Brexit loomed large at this year’s industrial sector conferences, with delegates expressing concerns at the Tories’ lack of a negotiating position and the risk of damage to jobs and the economy if no…Read more…
The automation challenge
See and hear Unite executive officer Sharon Graham’s presentation on automation to sector conference 2017 delegates
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‘Cornerstone conferences’
See and hear Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s address to this year’s sector conferences in Brighton.
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‘On the side of justice’
Unite’s general secretary Len McCluskey described this week’s industrial sector conferences (November 13) as “a cornerstone of our union and our democracy” in his speech welcoming delegates to the…Read more…
‘The internet of things’
The fourth industrial revolution may be not televised but it will be digitalised. If changes to work caused by automation are not dealt with properly, more than 230,000 Unite members could…Read more…
BiFab ‘work-in’
Workers at BiFab are to stage a ‘work-in’ to save 1400 jobs, as unions say the main Dutch contractor, Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), is guilty of holding the Scottish yards to ransom in a…Read more…
Fighting the workplace bullies
Kieran was once called an Irish fa**ot while being repeatedly punched in the arm. It was no schoolyard incident – Kieran, a waiter on minimum wage, was carrying a bowl of soup at work when he…Read more…
‘Vital’ case
A key case on trade union law starts today (November 14) into an appeal by Kostal UK Limited against an employment tribunal decision which ordered the firm to pay 56 Unite members more than £420,000…Read more…
Interserve jobs slash
Unite has called for employers at Interserve to meet with the union and discuss the company’s future. Unite made the call after it was announced that Interserve are to make 200 staff redundant…Read more…
Breaking point
A confidential survey of workers employed by Mears in Manchester and joint venture company Manchester Working (operated by Mears) has revealed very high levels of mental health problems and stress…Read more…
‘Self-employed’ fight win
In the latest blow to gig economy firms, taxi company Uber has lost an appeal against a ruling that its’ staff are entitled to workers’ rights. Last year a tribunal ruled that two of Uber’s…Read more…
Broken pledge protest
Unite hotel workers and Citizens UK protested outside a Holiday Inn in London today (November 10), demanding that its parent company Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) keep its promises and pay the…Read more…
Highways safety card slammed
Unite has expressed deep concern at the announcement that Highways England has launched a new health and safety ‘passport’. The lack of consultation and secrecy concerning the new card scheme has…Read more…
Bus safety concerns
Unite has accused Transport for London (TfL) of attempting to sweep concerns about the health and welfare of bus drivers under the carpet with its response to the London Assembly’s report ‘Driven to…Read more…
Better pay at last?
Sluggish wage growth is set to accelerate next year, according to a report by the Bank of England’s regional agents. Unite said if potential pay increases were realised it would be “good news…Read more…
Ford pay deal win
About 9,000 Ford production workers have been offered an inflation-busting pay deal which guarantees at least a 6.5 per cent rise in a two-year package. Unite, which represents the vast…Read more…
Broken Living Wage pledge
Unite has joined forces with Citizens UK to challenge the global hotel group which owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, over its broken 2012 promise to phase in the London Living Wage for all its…Read more…
What’s the rush?
The Tories’ Brexit trade bill has sparked fury across the labour movement, with union figures saying it would endanger thousands of skilled jobs and allow ministers to circumnavigate parliament and…Read more…
Remove pay deal ‘roadblock’
Bosses at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant have been urged to remove ‘the roadblock’ to a pay deal, as Unite workers prepare to go on strike for a second time on November 22. Unite,…Read more…
Don’t suffer in silence
It all started with what at first glance might appear as an innocent comment here and there. But then the boss persisted. Although Unite member and Woolwich Ferry worker Colleen* had told him…Read more…