Unite has warned that investment decisions by major carmakers on the production of up to 15 new models in the UK are ‘hanging by a thread’ unless the government secures tariff free access to the…Read more…
Jailed Kurdish leader released
Unite the union and Labour front bench MP Kate Osamor were delighted to witnessed the release of jailed Kurdish political leader Kamuran Yüksek in Tukey on Saturday October 8. Kamuran…Read more…
In the balance
Tomorrow (Wednesday October 12) Unite’s manufacturing combine will be launching Brexit on our terms – Unite’s strategy to defend manufacturing jobs, investment and employment rights. Called…Read more…
‘For respect and equality’
Many Unite members proudly attended Sunday’s (October 9) 80th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Cable Street in Tower Hamlets, London. On Sunday, October 4, 1936 around a quarter…Read more…
Mental health services ‘reeling’
Mental health services are reeling from a funding crisis, low morale and increased workloads, says a survey of NHS applied psychologists released today (October 10) by Unite. Unite’s survey…Read more…
Reverberating protest
It if it was night time most people wouldn’t think twice about hearing the socially conscious lyrics of rap group Public Enemy reverberating through the streets of Leeds’ city centre. Today,…Read more…
We are all Daniel Blake
This week I was given the opportunity to see an early preview of Ken Loach’s new film, I, Daniel Blake. The film follows the struggle of character Daniel Blake, played by Dave Johns in his recovery…Read more…
Tackle exploitation plea
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to put his ‘economic fairness’ pledge to the top of the agenda by tackling the exploitative work practices in London’s multi-billion pound hotel industry by…Read more…
Corbyn: a brave politician
The Tories gathered in Birmingham following a Labour Party conference which opened with what we hope is not an annual event – a Labour leadership result – and was closed by a confident leader’s…Read more…
Helicopter jobs at risk
Serious questions need to be asked about the reasons behind today’s (October 7) announcement that large scale redundancies are on the cards at the GKN plant in Yeovil which makes airframes for…Read more…
‘Out of the blue’ job losses
The threat to 600 manufacturing jobs at OneSubsea, the Leeds oil and gas engineering firm, reinforces the need for a strong industrial strategy to protect such skilled jobs, Unite said yesterday…Read more…
Left all alone
More than two thirds of English councils have cut vital care packages for disabled people since the government scrapped the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in favour of paying local authorities…Read more…
When profits come before safety
If you are a fan of action movies and disaster movies, there is a very good reason to check out this film. More importantly if you are a safety person this is a film to see – however painful it may…Read more…
Seat at the table
Theresa May’s pledge to install worker representatives on company boards could be law “within a year”, according to a new TUC report. The commitment, made during the prime minister’s summer…Read more…
And the con goes on…
Unite warned of a continuing con trick as it responded to prime minister Theresa May’s speech to the Conservative Party conference today (Wednesday October 5). Responding to May’s first…Read more…
Poor odds for workers
Unite will be protesting outside bookmaker William Hill’s shops in London, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Gloucester and Southampton on Friday (October 7), as part…Read more…
Still time to talk plea
About 150 workers at a chemical factory in East Lancashire will take industrial action in a dispute over imposed changes to their terms and conditions. The Unite members including manual…Read more…
‘Under the banner of community’
As night falls over Whitechapel the young men in black shirts spill into the narrow streets looking for a fight. Members of Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists, they prowl around, seeking out…Read more…
‘In it together’
Unite took to the streets of Birmingham yesterday (October 2) alongside thousands of others from all walks of life to send a clear message to the government that the British people have had enough of…Read more…
Dispute settled
The pay dispute at Menzies Distribution, which had threatened deliveries to newsagents across the UK, has been settled after workers voted to accept an improved offer, Unite said on Friday (September…Read more…