Unite threw its full weight behind the industry body UK Steel’s steel charter which is being launched today (May 20) in Parliament, urging the government and big firms to buy British to boost UK…Read more…
‘Service worth investing in’
As the latest Royal baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is due to receive a first visit from his health visitor, now is a good time to highlight the continuing travails of the health visiting…Read more…
Keep Britain afloat
Unite is again calling on the government to support British jobs and build the next generation of Naval support ships in the UK as it ramps up its Keep Britain Afloat campaign and celebrates a…Read more…
Stop the far right call
A major advertising campaign aimed at boosting voter turnout to stop the far right in this Thursday’s (May 23) European elections is being launched today (May 20) across towns and cities in the North…Read more…
Building a movement
Young workers from all sectors of the economy are gathering in Eastbourne this weekend (May 18-19) for Unite, the union’s annual young members’ conference. Delegates representing young workers…Read more…
Stop acting and start being YOU!
How do people describe you? Friendly, shy, mean, kind, fake, honest, weird, cool? Do you agree? If you could, would you change the way people see you?
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‘Constant sense of worthlessness’
Concluding the long-running blacklisting case, the High Court heard today (May 17) statements from individual workers describing how blacklisting ruined their lives. From family breakdown to…Read more…
Not just a physical change
There’s been a lot of chatter around the menopause this week – on the BBC, in the papers. Chirpy ladies conversing about their hot flushes and brain fog – which to even get this previously…Read more…
Support UK defence
Unite has hailed the support the union received at a lobby of Parliament earlier this week (May 13), where Unite reps pressed the case for the continued funding of Tempest, the UK’s replacement of…Read more…
Mental health: ‘Must top agenda’
It wasn’t until Davy McCord was hit in the head by his wife, wielding an iPad, that he knew he had to get help. “I was asleep but woke to find I had my hands around my wife’s throat. She…Read more…
Finding a better way
Hi-fi and TV retail chain Richer Sounds has joined a growing number of companies that are giving their employees a stake in the firms they work for. This week, Richer Sounds founder Julian…Read more…
Urgent talks call
Unite has called for urgent talks with the Marshall Group, one of Cambridge’s biggest employers, following the company’s announcement today (May 14) that it plans to move out of the city by 2030….Read more…
British Steel seeks new loan
Unite said it would be seeking urgent assurances from British Steel bosses on Tuesday (May 14) after reports suggested that the steelmaker was in talks with the government about a new loan. It…Read more…
“Not all ‘bankers’ are fat cat bankers”
More than a decade on from the financial crisis, wages have still not fully recovered, with the average worker £17 a week worse off than they were in 2009. Nurses and teachers were among the…Read more…
‘Historic’ settlement
Unite has settled its current long running blacklisting case against the construction companies who systematically ruined the lives of their workers. As part of the overall settlement, which…Read more…
Back UK defence jobs call
Unite representatives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls Royce headed to parliament today (May 13) urging MPs to ensure the continued funding for Tempest, the UK’s replacement of the Typhoon…Read more…
Dumped by DVD
Honda today (May 13) confirmed that it would press ahead with the closure of its Swindon plant by 2021 – a move Unite branded a ‘body blow of betrayal’ as reports emerged that workers had been…Read more…
‘Completely preventable’
Though they lived an ocean apart, brothers John and Mark Coles were close. Mark, a businessman who lives in New York City, often flies to London for work or leisure, and John was always there…Read more…
‘Unhelpful Rumours’
Unite clarification call as Tata denies JLR sell off.
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End ‘rollercoaster of uncertainty’ call
Unite called on the Tata board to give Tata Steel workers assurances and end the ‘rollercoaster’ of uncertainty following news today (May 10) that a joint venture with ThyssenKrupp is effectively…Read more…