A prison in Birmingham run by outsourcing firm G4S will be taken back under public control, amid accusations of mismanagement that’s seen violence and drug use soar alongside deteriorating prison…Read more…
Universal Credit ‘horrors’
Fresh demands were made by Unite to stop Universal Credit this weekend. Delegates at the TUC north-west region conference heard a number of shocking stories about the misery the roll out of…Read more…
‘Raw deal’
Unions have warned that the slight increase in wages nearly 2m workers will see from today (April 1) are not enough to end poverty pay. Hourly rates for adult workers aged over 24 will rise…Read more…
Making the ‘impossible dream’ a reality
Thousands of people joined together in Swindon on Saturday (March 30) in a stunning display of solidarity for Honda workers whose jobs are now threatened under a proposed plant closure. The…Read more…
‘Worth fighting for’
MPs are being urged to back the campaign to stop the closure of Honda’s Swindon plant by signing an Early Day Motion (EDM) that calls on the government to deliver on its commitment to work with Unite…Read more…
End unpaid trial shifts call
Pressure is mounting on the government to end exploitative unpaid trial shifts following reports they are being used to cover staff absences. Earlier this month a group of MPs put forward…Read more…
Child poverty up – again
A record 3m children are living in working households in poverty after housing costs have been paid, new figures published this week have revealed. The shocking statistics, published by the…Read more…
HS2 victory
Unite, the construction union, has secured agreement ending the scandal of workers on HS2 being denied the correct overtime rates and deprived of the correct holiday entitlement. The affected workers…Read more…
Choppy waters ahead
The first pay strike by seamen working for Trinity House in more than 500 years is set to launch on Wednesday (April 3). The seafarers, members of Unite, who have a key role in maintaining…Read more…
Shoulder to shoulder
As Honda workers and their supporters gear up for a march and rally in Swindon tomorrow (Saturday, March 30) to save the Honda plant, they’ve been inundated by an outpouring of global…Read more…
‘Searing indictment’
The independent review into the near collapse of the Co-operative Bank is a searing indictment of the now-defunct Financial Services Authority (FSA), Unite has said. The Independent Review of…Read more…
Far beyond Swindon
With workers at Honda’s Swindon plant preparing to march this Saturday (March 30) to save their jobs, Unite has revealed that the threatened plant closure will be felt in high streets as far…Read more…
Agency worker rights delay
Tory ministers have been accused of “over promising and under delivering” after the closing of a loophole that allows agency workers to be underpaid was delayed for a further two years. The…Read more…
Clean up act call
Unite is taking on the airline industry over toxic cabin air as the union announced today (March 28) that legal action has been served in 51 cases against five major UK airlines, including easyJet,…Read more…
‘A disgrace’
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital, who are being attacked in the A&E department, will go ahead with eight days of strike action after talks over the provision of protective equipment…Read more…
‘Needed now more than ever’
Unite has accused Northumberland County Council of rejecting its responsibility to help tackle rising racism after its decision to pull Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) funding for schools in the…Read more…
Show of unity
Honda workers, their supporters and the people of Swindon will be coming together this Saturday (March 30) in a show of unity to march and rally to Save Honda Swindon. Marchers are set to…Read more…
NHS staff ‘leaving in droves’
The shocking extent of a growing retention crisis in the NHS was revealed by new research which found that more than 200,000 nurses have left the health service since 2011. The research,…Read more…
Fair Fringe call
A former Edinburgh Fringe worker has spoken out about suffering a breakdown after being exploited and paid “slave” wages. Shira Kaliski, 25, blew the whistle on working conditions at events…Read more…
BA food drivers strikes at Gatwick averted
Strikes scheduled for this week at Gatwick airport have been called off after Unite , secured an 18 per cent pay package on behalf of drivers employed by Alpha Flight, the sole supplier of inflight…Read more…