At a time when suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50, Unite believes on Time to Talk Day today (February 7) that it’s especially time to talk about men’s mental health. …Read more…
Outsourcing iceberg
A plan to rescue to beleaguered public sector outsourcing giant Interserve announced by the firm’s bosses today (6 January) is not guaranteed to work, Unite has warned.
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Recognise our hard work
Print workers at Suffolk firm, CPI William Clowes, who have been given just two pay rises in the last 14 years, will take a fourth day of strike action on Wednesday, February 14. Unite pledged…Read more…
Fee hike petition
A 38,000-signature petition protesting at the proposed 18 per cent fee hike for registration to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) will be handed into the council’s chief executive on…Read more…
Groundhog Day dispute?
Workers, who operate the Woolwich Ferry used by an estimated 2.6m passengers a year, are to hold a ballot for strike action in a dispute over pay, health & safety, and lack of staffing. …Read more…
‘We can’t drop the ball’
Stitched into many trade union banners across the country and around the world are the words: “Celebrate our past, fight for our future.” If we don’t know where we have come from how do we…Read more…
Protect our auto industry
The government must not pull promised financial support for skills and innovation from Nissan following the firm’s decision to scrap plans to build X-Trail cars in the UK because of Brexit…Read more…
‘Treat our members fairly’ call
Unite has announced that over 300 refuse workers employed by Birmingham council will begin two days of strike action a week, starting Tuesday, February 19, in an escalation of the ongoing industrial…Read more…
Burnout nation
The vast majority of British workers do not take their full annual leave days they are entitled to by the end of the year, a new survey has found. By the end of the year, 72 per cent of…Read more…
‘Take an urgent reality check’
Nearly three quarters of council budget cuts over the last 10 years have been in urban areas – with Barnsley being hit the hardest. The figures, revealed in the Centre for Cities annual report, found…Read more…
‘Incredibly disappointing’
Automotive giant Nissan confirmed on Sunday (February 3) that it would be cancelling plans to manufacture its newest X-Trail model at its plant in Sunderland amid continued Brexit uncertainty and…Read more…
Public services underfunded
Unite has today (February 1) reacted to the Scottish Government’s budget criticising the continuation of cuts to public services. The budget falls at least £100m short of the gap identified by local…Read more…
‘Completely unacceptable’
Unite has added its voice to calls to review the order for new underground trains, after it was revealed that the majority will be built in Austria and not in the UK.
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Poultry catchers to stay at home this Christmas
Specialist poultry catchers in Suffolk have notched up a significant victory after a plan to make them work on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day has been rescinded.
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Snow rights at work?
As the UK faces its worst bout of cold weather this winter so far, Unite has joined the TUC in calling for employers to have fair severe weather policies in place for the safety and consideration of…Read more…
Mental health funding crisis
The 700,000 residents of Oxfordshire have been urged to lobby the county’s six MPs about ‘the serial underfunding’ of mental health services by the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)….Read more…
‘Govt must end this damage’ call
The Local Government’s Association’s (LGA) recent warning that there is a gaping £8bn hole in council budgets has been endorsed by Unite. “The cuts in local council funding are changing the nature of…Read more…
Bus ballot prep goes on
Unite is proceeding with its preparations for an industrial action ballot of 3,500 Yorkshire bus workers over ‘the bullying culture’ at two First Group companies. Unite is preparing the paperwork for…Read more…
‘They’re virtually invisible’
As sub-zero temperatures continued into last night (January 31) amid the UK’s latest cold snap, battering towns and cities with snow, Unite’s headquarters opened its doors to rough sleepers for the…Read more…
‘Proud to help out’
Sub-zero temperatures may be merely unpleasant for many of us, but for some, it can be deadly. As the UK weathered its coldest night of the year last night (January 31) thousands of rough…Read more…