When Transport for London (TfL) ruled it would not renew Uber’s operating licence in the capital in September, the decision shocked many – not least of which the tech firm itself, which first…Read more…
‘Pay pinch’ Grinch demo
Members of Unite working in local government will be joined by the Christmas pay pinch Grinch tomorrow (December 8) to hand in a giant Christmas card to HM Treasury urging the chancellor Philip…Read more…
MoD ‘cost-cutting scandal’
The cost-cutting ‘scandal’ for employees working at Ministry of Defence (MoD) establishments in the south of England has been compounded by the awarding of a new contract to ESS. The low paid…Read more…
Bakery dispute settled
Drivers at the Kingsmill bakery in West Bromwich, who deliver 1.5 million loaves each week, have overwhelmingly accepted a revised pay offer and have called off their threatened strike action. …Read more…
Beating back the blacklisters
Unite construction members were among the dozens of trade unionists who descended on Parliament to demand justice for blacklisted workers on today’s (December 6) national day of action. …Read more…
It’s the pits – Tory beano faces mass protest
Shameless Tories who are planning to hold a party at the National Coal Mining Museum have been warned they will face protests if the event goes ahead. The Dewsbury County Conservative…Read more…
‘Ye are many, they are few’
Under the Tories economic stagnation became political chaos – and Corbyn’s Labour relit a spark of socialist hope after a decades-long gloom. 2017 will go down as a turning point year. …Read more…
Biofuel jobs threat
Urgent talks are being called for to seek assurances about job security, following the news that Hull-based biofuel producer Vivergo Fuels is to stop production. Unite represents repair and…Read more…
Nurse staffing ‘in peril’
It’s been only the first year since nursing bursaries – which enabled student nurses to pursue their education for free – were scrapped. But now figures show a major drop in university nursing…Read more…
Blacklisting day of action
Members of Unite working in the construction industry will be lobbying Parliament tomorrow (November 6) as part of a nationwide day of action, in the ongoing campaign for justice for blacklisted…Read more…
All burned out?
The entire board of the government’s Social Mobility Commission has resigned in protest over Theresa May’s abject failure to deliver on her promise to address the “burning injustice” of inequality….Read more…
Blacklisting is the new blacklisting
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…
Legal ‘knockout’ blow
A bogus self-employment case supported by Unite, which could set a legally binding precedent for tribunals across the UK, gets underway today (December 5) at the employment appeal tribunal in London….Read more…
‘National scandal’
The UK is backsliding on progress in the fight against poverty, with hundreds of thousands more pensioners and children suffering compared to four years ago. A report from the Joseph Rowntree…Read more…
Fix UC now protests
Unite Community activists were out in force across the country this Saturday (December 2), demanding the Tories halt Universal Credit before it ruins Christmas for thousands of people. …Read more…
Unite says no to UC Xmas pain
On Saturday (December 2) Unite and Unite Community members took to the streets in towns and cities across the UK, protesting against the inhuman injustice of Universal Credit. Below we have a…Read more…
Blacklisting justice fight
Unite has issued high court proceedings to bring the ‘controlling minds’ behind the systematic blacklisting of workers to justice and force them to give evidence in court for the first time. …Read more…
‘Draconian’ rent rises
Workers in the New Forest face the prospect of losing their homes if the Forestry Commission goes ahead with ‘draconian’ rent rises of 80 per cent over the next two years. About 25 workers,…Read more…
Nuclear benefits
A new report today (December 4) highlighting the economic and employment benefits of the UK’s civil nuclear industry has received support from Unite. The study by Oxford Economics revealed…Read more…
‘We will not stand idly by’
Unions Unite and GMB announced today (December 4) that they are stepping up their campaign to end the exploitation of construction workers on a major project in north Wales. Union members are…Read more…