Unite, which represents 300 workers at Ambrosia’s factory in Lifton, south Devon, has welcomed the announcement today (February 15) that the owner Premier Foods is no longer seeking to sell the…Read more…
Asbestos justice fight
For the fifth and final part of our #HeartUnions series this week, we hear from Unite member David Trigg and Unite solicitor Robert Lemon about why they ‘heart’ Unite’s legal services. Robert…Read more…
‘Fiddling while Rome burns’
Austerity is forcing nearly every English local authority to raise council tax over the next year, according to a new survey of council bosses. The survey found that 80 per cent of councils believe…Read more…
Massive ‘snub’
The Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) delivered a snub today (Thursday 14 February) by pushing ahead with an ‘extortionate’ registration fee hike, despite receiving a 38,000-signature…Read more…
Fair pay call
Passengers taking British Airways flights from Gatwick airport face not being supplied with food or drink on flights this spring if HGV drivers take industrial action, in a dispute over pay. …Read more…
‘Remove race discrimination’ call
Imagine feeling as though no matter how much hard work you put in, hours given and qualifications earned, progression in your company is always out of reach. This week (February 11 – 17) marks…Read more…
‘Welcome’ decision
The High Court said that a full trial must be held as quickly as possible as Unite sought an injunction against Birmingham City Council for breaking a 2017 agreement that ended a long-running bin…Read more…
‘Sad day’ for Airbus workers
Unite has called for assurances over jobs after aeroplane manufacturer Airbus announced today (February 14) that it would be ending production of its A380 superjumbo passenger jet. Airbus,…Read more…
‘No need to secretly scurry’
Since Unite’s Period Dignity campaign national launch last September, the initiative has seen a series of successes among business both small and large, including just last week aerospace giant…Read more…
Ford Brexit warning
Brexit warnings from the car giant Ford underline the catastrophic consequences of a no deal Brexit, Unite said today (February 13) as it called on ministers and MPs to take a no deal, hard Brexit…Read more…
‘Terrible tragedy’
Last week another figure was tallied to the sad statistic of construction worker fatalities in the UK, following the untimely death of a worker at the Longannet power station in Scotland. …Read more…
‘A disgrace’
As Birmingham bin workers prepare for strike action from Tuesday (February 19), Birmingham City Council faced Unite this morning (February 13) at a preliminary High Court hearing in London. …Read more…
Remembering a rebel
Unite and the wider labour movement last night (February 12) paid tribute to RAF veteran, author and anti-austerity activist Harry Leslie Smith at a memorial event in London. Smith, who came…Read more…
More than just a packed lunch
In part 3 of our Heart Unions series, we catch up with the Unite Community Norfolk branch, which over the summer, took matters into their own hands to tackle holiday hunger in the face of austerity….Read more…
‘Harry was a giant’
Unite paid tribute to the late Harry Leslie Smith, RAF veteran, author and anti-austerity activist, at a memorial event called Remembering a Rebel, held at Conway Hall in central London last night…Read more…
Bin dispute talks collapse
Birmingham council was accused of acting in a deceitful and deliberately misleading manner by Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, after peace talks aimed at preventing next week’s bin strikes…Read more…
Consider steel workers call
Any sale by Tata Steel of its steel packaging plants must be done responsibly and in full consultation with trade unions Unite said today (February 12). The call follows reports that the…Read more…
Valentine’s Day demo
Unite is to submit a complaint to HMRC in the coming days, outlining a list of alleged minimum wage abuses against TGI Fridays, the American-themed restaurant chain, uncovered in the last 12 months….Read more…
‘Significant victory’
Cleaners at Ford in Dagenham are being recommended to accept an inflation-busting pay rise of three per cent for 2019, Unite has announced. The 150 cleaners, employed by Hamton Environmental…Read more…
Time for farming subsidy reform?
Dozens of rich parliamentarians – many of them Tories – own or control farms that brought in millions of pounds in EU subsidies last year, raising conflict of interest issues that could influence the…Read more…