As trade unionists we stand for world peace and prosperity. We stand for equality, justice and respect. As trade unionists we stand against bigotry. We stand against sexism and misogyny. We…Read more…
Why national minimum wage needs to rise to £10
A report published this week shows how a rise in the minimum wage would see 9 million workers better off. And that can only be good for the country, Unite director of research John Earls writes….Read more…
Aberdeen airport strike
Unite the union today (July 10) has confirmed that workers at Aberdeen airport have voted for strike action, after 88 per cent of workers rejected the latest pay offer. Unite members have now…Read more…
‘Road to Zero’?
The government’s strategy to curb vehicle emissions lacks clarity and could damage the UK’s motor industry, Unite has said. The ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, announced yesterday (July 9), proposes…Read more…
Righting past wrongs
Delegates at Unite’s policy conference last week attended a lively fringe meeting on working class miscarriages of justice, chaired by Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail. The…Read more…
Stop playing ‘Russian roulette’ with jobs call
Ministers Boris John and David Davis have quit the cabinet over Brexit, as the Tory civil war paralysing the government and turning the EU negotiations into a car crash exploded into the open. …Read more…
Luton Airport pay offer rejected
Baggage handlers at Luton Airport have voted to reject a new pay offer from their employer Menzies Aviation which workers say still fails to recognise their hard work and the rising cost of living….Read more…
‘Back UK defence workers’ call
Defence workers from the across the UK will be heading to parliament tomorrow (July 10) to call on MPs to back their campaign for the navy’s three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to be built in…Read more…
‘Road to Zero’?
Unite which represents thousands of car workers including those in supply chains and engine manufacturers, has warned that the government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy which proposes that all new cars…Read more…
Homes and Communities Agency strike
Members of Unite employed at the Homes and Communities Agency will begin a three day strike tomorrow (July 10) in a dispute over pay. The staff at the agency, which comprises Homes England and…Read more…
Win against NHS privatisation
The NHS’ 70th birthday on Thursday (July 5) wasn’t the only thing the health service had to celebrate last week. Only one day later on Friday (July 6), an NHS trust scrapped plans to outsource…Read more…
National Grid-lock
Unite has sent a message of solidarity to 1,200 United Steelworkers (USW) members who have been locked out of their jobs in Massachusetts by an US-based division of the UK’s National Grid. …Read more…
‘Like working for a big family’
Royal Sussex County Hospital – and cake Staff at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton were presented with a giant NHS 70th birthday cake from Unite today (July 5). Staff…Read more…
‘Market not always right’
Labour’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell joined renowned economist Ann Pettifor at Unite’s policy conference on Thursday (July 5) to call for a radical rethink of the Tories’ failed economic…Read more…
Pathological service cuts?
Whenever ministers think a public service needs an overhaul, they bring in ‘the experts’. Ironically in many cases ‘the experts’ have limited expertise. And the very last thing ‘the…Read more…
Bring our NHS back to health plea
Policy conference delegates reaffirmed Unite’s commitment to saving the NHS from funding cuts and privatisation on the service’s 70th birthday.
First time speaker Moira Dawson, a nurse from the East…Read more…
Happy Birthday NHS from Unite
To the tune of Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday and lit by a sparkling laser display, Unite delegates gave greetings and thanks to the NHS, saluting Unite’s NHS members. Unite…Read more…
Health care like no other
The National Health Service was born on July 5 1948, delivered by visionary Labour health minister Aneurin “Nye” Bevan at a ceremony at Park Hospital in Manchester, which is now Trafford General….Read more…
Proper investment call for key NHS service
Tucked away out of public view at most hospitals is a nuclear medicine laboratory where radioactive materials are kept safely in thick lead containers. Dressed in bright white overalls, face masks…Read more…
Our NHS
Unite members joined health campaigners, trade unionists and people from up and down the country to pay tribute to the NHS for its 70th birthday at a march on Saturday, June 30. Tens of…Read more…