Over 500 high-ranking executives rake in wages worth more than £1m a year, despite ordinary workers suffering a cost of living crisis. The Labour Research organisation, which carried out the…Read more…
‘Baby steps at best’
Amid weeks dominated by prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit woes, the government today (December 17) unveiled measures it would be taking to improve workers’ rights following its much vaunted…Read more…
‘Blacklisting payments’ row
Over 300 refuse collectors, working for Birmingham city council, have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the blacklisting dispute over payments made to refuse workers who did not support…Read more…
‘Stuck in the slow lane’
The average worker has lost nearly £12,000 in real earnings since the financial crisis a decade ago, new research has shown. A report from the TUC found that in some parts of the country,…Read more…
‘Irresponsible’ show
In an age when children’s lives are often dominated by smartphones, streaming TV and video games, there’s something doubtlessly alluring about the premise of the new hit show Our Yorkshire Farm, a…Read more…
‘No stone left unturned’
Unite began the fight to save 180 manufacturing jobs under threat of being shipped to Europe yesterday (December 13). Swedish aerospace manufacturer SKF last week announced plans to close its…Read more…
‘Fair hospitality’ call
Unite hospitality workers took to Belfast’s streets today (December 12) to “lift the lid” on widespread exploitation and sexual harassment of young staff in bars, restaurants and hotels. The…Read more…
In-work poverty rising
Rising employment and wages figures out today (December 11) belied the overall health of the economy as new GDP figures painted a starker picture of things to come. Both employment and…Read more…
‘No other option’
Members of Unite employed by waste management provider, Veolia UK, in Cheshire, are set to begin a series of strikes beginning on Friday, December 21, in a dispute over unpaid shifts. The…Read more…
‘Tremendous solidarity’
Members of Unite, employed by housing charity Shelter, are celebrating victory after agreeing a vastly improved pay offer. The decision to accept the new deal means that the scheduled strike due to…Read more…
‘Carillion Mark Two’?
Another Carillion may be on the horizon, Unite has warned, as outsourcing firm Interserve’s shares plummeted this morning (December 12) and its future hangs in the balance. Interserve, which…Read more…
Tories’ NHS ‘cynical ploy’
The head of the NHS is kicking back at government attempts to make it seem as if the £20.5bn of extra funding announced in the budget will improve the health service more than it will, according to…Read more…
Cammell Laird strike action suspended
Unite members at the Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird have agreed to suspend industrial action after the shipbuilder agreed to a four week pause to plans to make 291 people redundant, it was…Read more…
‘Excellent service’ cuts plan paused
Reassurances are being sought on the future of the Derbyshire psychotherapy service that works with adults traumatised as children by severe abuse, such as sexual and physical abuse, following a…Read more…
Restore legal aid to benefit cuts victims pledge
Unite has welcomed Labour’s commitment to restore legal aid for those appealing against cuts to their benefits.
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon yesterday (December 5) announced that a…Read more…
Pay justice fights
Luton airport cleaners are on a week-long strike as part of a campaign against their “Scrooge” bosses’ pay policies.
Luton airport cleaners are on a week-long strike as part of a campaign against…Read more…
‘Disgraceful waste of money’
Unite said the government is “throwing good money after bad” after it was revealed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has spent more than £4m advertising Universal Credit. The HuffPost…Read more…
RBS: Still run by ‘spivs and speculators’?
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been accused of cronyism following allegations that an unqualified individual was handed a top role and given a bumper wage because of his friendship with a…Read more…
UK deserves a better deal
As Parliament prepares to consider the Brexit deal Unite, has launched an appeal to its members and to workers across the UK to unite for a better deal. A new Unite film outlining the perils…Read more…
Disabilities day
Unite hosted a special conference in Northern Ireland today (December 3) on how best to provide support for employees dealing with mental health issues. The conference – run in partnership…Read more…