Macdonald Hotels stand accused of ‘wage theft’ today (October 31) in explosive evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs select committee’s inquiry into sustainable employment by Unite….Read more…
‘Obsessed with austerity’
The austerity-obsessed Jersey government won’t be allowed to slash the wages of its workers, Unite said today (October 31). The modernisation programme of States of Jersey Government, the…Read more…
Pay deal win
Cabin crew working for British Airways’ mixed fleet have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay deal that brings their long running dispute to an end, Unite announced today (October 31). …Read more…
Mind the pay gap
The Prime Minister has said more companies should voluntary publish their gender pay gap figures, a move Unite said would “amount to very little” in the fight to achieve wage equality. Theresa…Read more…
NHS Airbnbs?
Unite has slammed the Tories for continuing to tout the idea of renting spare rooms from the public to temporarily house recovering NHS patients, even after widespread condemnation from health groups…Read more…
‘Landmark’ deal
Potential strike action among hundreds of construction workers building the new Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been averted after workers overwhelmingly voted for an improved pay deal….Read more…
‘Inadequate’ pay
Bus passengers in the north west are set for disruption to their services, running until the end of November, after talks over ‘inadequate’ pay rates broke down yesterday, Unite said today (October…Read more…
‘Shocking and disgusting’
Unite has described the awarding of an ethical labour standard to leading blacklisting company Sir Robert McAlpine as ‘shocking and disgusting’. This week Sir Robert McAlpine became the first…Read more…
Thriving at work?
Around 300,000 with people long-term mental health problems are forced to leave work every year, a shocking new report has found. Unite welcomed the ‘Thriving at Work’ report, which…Read more…
Fighting for defence
Today (October 25) Unite BAe reps from all over the country came to Parliament to urge MPs to spend UK tax payers’ money on UK defence work. View and share our film below …Read more…
‘Woefully inadequate’
Unite has called on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to investigate the lack of welfare facilities being provided to housing maintenance workers in Birmingham, who are directed by their employer…Read more…
‘Five miles and £5,000 apart’
Bus drivers, working for First Manchester Ltd, are being paid nearly £5,000 a year less than colleagues at a depot just five miles away, Unite has revealed. The drivers, based at the Rusholme…Read more…
Ban unpaid internships call
Three quarters of people want to see unpaid internships that last for more than four weeks banned, a new Social Mobility Commission survey reveals. Unite said the survey’s results…Read more…
Pay snatch outrage
Greedy outsourcing firm ESS is attempting to force Unite cleaners and housekeepers at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) facility in Gosport to take two weeks unpaid holiday a year in a cynical bid to save…Read more…
‘Back UK defence’
Under threat defence workers from BAE Systems will be travelling from across England to the Houses of Parliament tomorrow (October 25) to lobby MPs and demand that the government takes back control…Read more…
The insanity of a no deal Brexit
Gavin Robinson, the DUP MP for East Belfast, didn’t go as far as was trailed by his local media when he asked in parliament whether business secretary Greg Clark had made any approach on the…Read more…
‘Fit for the future’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will address the conference of Unite, Scotland’s biggest union as delegates debate motions on the big issues facing Scotland’s working people, from the rising…Read more…
‘Unprecedented’
Wages have fallen for the sixth month in a row even as unemployment has dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, the latest figures from this week have shown. Wages dropped 0.4 per…Read more…
A bitter sweet Brexit?
A radical new vision for food and farming was warmly welcomed by the guest speakers and audience who attended the launch this week of a new book that has been published by Unite Education and Pluto…Read more…
‘Scrooge boss of the year’
Unite has accused 3M of being a Scrooge employer after the company’s management decided that workers will have to work between Christmas and New Year for the first time in decades. The…Read more…