Unite, youth and community members have overwhelmingly voted to accept a new two year deal after the Local Government Association (LGA) employers rowed back on plans to tear up the ‘pink book’….Read more…
‘We won’t be treated unfairly’
Members of Unite, Scotland’s biggest offshore union have voted to end an industrial dispute that led to the first North Sea strike in a generation. In July, members of the Unite union working…Read more…
Strike suspended
The strike by staff at Menzies Distribution, which could have threatened deliveries to newsagents across the UK, has been suspended for workers to vote on an improved offer, Unite said today…Read more…
Workers are not machines
More than 60 Hackney traffic wardens will be striking for 24 hours starting today (September 22) in a victimisation and pay dispute, which will mean the number of parking tickets issued in the…Read more…
Solidarity cinema
The 4th annual London Labour Film Festival kicks off today (September 22) at the Art House Cinema in Crouch End and will feature a range of films that the festival’s organisers bill as an “intimate…Read more…
Work with the Board
Less than a year ago, the Scottish government did the right thing and decided to retain its Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB) which sets minimum wages and terms and conditions for farm workers. …Read more…
A ‘bootiful’ move?
Owner of the 2 Sisters Food group, Ranjit Boparan – also known as the “Chicken King” – has taken over turkey firm Bernard Matthews, a move which will save 2,000 jobs. Under a sale known as a…Read more…
End zero hours abuse
Cleaners, porters and workers serving food at Barts Health NHS Trust will stage a protest tomorrow (September 21) at the Trust’s annual public meeting to demand an end to the abuse of zero hours…Read more…
‘Shameful situation’
In damning new findings from the TUC published yesterday (September 19), nearly half of health and safety reps say their workplace has not once been inspected by the Health and Safety Executive…Read more…
‘No cost limit on justice’
Just last week a full public inquiry into violent policing of striking miners at Orgreave in 1984 looked to be just on the horizon – unconfirmed reports said that home secretary Amber Rudd had given…Read more…
Welcome change of heart
In a major climbdown from Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley following unrelenting pressure from Unite, the much-maligned retail giant finally caved to union, shareholder and public demands this morning…Read more…
‘Into a hellhole’
Exactly half a century after the iconic television play Cathy Come Home sparked a national conversation about homelessness, another Ken Loach production, a film which will be released in cinemas…Read more…
Hillsborough voices
Hillsborough voices: the real story told by the people themselves is this month’s book of the month at the Unite Education department, which since 2013 has developed a series of reading and history…Read more…
Light up the Ladies’ Bridge
The forgotten history of the women who built London’s Waterloo Bridge will be celebrated next week in a three-day event that honours their efforts and hopes to inspire and educate the young…Read more…
To tip or not to tip?
A hotelier has banned customers from leaving tips at his restaurant saying the ‘more you spend the more you get nailed.’ Thomas Noblett, the managing director of Langdale Chase Hotel, a luxury…Read more…
Zero hours: on the rise
Thanks to trade union campaigning, led by Unite, a slew of companies have dropped the use of zero-hours contracts in a matter of days. It all started with Sports Direct, which earlier this…Read more…
Newspaper delivery threat
Newspaper deliveries to newsagents across the UK will be hit as staff at Menzies Distribution prepare to hold two 24-hour strikes on September 23 and 26 for the first time ever over a ‘pitiful’ pay…Read more…
Strike called off
Two 24-hours strikes by Prudential employees based in Reading, have been suspended, Unite announced today (September 15). The first of the stoppages was due to start at just past…Read more…
‘Deplorable’ job losses
The threat to 82 jobs at Aviva in Leicester, after the insurance giant said that it was closing its office in the city, has been strongly deplored by Unite today (September 15). The…Read more…
TUC highlights — on film
This year’s TUC Congress, held this week, featured a wide variety of Unite delegates speaking passionately on subjects as varied as the plight of the Kurdish people to fighting the Trade Union…Read more…