Unite urged more MPs to join the dozens who have backed Labour MP Chuka Umunna’s call to strip Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd – a firm implicated in the construction blacklisting scandal – of its contract…
‘Golden hello’?
Doctors in training who agree to start their careers in coastal and rural areas – where recruiting GPs has been particularly tough – will receive a one-off £20,000 payment in plans announced today…
Brexit no deal now ‘real threat’
Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed the Brexit negotiations are moving at a snail’s pace that may result in the UK crashing out of the EU, in revealing evidence to the Treasury committee yesterday…
‘Only the start’
Unite deputy convenor at Bombardier Dougie Jamison lives right beside the factory where he works – a proud bulwark of highly skilled jobs and good wages in an area of Belfast otherwise blighted by…
MPs quiz ‘gig’ firm chiefs
A courier working for Hermes was punished after having to leave work when his pregnant partner was rushed to hospital after suffering complications, MPs heard yesterday (October 10) in a select…
Deeply concerned
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the NHS pay cap will be scrapped but has not said if pay awards will be in line with inflation. The public sector pay cap has been in place for…
Deal or no deal?
Unite savaged the Tories for bungling the Brexit negotiations yesterday (October 9), after the Prime Minister admitted the government is planning for a damaging “no deal” exit. Labour leader…
Defend our jobs
A deputation of Bombardier workers will be flying from Belfast on Wednesday (October 11) to meet with MPs at the House of Commons and press the government into action to defend jobs, skills and…
‘It can be done’
Unite has today (October 10) hailed the decision by WGC, the UK’s leading supplier of outsourced hospitality and housekeeping services, to abolish zero hours contracts as a major step forward for…
‘From crisis to crisis’
The Tories are responsible for a recent deluge of gloomy economic indicators and are too bogged down in internecine conflict to come up with a long term plan to stabilise the economy, Unite has…
End uncertainty call
Unite called on the UK government today (October 9) to end the uncertainty for thousands of BAE workers and manufacturing communities across Britain by committing to build the next generation fighter…
Brexit deal ‘vital’
Toyota reportedly plans to build the next generation Auris at its Burnaston site in Derbyshire – but only if the UK secures a transitional deal in Brexit negotiations. Two sources familiar…
‘Disappointing’ ruling
Unite has condemned the latest decision on Friday night (October 6) by the Department of Commerce in an escalating trade dispute between aerospace firms Boeing and Bombardier, which saw the US…
‘Worth fighting for’
The announcement of the closure of the Britvic plant in Norwich and the review by Unilever of its iconic Colman Mustard production has sent shockwaves through Norfolk. Unite, with members at…
Big boost
A campaign for trade union representation at an aerospace company near Macclesfield, Cheshire has resulted in a 3 per cent pay deal and an increase in holiday pay for hundreds of workers at the…
Ethical cleaning
London’s first ethical cleaning company, which launched this week, is aiming to provide a better deal for workers in a sector known for low pay and exploitative working conditions. Clean for…
‘Searing indictment’
The NHS in Cornwall needs a cash injection of £100m to restore health services in the county, following a damning report on the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. The call comes from Unite…
‘Massive blow’
Unite said the announcement that Cummins Generator Technologies is to close one of its sites in Stamford threatening about 300 jobs is ‘a massive blow to the Lincolnshire economy’. It is…
Winter is coming
People living in 4m households face a lifetime of decreased opportunity from living in a cold, damp environment as they struggle to pay their energy bills. Trapped and at the mercy of the ‘big…
Restoring our voice
IT giant Fujitsu may face more industrial action as members of Unite prepare to hold a ballot for further industrial action in their long-running dispute. Unite members in Fujitsu…