Unite said it would be seeking urgent assurances from British Steel bosses on Tuesday (May 14) after reports suggested that the steelmaker was in talks with the government about a new loan. It…Read more…
“Not all ‘bankers’ are fat cat bankers”
More than a decade on from the financial crisis, wages have still not fully recovered, with the average worker £17 a week worse off than they were in 2009. Nurses and teachers were among the…Read more…
‘Historic’ settlement
Unite has settled its current long running blacklisting case against the construction companies who systematically ruined the lives of their workers. As part of the overall settlement, which…Read more…
Back UK defence jobs call
Unite representatives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls Royce headed to parliament today (May 13) urging MPs to ensure the continued funding for Tempest, the UK’s replacement of the Typhoon…Read more…
Dumped by DVD
Honda today (May 13) confirmed that it would press ahead with the closure of its Swindon plant by 2021 – a move Unite branded a ‘body blow of betrayal’ as reports emerged that workers had been…Read more…
‘Completely preventable’
Though they lived an ocean apart, brothers John and Mark Coles were close. Mark, a businessman who lives in New York City, often flies to London for work or leisure, and John was always there…Read more…
‘Unhelpful Rumours’
Unite clarification call as Tata denies JLR sell off.
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End ‘rollercoaster of uncertainty’ call
Unite called on the Tata board to give Tata Steel workers assurances and end the ‘rollercoaster’ of uncertainty following news today (May 10) that a joint venture with ThyssenKrupp is effectively…Read more…
Nowhere else to turn
The impact of austerity and proliferation of low paid insecure work is so bad that people are booking GP appointments to get help with issues such as housing because they have nowhere else to turn,…Read more…
‘We aren’t walking away from this’
A Unite delegation descended on Melrose’s annual general meeting (AGM) today (May 9) in London, where they lobbied shareholders and grilled board members over the company’s proposed plans to close…Read more…
‘I wasn’t going to let it go’
Paying men more than women for undertaking the same work has been illegal for nearly half a century, under the Equal Pay Act 1970. The Act is a hard-won piece of legislation that became law…Read more…
‘Setting a living standard nobody should fall below’
Workers must be protected if a universal basic income (UBI) is implemented in the future Unite has warned, following a report welcomed by Labour that recommends every UK adult be paid an…Read more…
Opening up about mental health
During World Mental Health Awareness week this week (May 13-19), figures have revealed that while mental ill health is a protracted problem plaguing society, the stigma surrounding it is slowly but…Read more…
‘Tory quick fix’
The NHS plans to recruit 5,000 foreign nurses a year over the next half decade to help stem chronic staffing shortfalls, leaked papers reveal. The papers, leaked to The Times, say thousands of…Read more…
‘Costly shambles’
Unite has branded the Ministry of Defence’s privatisation of its firefighter service ‘a complete shambles’ and vowed to ensure its members are fully protected, after the MoD agreed a last minute deal…Read more…
Welcome to the world!
Britons welcomed the birth of the latest Royal baby, who arrived just in time for the Bank Holiday on Monday, May 6. While Harry and Meghan will wrestle with many of the same challenges new parents…Read more…
‘Dark satanic mills’ of the 21st century?
Sports Direct isn’t the only retailer whose warehouse working conditions are shockingly draconian – new figures out today (May 7) reveal a high number of ambulance call-outs to retailer warehouses JD…Read more…
Keep our jobs and skills plea
The futures of nearly 4,000 key manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland could be in now doubt following Bombardier’s announcement yesterday (May 2) that the Canadian aerospace giant is to sell its…Read more…
‘I almost cried with joy’
Campaigners are one step closer to overturning the wrongful convictions of 24 building workers arrested for trade union activity in the early 1970s.
The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign, supported and funded…Read more…
Sweet deal
About 1,000 workers working for iconic chocolate maker Cadbury have accepted a three year pay deal, which Unite said was ‘a good package in uncertain times’. The employees at the Cadbury…Read more…