Unite has negotiated a pay deal that beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across Rolls Royce. The union has agreed an increase of 3.7 per cent for this year…Read more…
‘Hubris and greed’
Carillion’s “shyster” bosses bear responsibility for the outsourcing giant’s devastating collapse, but the Tories lacked “the decisiveness or bravery” to reign in the corporate excess that allowed…Read more…
Keep jobs public call
NHS staff employed by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are set to take strike action over plans to move their jobs to a subsidiary company WWL Solutions Limited, Unite, announced…Read more…
‘Silent epidemic’
Unite is running a series of mental health awareness courses as well as training members in mental health first aid throughout the UK to coincide with mental health awareness week (May 14 to 18)….Read more…
Unable to cope
Almost a third of people have experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of stress during the last year, according to a disturbing new survey. The shocking findings led to calls for…Read more…
Safeguard shipbuilding call
Unite called on the government to safeguard UK shipbuilding jobs for generations to come by guaranteeing that the navy’s three new Fleet Solid Support ships will be built in UK shipyards. The…Read more…
Luton Airport strike
Unite is urging employers at London Luton Airport to return to the negotiating table to avoid severe disruption over the Bank Holiday after workers voted for strike action in a series of strike…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in London on Saturday (May 14) to demand a better deal for British workers, who are now enduring falling living standards not seen since Victorian…Read more…
Fighting for a better world
Last weekend I enjoyed the great British sunshine with fellow trade unionists in Doncaster and Chesterfield as we marched for May Day. Like millions of workers across the world we were celebrating…Read more…
‘Gross betrayal’
Unite, the UK’s largest union representing defence and shipbuilding workers, backed today’s (May 11) demand by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for the three new Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels to be built…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
The four unions, including Unite, Unison, UCU and NEU, representing thousands of youth and community workers across England and Wales – in local government and the community, not for profit and…Read more…
‘Front runners’ for fair tips
As the TUC’s march in London approaches on Saturday (May 12), the stakes have never been higher – 3m people are stuck on zero hours contracts or another form of insecure work, workers have endured…Read more…
Tyre safety ‘blowout’
Unite is calling on the government to fully enforce new European Union regulations which will improve safety by placing import duties on inferior quality tyres being imported from China. Unite…Read more…
‘Stand up for a better deal’
Thousands of protestors, including Unite members from across the country will gather in London tomorrow (May 8) for a TUC rally calling for a “new deal for working people”. Set to be one of…Read more…
‘It happens all the time’
Road workers face nearly 300 incidents of dangerous driving and abuse a week, according to new data from Highways England. Unite health and safety rep for Highways England, Lee Hughes, said…Read more…
‘Terrible human cost’
A million more kids from working families will be living in poverty this year than in 2010, shocking new analysis shows. Research from the TUC, conducted by Landman Economics, estimates that…Read more…
‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Unite warned that a plan by East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust to outsource 250 direct employees and transfer 850 Serco staff into a new wholly owned subsidiary company, was a ‘wolf in…Read more…
‘Pay justice’
Low paid NHS workers employed by Serco at Barts NHS Trust staged a protest at the Trust’s board meeting today (May 9) to demand that Barts and Serco fund a pay rise which mirrors the pay deal being…Read more…
Wage boost
London bus drivers will shortly see their minimum pay rates increase as a result of policies agreed between Unite and Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Unite brokered a deal with Mr Khan last year…Read more…
Hold bad bosses to account
Bad bosses who exploit their workers should be held to account, facing higher fines and greater threat of prosecution, the government has been told. These were among nearly 40 other…Read more…