airport, are considering industrial action after being told that they would only receive a pay rise if they agree to…Read more…
‘Resounding verdict’
The prospect of a London bus drivers’ strike later this year has moved dramatically closer as bus workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a consultative ballot. The…Read more…
‘Last resort’ strike action
London’s most prestigious department store Harrods is facing severe disruption later this month, after security guards and CCTV operators, who are members of Unite, announced strike dates in their…Read more…
‘Nothing short of outrageous’
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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