The leader of Birmingham City Council, John Clancy, has resigned after reneging on a deal to settle industrial action by the city’s refuse workers. Unite called on the council’s interim chief…Read more…
‘Organise, mobilise, win’
Public sector workers such as nurses, firefighters, local authority workers and others, have, despite facing skyrocketing workloads in the face of austerity cuts, failed to see a pay rise in seven…Read more…
Back into public hands
Deregulation has been a disaster for UK buses – research has shown that it has translated into higher fares, worse services and a fall in bus use and lower pay for bus workers. In the big…Read more…
Going for gold
Unite knows the value of good apprenticeships – it has a long tradition of being involved in developing them. As Unite delegate Thomas Butler, speaking in support of a motion on…Read more…
‘We have to grasp it’
Speaking in support of Composite 8 on great jobs yesterday (September 11), Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke warned of the challenges faced by automation, which he said “may be greater…Read more…
The cuts that kill
There is a great deal that can and should be said about child poverty, the misery, and the hopelessness it causes. Growth in child poverty is the consequence of many of this governments…Read more…
100% support
Birmingham refuse workers, Unite members, who have been striking to protect jobs and pay, visited the Unite delegation to the TUC. They received a standing ovation and a commitment of 100 per cent…Read more…
Trading away the UK
“Can we trust the Tories on trade?” Well the easy answer is – no we can’t! The Tories once spoke about new trade deals ‘putting rocket boosters’ under the UK economy after Brexit. In…Read more…
‘Abdication of responsibility’
Squabbling Tories have no Brexit plan and are risking catastrophe for Britain, Len McCluskey told TUC delegates yesterday (September 10). Speaking at congress’ annual conference in Brighton,…Read more…
‘Where greed can lead’
Speaking in support of a motion on the Grenfell tower disaster, Unite delegate Jim Kelly today (September 11) paid tribute to all who were tragically killed in the fire, including the many trade…Read more…
Invest in public health call
Highlighting the importance of health visiting and school nursing, Unite delegate and health visitor Joyce Still today (September 11) spoke in support of motion 60 on investment in the future. …Read more…
Courage
Courage can be contagious, Michelle Obama once observed. She was right — we saw it over the summer when Jeremy Corbyn stepped over the smears piled up around him by the Tories, the media and,…Read more…
‘Blood on our hands’
Speaking in support of composite 11 on mental health funding, Unite delegate and mental health nurse Ann Crozier today (September 11) highlighted how mental health services are needed now more than…Read more…
Time for action
Tackling the housing crisis that continues to envelope our communities has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. For ‘generation rent’ who face living in insecure homes and…Read more…
‘Until the deal’s done’
We must fight for a Brexit that puts jobs and workers first, argued Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner on the first day of the TUC conference in Brighton yesterday (September 10). …Read more…
Retirement uncertainty
Unite has demanded urgent talks after it was revealed yesterday (September 7) that British Airways intends to close its main pension scheme. Blaming low interest rates and rising life…Read more…
‘Fight together, rise together’
For the first time ever, UK workers at the global fast food chain restaurant McDonald’s went on strike this week (September 4) in their fight against low pay and zero hours contracts. Taking a…Read more…
Canteen staff strike
One of the biggest training days for employees at the Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire on Monday, September 25, is set to be disrupted by a strike of ‘pitifully’ low paid canteen staff. Staff…Read more…
Labour’s clear strategy
When I worked for ITN during the eighties I would find myself throwing questions at Premier Thatcher and various cabinet members usually outside in Downing Street – decamping to the seaside…Read more…
Seeing red
Unite has helped to launch the third edition of Show Racism the Red Card’s (SRtRC) ‘Wear Red’ day (WRD) – by hosting an event in a packed room at their HQ in Holborn (September 4). This year,…Read more…