Unite today (June 23) is calling on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to turn down an application by British Airways to charter or ‘wet lease’ nine Qatari registered Airbus that it wants to provide…Read more…
Cruel cap ruled unlawful
In a damning judgement the Tories’ cruel benefit cap has been ruled unlawful by the High Court because it discriminates against single parent families with children under two. Delivering the…Read more…
What plans for HSE?
Today (June 22) Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail spoke out on HSE inspection cuts in the construction industry. “Sadly there remain far too many employers who are all too…Read more…
Tragic crane deaths
Unite is seeking urgent answers after a crane collapse in Crewe killed two workers and injured several other people. The accident happened yesterday (Wednesday June 21) at Dunwoody Way in…Read more…
Bin strike over jobs slash
Refuse workers at Birmingham city council are set to strike as the council swings the axe on 122 waste collection jobs amid claims of ‘a bullying culture’ and financial incompetence. The…Read more…
A ‘bad deal’ Brexit?
Despite being forced to exclude most of her manifesto policies from the Queen’s Speech, beleaguered Theresa May made sure her plans for a hard Brexit that will take the UK out of the EU’s single…Read more…
Saving Coventry City
Unite Community Coventry and Warwickshire branch members have thrown their weight behind a campaign to rescue the beleaguered Coventry City Football Club (FC). The branch has organised the…Read more…
‘Sooner the better’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey on the Queen’s speech: “The Tories had a chance today to show that they understand the issues of this country – growing poverty, insecurity,…Read more…
‘Proper’ pay rise call
Unite members employed by the private contractor Serco, working at Barts Health NHS Trust, have overwhelmingly voted to strike for a proper pay rise. A massive 99 nine per cent of workers that…Read more…
Stripped down plans
Shambolic Theresa May was forced to ditch huge chucks of her manifesto from the Queen’s Speech today. The blundering Prime Minister had to present a stripped-down plan for the next two…Read more…
Where’s the hope, Theresa?
It was an opportunity for Theresa May and her discredited government to heed the voice of millions who voted for a change of direction by ditching failing austerity for a brighter future. …Read more…
Failed again
Since the General Election, June 8, 2017, it has become increasingly evident that the Prime Minister, Theresa May, not only lost her majority she lost her authority to govern. She believed her…Read more…
Job threat questions raised
Serious questions need to be asked over why more than 500 jobs at the profitable Delphi Diesel Systems in Suffolk are under threat, Unite has said today (Tuesday June 20). Last week, the…Read more…
Radical recruitment
In positive news for workers and communities, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will create 5,000 new high-tech jobs. Unite welcomed the news, saying that investment in the skills necessary to manufacture the…Read more…
Stay cool outdoors
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are serious if not treated quickly, so watch out for these symptoms in your co-workers. You should give first aid and call 999 if you think there are signs of…Read more…
Paying the price
Refuse workers at Birmingham city council, who voted overwhelmingly for strike action, are considering industrial action, as the council axes 122 waste collection jobs. The refuse workers,…Read more…
Tories ‘stand aside’ call
John McDonnell has told the crisis-hit Tories “to stand aside” and let Labour fix the economy after figures showed that workers are experiencing a renewed squeeze on their wages. Office for…Read more…
Independent inquiry plea
Successive housing ministers failed to act on a 2013 report warning of the dangers of fire to high-rise blocks like Grenfell Tower – including Theresa May’s new chief of staff Gavin Barwell. …Read more…
Yellow fist of protest
The scourge of inequality was highlighted yesterday (July 15) on the 27th anniversary of International Justice Day – putting the spotlight on low wages and poor work conditions for cleaners and…Read more…
‘Deeply disappointing’
Unite members working for British Airways’ mixed fleet announced a two week strike today (Friday June 16), after the airline refused to accept the union’s final compromise position on the outstanding…Read more…