Polls have shown that young people are most likely to back the UK staying in the European Union – however they are also the least likely to turn out to vote. It is also young people who would…Read more…
Bottling line sale welcomed
The future of Somerset cider is still under threat, despite welcome news yesterday that Brothers Drinks will be taking over a bottling line at the Shepton Mallet cider mill. The high-speed…Read more…
‘Act responsibly’
Representatives for thousands of car workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today (April 5) wrote to Cyrus Mistry, the chairman of the carmaker’s parent company, Tata Group demanding the conglomerate…Read more…
‘Failed to get to grips with crisis’
Labour has proposed a £35bn plan to save Port Talbot steel works and the rest of the British steel industry by bringing forward work on HS2 and 500 other rail, airport and road projects. More…Read more…
Sainsbury’s staff face axe
Unite has expressed its ‘severe disappointment’ today (April 5) that Sainsbury’s is axing hundreds of staff – just days after it agreed to splash out £1.4bn to buy Argos owner, the Home Retail…Read more…
‘Good economic sense’
Airbus, one of the world’s biggest aerospace companies, has issued a statement to its workforce asking them to back a ‘remain’ vote in the upcoming European Union referendum for the business to stay…Read more…
‘Deliver our plan’
Steel unions emerged from today’s (April 4) meeting at TUC headquarters in London with specific steps the government can take now to save the steel industry. The meeting was attended by one…Read more…
“See us through this storm”
Steelworkers are continuing their campaign to save the industry today (April 4) as steel unions held emergency talks this afternoon. The talks come on the eve of the government’s woefully…Read more…
Join the fight for justice
For over 20 years there has been a virtually unreported war waged against trade unionists and the poor of Colombia. Unite is affiliated with Justice for Colombia and as the sister union of…Read more…
‘Sort this now’
Steel union leaders are set to meet today (April 4) to discuss the steel crisis in an effort to save thousands of jobs. “After a tumultuous few days this will be the first time representatives…Read more…
More than ‘tea and sympathy’
Three days after news broke that Tata Steel would be selling its entire UK business, business secretary Sajid Javid has finally returned from his trip to Australia and today (April 1) faces Port…Read more…
‘So much for the Northern Powerhouse’
Trade unionists and MPs gathered in Manchester yesterday (March 31), to warn that state funding for northern England’s railways is set to fall by over 85 per cent during the next 10 years, with dire…Read more…
Buy cider mill call
Production of iconic Somerset cider brands ceased production this week at the Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, as Unite reiterated its call today (April 1) for the Irish owners to urgently find a buyer…Read more…
Bromley council ‘in dock’
A long-standing Unite branch secretary has been subject to an alleged sustained campaign of bullying and discrimination by Conservative-controlled Bromley council, says Unite. Papers were…Read more…
‘Scrambling’ for a solution
Tata Steel’s decision on Tuesday (March 29) to sell its entire UK operation shocked the nation, and now government ministers are scrambling to come up with a solution after stalling for more than a…Read more…
Sanctioned – for being in a coma
A woman whose benefits were sanctioned while she was in a life threatening coma claims she had to resort to stealing scrap metal when released from hospital – because she had no money to survive….Read more…
NLW: Not the answer
Unscrupulous employers across Britain are changing work contracts and slashing overtime, bonuses and staff perks for the lowest paid to mitigate the costs of the National Living Wage (NLW), which is…Read more…
Now or never
On one of the darkest days for British steel communities, when Tata Steel announced last night (March 29) its intention to sell all of its UK assets, putting up to 19,000 jobs at risk in the process,…Read more…
In the dark
Last night (March 29) the steel industry was dealt a hammer blow as TataSteel UK announced that it plans to completely withdraw from its British operation, putting thousands of jobs at risk. …Read more…
Renationalise steel now plea
Late last night (Tuesday March 29) Tata steel UK confirmed steelworkers and their communities worst nightmares – they are withdrawing from British operation completely – putting thousands of jobs at…Read more…