The first five years after birth are often considered the most important developmental stage in childhood and can strongly influence a person’s social mobility as an adult. It was under this widely…Read more…
‘Big brother’ bin strike off
Strikes by Thurrock council’s waste collection workers due to be begin next week (April 12) have been suspended following lengthy negotiations. The strikes involving 65 members of Unite…Read more…
Training overhaul call
Unite is calling for a radical overhaul in how construction training is undertaken, after unearthing a large increase in so called ‘dead end construction courses. A freedom of information…Read more…
Cherry blossom demo
There will be a demonstration outside the Japanese embassy in London tomorrow (April 5) in the long-running Fujitsu dispute which includes allegations of victimisation of workers who blew the whistle…Read more…
‘Not going down without a fight’
Even in the face of last week’s defeat as Melrose’s takeover of GKN was approved by shareholders, Unite GKN members aren’t giving up. Last Thursday (March 29) investors approved the takeover…Read more…
‘Major milestone’
Unite celebrated as Vauxhall owner PSA Group announced today (April 4) that the firm plans to continue production of its Vivaro vans at its plant in Luton until at least 2029. The move, which…Read more…
Passport deal appeal?
UK printing firm De La Rue, which last month lost a public contract to a French-Dutch company to produce British passports, announced last night (April 2) that it would challenge the government’s…Read more…
Gatwick pay offer
Workers at Gatwick airport are to be balloted on an improved pay offer following eleventh hour negotiations. Members of Unite employed as security guards, engineers, firefighters and admin…Read more…
Clark is out of his depth
Business secretary Greg Clark gave a remarkably deficient interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme last week on GKN and takeover policy. He was inaccurate on many of the points he made. Here’s why….Read more…
‘Feet to the fire’
Engineering giant GKN’s shareholders have approved a hostile takeover bid from ‘turnaround specialist’ Melrose this afternoon (March 29). Investors approved the takeover by a slim margin –…Read more…
Kind hearts and Easter eggs
Here’s some Easter cheer – pictured are Unite Community members today (March 29) delivered a trolley full of Easter eggs to Warminster food bank which were gratefully received by the…Read more…
‘Address this unfairness’ call
Sharon McGeough-Adams worked for nearly four decades at HSBC and hardly had a day off. Despite having to live with Crohn’s disease when she left the bank in 2012, she looked forward to a…Read more…
‘Rubbish management’
Workers employed in Thurrock council’s waste collection service are set to begin strike action on April 12 in a dispute caused by the organisation’s ‘rubbish management’. The 65 workers who…Read more…
Passport protest
Dozens of Labour MPs gathered today (March 28) to show solidarity with De La Rue workers who face an uncertain future as the government prepares to award a £490m contract to produce the UK’s blue…Read more…
‘No business case’
Coca Cola has not made the business case for the closure of its sites at Milton Keynes and Northampton and should have an urgent rethink, Unite said today (March 28). The drinks giant has…Read more…
Keeping it in-house
The decision by British Airways to keep its two call centres at Manchester and Newcastle in-house, rather than outsource them, has been welcomed by Unite. Today’s (March 28) announcement by BA…Read more…
Bromley library strike
Staff at all 14 of Bromley’s libraries will start an indefinite strike tomorrow (March 28) over a ‘paltry and insulting’ pay offer, Unite said today (March 27). The strike by the 36 workers…Read more…
Delphi taskforce: include Unite call
The taskforce that has been to set up to safeguard manufacturing and employment at Suffolk-based Delphi Diesel Systems has been urged to include Unite in its planning process. Unite has raised…Read more…
Dial-a-ride workers to strike
Unite members employed by Dial-a-ride will begin a 48-hour stoppage from just past midnight tomorrow (March 28) in a dispute over the withdrawal of rest days and the imposition of new rosters. …Read more…
EHRC plans welcomed
Recommendations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) including outlawing non-disclosure agreements being implemented to prevent workers complaining of sexual harassment unless initiated…Read more…