“Of course we want to make sure the same [American] standards are used,” Zippy Duvall, head of the American Farm Bureau told the BBC this week. Duvall is the latest in a line of American…Read more…
North West petrol shortage warning
Unite is warning that petrol shortages and delays to flights are likely to occur if tanker drivers employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK Limited based in Ellesmere Port take industrial action in a pay…Read more…
MoD asbestos scandal deepens
Unite is demanding decisive action as further information of the asbestos contamination at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) base at Ashchurch in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, has emerged. Last…Read more…
‘Honest approach’
In a bid to rule out a disastrous no deal Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn has put forward plans to make himself a caretaker Prime Minister after forcing out Boris Johnson with a no confidence vote when MPs…Read more…
Why I’m voting yes – part 3
In the third of our series of first-hand accounts from Unite members at St Mungo’s on why they’re voting for strike action, we meet two more members* who share their stories: Since joining St…Read more…
‘Raising concerns’
Reports emerged today (August 14) that Turkish army pension fund Ataer Holding may be announced this week by the Official Receiver as the preferred bidder to buy British Steel. But Unite…Read more…
‘Worrying signs’
Joblessness is on the rise as the number of people on zero-hours contracts skyrockets, according to the latest employment figures published this week. Data from the Office for National…Read more…
“Catastrophically damaging for manufacturing”
Donald Trump’s national security advisor has said the US supports a no deal Brexit after a meeting with Boris Johnson. John Bolton also said the UK will be “first in line” for a trade deal…Read more…
Heathrow ballot update
The ballot on the revised pay offer made by Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) to over 4,000 security, airside operations and passenger services personnel who work across the airport’s five terminals…Read more…
‘Their whole way of life will be gone’
On his first visit to Wales as prime minister in late July, Boris Johnson was warned that “civil unrest” could breakout if he plunged the UK into a “catastrophic” no deal Brexit on 31 October. …Read more…
Ford Dagenham contractors win
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…