Staff at Legal & General’s flagship site in Kingswood, Surrey, have moved closer to strike action in the New Year with the launch of a final industrial action ballot. This follows September’s…Read more…
Fundamental to prosperity
Unite has called on MPs to support a third runway being built at Heathrow Airport, highlighting the project’s fundamental importance to “securing our country’s long-term economic prosperity”….Read more…
‘Divorced from reality’
UK manufacturing output fell by 0.4 per cent in October from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found. These figures compared with a 0.9 per cent increase seen in…Read more…
Ebook revolution threatens jobs
The ebook revolution in reading habits has put 225 jobs at risk at the Penguin Random House (PRH) UK distribution centre at Rugby in Warwickshire. PRH has announced it wants to close the…Read more…
Close the net on tax avoidance
Unite highlighted today (December 7) that the case for chancellor George Osborne “closing the net on corporate tax avoidance” is further reinforced with reports that Cadbury’s owner, Mondelez…Read more…
Cuts by a new name
After months of criticism from all sides, Chancellor George Osborne finally caved in on tax credits in his autumn statement last week, pledging to reverse cuts that would see Britain’s poorest…Read more…
Save ‘jewels in the crown’
Unite Community members in Huddersfield have vowed to “keep fighting for properly funded public libraries” after Kirklees Council pushed through major cuts in the service. In…Read more…
Public safety under threat
The shake-up and closure of public health laboratories in England have triggered concerns over security, public safety and expense by Unite. The government recently announced its £350…Read more…
Investigate private equity firms call
The secretive machinations of private equity firms need to be investigated, after Northamptonshire luxury boat builder, Fairline Boats went into administration, with the prospect of more than 460…Read more…
‘Shifting the goal posts’
Over 200 Arriva bus drivers in the Medway towns, Kent will be on strike tomorrow (December 4) and Monday (December 7) over the introduction of unachievable timetables, which Unite has warned is…Read more…
Gathering storm
George Osborne boasts his economic miracle has left us basking in economic sunshine which will only get warmer. But in the real world, the economic storms are building. Last week George…Read more…
The world’s best steel
Representatives for thousands of car workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are calling for an urgent meeting with Cyrus Mistry, the chairman of the carmaker’s parent company, to seek assurances over the…Read more…
The cuts that will hurt the most
Council services, including elderly care, children’s centres, parks and libraries, among other vital services, have suffered desperately under the weight of the previous government’s spending cuts,…Read more…
‘Who’s going to keep the lights on?’
As UniteLive reported today (December 1), the government’s decision to axe public health spending has created a false economy – short-term savings now will mean ballooning expenditures in the…Read more…
Cloaked in silence
Northamptonshire luxury boat builders, Fairline Boats has not paid its pension contributions for the 468-strong workforce for three months, Unite claimed today (December 1), as the fate of the…Read more…
Honouring Ellen
Unite helped organise a unique domestic violence commemorative event on Sunday November 29 and will now assist with establishing a website that will honour domestic violence victims and provide…Read more…
Misguided move
As people live longer, chronic, life-long conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes become more prevalent, causing healthcare costs to spiral out of control. Chancellor…Read more…
£4000-a-year pay cut
Repairs and maintenance to homes managed by Thirteen, the largest group of housing associations in the north east, could be delayed and postponed in the run-up to Christmas as it becomes embroiled in…Read more…
Take us seriously Mr Cameron
Dear David Cameron, As a 14 year old in state education, I’m often surrounded by a wide diversity of young people all from an array of different backgrounds both financially and culturally….Read more…
Humanity
Packing up her school books Laughing with her friend It only took a moment For her school days to come to an end “We’re only kids in school” Her voice was pained but clear Bodies charred and…Read more…