The redundancy payments’ dispute at Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire, which has seen delays in the collection of dustbins, is set to escalate with more industrial action. Unite said…Read more…
Thurrock bin strikes off
Unite members working in Thurrock council’s waste collection service have agreed to end the current threat of strike action; but tensions remain in the service and the threat of strikes could be…Read more…
Under the microscope
The poor work practices of global logistics giant XPO, which has a large presence in the UK, came under the spotlight at a press conference in Paris today (April 16). Unite national officer…Read more…
TGI Fridays demo
Dozens came out to protest TGI Fridays’ unfair tipping practices and unpaid trial shifts in a demo organised by Unite on Friday (April 13) outside the restaurant chain’s Covent Garden…Read more…
‘Pull every lever we can’
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) confirmed today (April 16) that it would be axing 1,000 contract jobs at the carmaker’s plant in Solihull, where the Range Rover and the Land Rover Discover SUV are produced….Read more…
Don’t pit workers against workers
Gibraltar’s chief minister has praised Unite’s role in helping him develop constructive relationships with Spanish political parties over the Rock’s post-Brexit future. Speaking at Unite’s…Read more…
2 Sisters plant to close
Unite has slammed 2 Sisters Food Group for announcing it would shut down a poultry plant in Cambuslang, Scotland, in August, which would see the loss of 450 jobs. 2 Sisters confirmed the…Read more…
‘Barista’ apprenticeships?
Nearly half of all government-approved apprenticeships – including KFC and Pizza Hut servers and Starbucks baristas – do not meet the traditional meaning of the term, according to a new report….Read more…
‘Young people deserve a break’
Young people will have one more burden lifted from them under a future Labour government, after the party yesterday (April 12) announced a new policy granting free bus travel to under 25s. The…Read more…
‘Chorus of discontent’
Unite has called ‘curtains’ over poor pay and allegations of bullying of security personnel at London’s prestigious Royal Opera House. Performances at the world-renowned Covent Garden venue,…Read more…
Airbus’ fears over Melrose plans
Unite members are not the only ones anxious about Melrose’s takeover of engineering firm GKN. Reiterating its worries yesterday (April 11), GKN’s biggest customer Airbus told investors that the firm…Read more…
‘The courage to fight back’
The first strikes in a UK casual dining chain in decades have moved a step closer today (April 11), after Unite notified TGI Fridays that it will be balloting workers in two branches for strike…Read more…
‘Unacceptable face of capitalism’
Melrose executives – who are on the verge of cashing in after shareholders approved a hostile takeover of GKN last month – earned £170m last year, amounting to more than £40m each. Their…Read more…
‘It cannot be right’
Thousands of people on Universal Credit (UC) – who are already struggling on low incomes – face having their entitlements slashed because of the government’s own errors. The Department of Work…Read more…
‘Pension snatchers’
Bentley Motor workers at the luxury car maker’s Crewe headquarters have massively backed industrial action in a consultative ballot over plans to close the defined benefit pension scheme, Unite…Read more…
Water firm pensions probe
Serious concerns have been expressed over why two highly profitable water companies – Anglian Water and United Utilities – are proposing to close their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, thereby…Read more…
Violent crime rise from austerity cuts
An alarming rise in violent crime both in London and throughout the UK has sparked calls for an end to austerity-driven police and youth services cuts. Since March there have been 22 fatal…Read more…
Stop UK plc fire sale now call
Concerns over Melrose’s recent hostile takeover of GKN were highlighted this week (April 4) when financial analysts Moody’s said it would review GKN’s credit rating for a possible downgrade. …Read more…
Unite goes to school
It is now recess, which means MPs have packed up and returned to their constituencies, and it’s school’s out for the academic term too. That means a welcome break for Unite’s activists, who have…Read more…
‘Postcode lottery’
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…