Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland seconded a transport policy motion focusing on bus services. Speaking for Unite’s quarter of a million transport members she said it was vital…Read more…
‘Practice what you preach’
Christmas deliveries to 650 Co-op stores in London and the south east could be hit, if a dispute over the sacking of two disabled workers at its Thurrock distribution centre escalates, Unite has…Read more…
‘Snub to the workforce’
News that UK hospitality giant Whitbread, owners of Premier Inn and Costa Coffee, has pulled out of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), 18 months after it was granted foundation stage membership,…Read more…
Free labour scandal
Halfords has been criticised for running a government-backed traineeship first exposed by UniteLive that sees young jobseekers work for two months without pay. Financial services firm…Read more…
Pay up
Caving into public pressure, the government announced yesterday (September 12) that it will finally put an end to the public sector pay cap, first giving police and prison officers a pay rise now,…Read more…
‘Shocking conditions’
London bus drivers will be demonstrating tomorrow (September 14) outside City Hall over the failure of Transport for London to require contractors to ensure bus drivers are treated decently at work….Read more…
‘Must not lose sight’
Tommy Murphy, Unite delegate, today (September 12) addressed conference on Motion 75 – solidarity with all progressive forces and the Kurdish population of Turkey. “Colleagues, last year we…Read more…
Huge step forward
Unite delegate from Northern Ireland, Bridie McCreesh, today (September 13) addressed conference urging them to support Motion 41 on same-sex marriage and the DUP. The trade union movement is…Read more…
Stamp out racism
Far from being a thing of the past, racism is still very much embedded in all our social structures – from the criminal justice system to the workplace and more. Trade unions have a…Read more…
Against equalities
Julie Phipps, Unite delegate spoke at conference in Brighton today (September 13) to oppose motion 39 on decriminalising sex work. Prostitution is not currently illegal in Britain. The…Read more…
‘End corporate bullying’
Unite has demanded that Boeing ‘ends its corporate bullying’ and the UK government stands up for manufacturing jobs after the company lodged claims of ‘price dumping’ with the US Department of…Read more…
Equal pay now
Despite years of progress on the gender pay gap, the difference in pay between women and men is still wide — it now stands at more than 10 per cent — and it threatens to become ever wider under…Read more…
Stark reminder
Unite delegate and construction worker Andy Jones yesterday (September 12) addressed TUC conference on climate change. “Conference, there is an old saying that you may not be interested in…Read more…
‘For all our futures’
Teachers and others working in education are among the most overworked in the labour market – they regularly work more than 20 hours a week over and above what they are paid to do. But their…Read more…
Defending defence
Unite delegate Mahf Khan yesterday (September 12) made the case for defence diversification, on behalf of defence, aerospace and shipbuilding workers at Rolls Royce in Derby. Speaking in…Read more…
New challenges
Mark Turner, Unite rep from Port Talbot steel works, has campaigned tirelessly alongside his union to save Britain’s steel industry. “Our steel industry has weathered one of the greatest…Read more…
‘Put people first’
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner warened that “austerity is a weapon that is being used to shrink the state and dismantle the nation’s social fabric” when he moved motion one, a strong…Read more…
‘You will not break us’
Amid twists and turns in the ongoing Birmingham bins dispute — in which the council reneged on a deal reached through conciliation service Acas, prompting the council leader to resign —…Read more…
‘People’s Post Office’
In a show of solidarity with fellow trade union colleagues at the CWU, Unite delegate Kevin Terry spoke in support of an emergency motion on the Royal Mail and its future. “We are continuing…Read more…
‘A better Britain is possible’
With authoritative delivery, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed TUC conference today (September 13) to rousing cheers as he urged everyone – especially young people – to join a trade union. …Read more…