When Financial Times journalist Madison Marriage blew the lid off the President’s Club men-only charity gala where hostesses were repeatedly sexually harassed by wealthy and powerful men, Britons…Read more…
Cash boost for NHS plea
Nearly 2,000 campaigners including health staff, patients, trade union activists and others joined the Labour party last night (January 25) at a rally demanding a significant cash boost for the…Read more…
Holiday pay win
Hackney school cleaners today (January 26) hailed victory in a dispute over the failure to pay proper holiday rates. The settlement of the dispute at the six schools in the borough came after…Read more…
‘Not a luxury’
A survey of over 3,500 Unite members working in the construction sector has found that many are forced to endure entirely inadequate toilets and washing facilities. The survey found that on…Read more…
Nearly there
The dispute at Cummins Generator Technologies in Stamford has moved closer to a resolution after workers have accepted ‘in principle’ a revised offer, Unite said today (January 26). Unite,…Read more…
Carillion: ‘National scandal’
Carillion dished out at least £500m to shareholders over the seven years prior to its collapse, even as its pension fund deficit grew to nearly £600m. The analysis of Carillion’s books,…Read more…
Tanker driver dispute
Unite will next week launch a legal counterattack on ‘an outrageous attack on workers’ rights’. Over thirty members of Unite employed by Suttons Tankers, as drivers and fitters, had been on…Read more…
Joint demo
Hundreds of Unite members will come together in central Manchester this Friday (January 26) in a joint demonstration. Workers on three separate disputes in Manchester (Manchester…Read more…
‘Beggars belief’
Failed outsourcing firm Carillion continued making huge pay outs to its shareholders even as the hole in its pension fund grew in the seven years before the company went bust, it has been revealed….Read more…
‘Nail in the coffin’
The decision by the Post Office to quit offering mortgages in its high street Crown Offices is another ‘nail in the coffin’ of its public service remit, Unite said today (January 25). Unite,…Read more…
‘Sleazy and disgraceful’
Tory politicians and Britain’s business elite have been linked to a sleazy charity dinner where female hostesses ordered to wear revealing outfits and black underwear were allegedly sexually…Read more…
Extra £1k a year
Workers at a Japanese firm based in Wigton, Cumbria are delighted to have accepted an extra £1000 a year on their annual salary following talks between the unions and management. Following…Read more…
Pay boost win
Workers at an engineering company in Bolton have secured a major boost to their basic pay after taking a stand. The win means workers’ basic pay will increase on average by £3,500. Earlier…Read more…
Sales boost bolsters GKN
Engineering giant GKN’s defences were bolstered against a hostile takeover by Melrose yesterday (January 22), after sales forecasts for its electric car parts division were boosted. Unite,…Read more…
Sainsbury’s jobs slash
Retail giant Sainsbury’s today (January 23) announced that it is now consulting with staff over proposed changes to its management structure, which could see substantial job losses. The…Read more…
Uncertainty stalls carmaker
Britain’s largest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover announced today (January 23) that it would be temporarily cutting production of two of its models as it fights flat-lining demand in the UK amid Brexit…Read more…
‘Pay shambles’
Bus drivers ferrying passengers to and from planes at Gatwick Airport started voting for strike action today (January 23) after their employer offered a 0 per cent pay increase. Unite has…Read more…
‘Something very wrong’
The appalling gap between the richest and everyone else on earth has been revealed ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Analysis from Oxfam found that 82 per cent of all money generated…Read more…
Pay cuts threat
Tarmac Building Products Ltd is set to be hit by a series of strikes when Unite start a programme of industrial action next week in a dispute over cuts to pay and two-tier working. The…Read more…
‘Helpful’ meeting
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey held talks in Paris over the future of the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port this morning (January 22) with the car maker’s French owner PSA group. …Read more…