The new chairman of FirstGroup should pledge to halt the sell-off of its bus operations in the UK, Unite said today (June 26). Unite’s intervention came after FirstGroup chairman Wolfhart…Read more…
‘The doctor won’t see you’ – as rural surgeries close
The picturesque Cornish fishing village of Mevagissey was up against a problem faced by many rural and coastal areas – it desperately needed a GP. When their local family doctor Dr Katherine…Read more…
‘Challenging times – nothing will divide us’
I will take the opportunity of having our key activists from across the union, here in one place, to make a couple of points. The first is that we are facing challenging times. Brexit is one…Read more…
Legal assistance ‘lifeline’
A former Unite member has praised the union for offering a “lifeline” of vital legal assistance after he was made ill from being exposed to diesel fumes at work. The assistance was part of…Read more…
‘Short-sighted’
The announcement of 170 job losses at De La Rue’s plant in Gateshead today (June 25) is being blamed on last year’s decision by the government to give the post-Brexit passport printing contract to a…Read more…
‘End of an era’
Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire was dealt a “crushing blow” after it was announced that the Kerry Foods factory would be shutting down with the loss of 900 jobs. Kerry Foods, which is the…Read more…
‘A powerful voice’
The National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters (NUBSLI) celebrates its fifth anniversary today (June 25) amid renewed warnings that government cost cutting and the unethical behaviour of…Read more…
End ‘free labour’ call
Unite has called for an end to a loophole that enables employers, mostly in hospitality, to exploit mainly young people on unpaid trial shifts. Media outlets highlighted the issue at the…Read more…
‘People feel insecure’
Social justice will do more to improve people’s mental health than medication and therapy, the UN’s chief health envoy has said. Dr Dainius Pūras, the UN’s special rapporteur on health, spoke…Read more…
‘Heavy-handed’ bosses at Dettol plant slammed
Heavy-handed bosses at Derby’s Reckitt Benckiser plant are blamed for triggering a strike ballot by about 160 workers angry at being asked to work for up to an extra four weeks a year. Unite…Read more…
Mark of respect
About 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire have postponed their strike over pay on Saturday (June 29) as a mark of respect for veterans wishing to attend events on Armed Forces Day, Unite said today…Read more…
Health visitor cuts ‘grave mistake’
Suffolk residents are being urged to write to their MP by Unite in a bid to stop a proposed 25 per cent cut to the county’s health visitor workforce. Unite, which embraces the Community…Read more…
Celebrating breastfeeding
Unite’s Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association (CPHVA) has teamed up with Public Health England (PHE) to promote the benefits of breastfeeding in a new video animation. The…Read more…
Long hours stroke risk threat
Working just one 10 hour day per week can increase the risk of stroke by a third, a new study has found. A French study investigating the impact of excessive working on cardiovascular health…Read more…
Rural fund ‘inadequate’ slam
A £10m government fund to help rural communities become cleaner and more sustainable has been criticised as inadequate. New community projects across England are now being encouraged to apply…Read more…
‘Sense of betrayal’ over 400 jobs outsource plan
A sense of betrayal at plans by supermarket giant Morrisons to outsource nearly 400 drivers and mechanics has triggered a consultative ballot on whether to take strike action to fight this move,…Read more…
Savage cuts could hurt kids’ health
Thousands of families could be ‘badly affected’ by Thousands of Suffolk families could be badly affected by a county council proposal to axe the health visiting workforce by 25 per cent, Unite said…Read more…
Campaign for freedom win
The revelations uncovered about the case against former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, jailed in April last year, vindicate a year of campaigning for his freedom. But this isn’t just about Lula,…Read more…
Unite: Heathrow jobs planned welcomed
Unite has welcomed a “masterplan” to expand Heathrow Airport that will lead to the creation of 77,000 new jobs. According to the plan, published today (18 June), a third runway will be built…Read more…
‘Watergate’ moment for Brazil?
Evidence that a senior Brazilian judge collaborated with prosecutors to unjustly convict former Brazilian President Lula da Silva and others for corruption vindicates a year of campaigning for his…Read more…