Unite has secured the final victory in a long running legal dispute which strengthens the union’s hand in pursuing the rip off merchants including payroll companies, umbrella companies and employment…Read more…
‘Hollow promises’
Unite has lambasted the government’s handling of the collapse of Carillion five months after the firm’s implosion — 3,000 workers remain in limbo and vital public sector construction projects…Read more…
‘Not a police attack’
Police spy victims, along with Unite, have spoken out in support of cosmetic store Lush after it was accused of being “anti-police” over its campaign highlighting the scandal of undercover officers…Read more…
‘Riding roughshod’
A new heavy-handed management style at the Stanlow oil refinery could lead to industrial action that would threaten output at the Cheshire site, Unite warned today (June 6). Unite said the…Read more…
Brexit deal for jobs
Unite has thrown its support behind a Labour amendment to Brexit legislation that calls on the government to negotiate “full access” to the EU single market, saying it demonstrates that only Labour…Read more…
Back growth call
Unite urged MPs to back Heathrow expansion when it is put to a vote in the coming weeks after UK government ministers finally gave a third runway the green light today (June 5). Unite went on…Read more…
‘Bargain basement sale’
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) fire sale continued as the government last night (June 4) sold shares well below the price paid to bail out the bank amid the financial crisis, resulting it a total…Read more…
‘Race to the bottom’
Unite has new evidence of a co-ordinated campaign to slash pay rates on the troubled £800 million energy from waste project at Park Adfer in Deeside North Wales. Last week (May 30) hundreds of…Read more…
‘Stuck at the start’
The pay gap between younger and older workers has widened by nearly 50 per cent over the last two decades, leaving young people struggling to get by, according to a new report by the TUC. The…Read more…
‘Body blow’
The loss of 150 meat processing jobs at Tulip Ltd in Bodmin was branded as ‘a body blow to the Cornish economy’ by Unite today (June 1). The union, which while not recognised by…Read more…
‘100 per cent support’
TGI Fridays Manchester staff met with shadow chancellor John McDonnell today (June 1), during their third 24-hour strike over a new tipping policy that will see workers lose up to £250 a month….Read more…
‘In no one’s interest’
The prospect of a potential global trade war came to the fore this week when US president Donald Trump confirmed the US would impose substantial steel and aluminium tariffs on EU imports. The…Read more…
School nurse jobs threat
The health and wellbeing of children in the West Midlands are under threat as a ‘significant’ number of school nurse jobs could be axed by the Birmingham School Health Advisory Service, Unite warned…Read more…
‘Get your house in order’
Workers at TGI Fridays’ restaurants in Milton Keynes, the Trafford Centre Greater Manchester, London’s Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden will stage their third 24 hour walk-out this Friday as the…Read more…
‘Find your moral compass’
Unite’s condemnation of a swathe of planned Royal Bank of Scotland branch closures was heard loud and clear by the bank’s top brass today (May 30), after members spoke out at the bank’s annual…Read more…
‘Massive impact’
Unite today (May 30) held a demo in Manchester marking the launch of the union’s campaign to save dozens of Royal Bank of Scotland branches earmarked for closure. The North West is the region…Read more…
‘Step in right direction’
Construction workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement are set for a boost in pay and allowances next month after a new two-year pay deal worth 6.2 per…Read more…
‘We must act now’
GKN’s credit rating was this week (May 29) slashed following a hostile takeover by turn-around specialist firm Melrose in March. Credit rating firm Moody’s cut GKN’s rating from Baa3 to Ba1 –…Read more…
‘Excellent result’
Planned strike action by Unite today (Tuesday May 29) concerning workers operating on Staffline Recruitment contracts, at the Pirelli tyre factory in Carlisle, has been cancelled following a…Read more…
‘Corporate vandalism’
Unite will kick start a campaign tomorrow (May 30) outside the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) head office in Manchester against the planned closure of 64 branches across the north west. Unite is…Read more…