Unite members at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are holding a ballot for strike action over a ‘completely unacceptable’ 1.5 per cent pay offer that has been imposed by management. …Read more…
Hellawell out call
Almost half of Sports Direct shareholders voted to oust controversial chairman Keith Hellawell over failures to improve working conditions, as Unite carried out nationwide protests yesterday…Read more…
‘There’s a tide turning’
From the House of Commons – where Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn raised the plight of low-paid, insecure workers at PMQs – to the streets of London to the sports retailer’s warehouse in Shirebrook and…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Emoji themed Sports Direct protests took place today (September 6) across Sports Direct stores in London, Glasgow, Newcastle and the Sports Direct annual general meeting at Shirebrook to protest…Read more…
Ashley’s year of broken vows
Today (September 6) members of Unite Scotland’s Community Branch made their voices heard as part of Unite’s national protest against Sports Direct and the broken promises of its controversial owner,…Read more…
Sports Direct: What’s changed?
Unite Community North Derbyshire branch chair, Val Graham, has attended Sports Direct’s AGM for the last three years. Speaking after the shareholder meeting, she said, “When Unite…Read more…
Sports Direct: ‘Workers satisfied’ – apparently
UNITElive reports live from inside the AGM: 10.54 Unite will be tweeting from inside the #SportsDirect AGM where board members will face questions over the treatment of staff. 10.59…Read more…
Patient safety fears
Patient safety in north east London could be compromised if the sterilisation of operating theatre instruments are moved nearly 40 miles away to Maidstone in Kent, Unite has warned. About 60…Read more…
AWE win
Workers at AWE plc – the Atomic Weapons Establishment – have accepted ‘the best possible deal available’ to resolve the long-running pensions dispute. Unite said its 800 members had…Read more…
‘Caught red-handed’
Sports Direct is accused of ‘business as usual’ today (September 5) as Unite revealed the controversial sports retailer had broken promises to offer its store staff guaranteed hours instead of…Read more…
Blacklisting still happening
The blacklisting scandal first revealed in 2009, when it was discovered that thousands of construction workers were denied jobs, some for decades, because of trade union involvement, is far from…Read more…
Public sector pay thaw?
After years of protests and falling living standards for public sector workers, the government may finally be reversing its stance on public sector pay. The government today (September 4)…Read more…
Crane strike suspended
A planned strike by Unite members at tower crane company HTC Wolffkran has been suspended following pay negotiations held today (September 4). The pay offer will see workers receive a six per…Read more…
Brum bins: new ballot
‘Shoddy’ behaviour by Birmingham council has led to a fresh ballot of the city’s refuse workers, Unite announced on Friday (September 1). The union was shocked by the…Read more…
Parents ‘exploited’
There’s nothing tougher than being a young working parent in the UK today. Young people are overrepresented in the lowest paid sectors such as retail, hospitality, and private sector health…Read more…
‘Human catastrophe’
The treatment of disabled people under the Tories is a “human catastrophe” the United Nations has said. In a damning indictment, the UN Committee on the rights of disabled people said that…Read more…
‘Emoji con’
The use of touchpads with happy and sad faces to gauge worker satisfaction at Sport Direct’s warehouse in Shirebrook was branded an ‘emoji con’ by Unite today (September 1). Unite understands…Read more…
Bin strikes set to resume
News that Birmingham city council had cancelled tomorrow’s (September 1) cabinet meeting and would instead start issuing redundancy notices to refuse workers, would provoke the resumption of strike…Read more…
Govt slammed in disabled ‘shame’
The Tories blew £39m over a year in mostly fruitless efforts to block benefits for sick and disabled people, new figures show. The cash was spent contesting appeals from thousands of people…Read more…
NHS: £100m spend for agency GPs
As general practice faces a growing staffing crisis, the NHS has said it will pay up to £100m to agencies to recruit 5,000 new GPs, mostly from abroad. In a contract notice posted by NHS…Read more…