The workers at Norfolk turkey producers Bernard Matthews ‘feel betrayed and let down’, as 69 chicken production and 59 managerial job losses were confirmed. Unite said that the workers were…Read more…
‘Height of hypocrisy’
Members of Unite and GMB will on Monday (April 10) take their campaign to prevent undercutting of wages in the UK, to Denmark where the companies responsible are based. The pay rates of UK…Read more…
‘Culture of short-termism’
A new report on the NHS by the House of Lords calling for more long-term planning and funding for the health service was welcomed by Unite on Wednesday (April 5). The House of Lords Select…Read more…
No child should go hungry
Austerity harms every one of us but it is poorer children who bear the greatest brunt of the government’s funding cuts to public services – the UN published a damning report last year condemning…Read more…
Ferry strikes go on
Travellers using the Woolwich Ferry face two-days of disruption later this month, as new strikes are announced in the long-running dispute over a bullying culture, and health and safety issues….Read more…
‘Attack on democratic rights’
Unite the union has expressed outrage over plans to use members of the armed forces to undermine a strike at the Coulport and Faslane naval bases. Yesterday (April 5) the union was informed…Read more…
Are dads missing out?
A policy to help men take parental leave is failing because new fathers cannot afford to take time off with their children, campaigners have warned. The two-year-old policy allows parents to…Read more…
‘No credible link’
Radical action must be taken to overhaul Britain’s system of corporate governance, a committee of MPs has recommended in a report published today (April 5). Among its many recommendations, the…Read more…
‘No signs of ending’
Unite the union, representing staff across Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has expressed anger about the banks’ decision to close a further 100 branches, resulting in over 200 job losses. The UK…Read more…
‘From confusion to chaos’
Ministers need to give leadership and provide public finance, as UK’s energy policy ‘lurches from confusion to potential chaos’, with the latest developments at the Moorside nuclear power station in…Read more…
BMW: Get ‘heads out of sand’ plea
Unite members at BMW’s Swindon Mini plant assembled in droves outside the carmaker’s site this afternoon (April 5) to protest the threatened closure of their final salary pension scheme, which could…Read more…
‘Dangerous and disturbing’
Domestic abuse victims are being failed by the system, as new figures show the number of charges has dropped significantly even as the number of cases reported has risen – with critics saying that…Read more…
Pensions fight goes on
Unite members at BMW’s Swindon plant will be staging a protest tomorrow (April 5) from 12pm until 2pm over the carmaker’s plans to close their final salary pension scheme. Tomorrow’s protest…Read more…
‘Dialogue not vetoes’ plea
Unite has called on the British and Spanish governments to ease tensions over Gibraltar, after the two nations became embroiled in a row over the UK territory’s future after Brexit. Last week…Read more…
Safety bypass?
A major infrastructure project is being built on the backs of injured workers, as the Press and Journal revealed today (April 3) that one construction worker is hurt each week working on the £745m…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Unite members joined campaigners from Yorkshire and beyond as they collectively took to the streets in Leeds on Saturday (April 1) in defence of the NHS. With a turnout reportedly exceeding…Read more…
Stand up for national interest
Unite today (April 3) called for the Scottish and Westminster parliaments to carry out urgent inquiries into the sale of the Forties Pipeline System from BP to Ineos. Unite was involved in two…Read more…
Stressed and sick
Over-stretched paramedics are taking tens of thousands of days off a year because of stress, as NHS ambulance services struggle to cope with rising numbers of emergency calls. The number of…Read more…
‘Biggest threat’ to UK auto boom
Brexit is the “biggest threat in a generation” to the UK’s booming car industry, auto manufacturers have warned. Car makers said yesterday that the £72bn-a-year industry, which exports more…Read more…
Sub-standard apprenticeships threat
Unite is warning the introduction of the new apprenticeship levy could be taken off course and lead to a sharp rise in sub-standard apprenticeships. Unite issued their warning after an…Read more…