Downing Street has been forced to clarify that it is not removing the 1 per cent public sector pay cap, after pressure from several Tory ministers to do so sparked chaos across the administration….Read more…
A ‘tribute to worker solidarity’
The long-running Woolwich Ferry ‘bullying culture’ dispute has been settled, following ‘a remarkable display of worker solidarity’, Unite announced today (Tuesday July 4). The deal hammered…Read more…
Justice must be done
Unite announced today (Tuesday July 4) that it was providing legal representation for a number of the families involved in the Grenfell Tower tragedy and would be applying for core participant status…Read more…
‘Stepping up’ action
Unite announced today (July 3) a dramatic escalation in strike action as part of a long running dispute with private contractor Mears and joint venture company Manchester Working (operated by Mears)…Read more…
‘Get your house in order’ call
Staff at the Bank of England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a ballot calling on their employer to give them a decent pay deal. In the industrial action ballot 95 per cent…Read more…
‘Pack your bags May’
“Tories out” was the defiant message delivered by thousands of anti-austerity protesters, as well Labour politicians and trade union leaders, who marched on Parliament this Saturday (July 1). …Read more…
Refuse workers in jobs slash strike
Refuse workers at Birmingham city council were on strike today (Friday June 30), as the council swings the axe on 121 waste collection jobs amid claims of ‘a bullying culture’ and financial…Read more…
Pivotal role
Unite hailed the pivotal role played by its Rolls-Royce shop stewards and members in securing a new large engine test bed facility after the engine maker announced it was investing £150m in its…Read more…
Radical new approach call
Unite is calling for a radical new approach to construction regulations and safety laws, following the Grenfell Tower fire. Unite has three key demands: an overhaul of building regulations,…Read more…
BA pay strike to start
Unite has accused British Airways of seeking to ‘punish’ workers on ‘poverty pay’ as mixed fleet cabin crew geared up for tomorrow’s (Saturday July 1) start of a 16-day strike over pay and the…Read more…
Opportunity to win
This week Theresa May announced the dodgy deal with the DUP to keep her government afloat. The Conservatives’ desire to cling to power has served to illustrate the truth of what many of us…Read more…
‘Housing emergency’
Council houses are being sold off nearly three times as quickly as news ones are built, new figures reveal. Under the Tories’ right-to-buy scheme more than 12,000 council houses – worth more…Read more…
Paying the price of ‘bung parliament’
Shameless Tory MPs cheered as they blocked a bid to scrap the pay cap for struggling public sector workers including nurses, firefighters and police. The Conservatives managed to scrape…Read more…
Austerity’s end days?
Public support for austerity has collapsed, according to a new survey which found that Britons are overwhelmingly in favour of increasing health, education and policing budgets. The survey was…Read more…
True cost of gig work
Trade unions have rebutted claims by a government appointed chairman of a review into insecure work – including zero-hour, gig economy and agency roles – that most people “want to work that way.”…Read more…
‘Why are we waiting?’
Unite accused the government of dragging its feet over its failure to release its report into tips for restaurant staff, as the consultation closed for submissions a year ago today, Tuesday June 27….Read more…
The food we eat
Politicians are being urged to develop a progressive food policy for England that includes improved labour rights in advance of leaving the EU. A coalition of grassroots food and farming…Read more…
Public cash for future energy works
The report on the financing of the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point reinforces the case for public money to be committed to future large-scale energy projects, Unite, the country’s largest…Read more…
M&S ‘equal pay for equal work’ row
Deliveries to Marks and Spencer food stores in London and the south east will be disrupted if a strike over ‘equal pay for equal work’ at Hemel Hempstead goes ahead, Unite, the country’s largest…Read more…
End pay restraint call
Public sector workers in the UK were calling for the lifting of seven years’ of pay restraint as part of the European Federation of Public Service Unions’ (EPSU) campaign to mark public services day…Read more…