The ‘shambolic’ Conservative party is incapable of governing and a general election is the ‘only honourable’ way forward the leader of the UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite said today (Friday May…Read more…
Thirsty summer?
Pub and club goers in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the north Midlands could go thirsty this summer if a dispute over drivers being ask to deliver ‘unmanageable loads’ escalates to strike action, Unite…Read more…
‘Invest in us’
Assurances about the future job security of Royal Mail managers is being sought by Unite following the company’s ‘poor’ financial statement this week. Today (Thursday 23 May), Unite, which…Read more…
Workplace dignity call
Unite has echoed the findings of a report by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), on public concerns about the lack of public toilets, and highlighted how it also affects workers. The…Read more…
‘Vicious cost-cutting’
Warehouse workers at DHL Services in West Thurrock, Essex have voted to strike on June 5 over the prospect of a serious deterioration in employment conditions when they are transferred to a new…Read more…
Sellafield workers victimised
Members of Unite employed by troubled outsourcer Mitie, on the Sellafield contract, are experiencing victimisation as a result of undertaking legal industrial action. The shocking revelations…Read more…
‘Unfit for purpose’
The length of GP appointments must be extended to support patients with increasingly complex health needs, doctors have said. The call comes at a time when the average GP appointment is just…Read more…
‘Hugely significant’ case
A key case on trade union law starts today (May 22) when the Court of Appeal hears the appeal of Kostal UK Limited against an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) decision to order the firm to pay 55…Read more…
Trail of destruction
Unite has secured assurances from the government today (May 22) after it was confirmed that British Steel has entered insolvency, placing 5,000 direct jobs at risk and many more jobs in limbo in the…Read more…
United against the far right
Unite members in the North West have stood firm against the far-right in a series of recent demos against Stephen Yaxley-Lennon , also known as Tommy Robinson, who is campaigning in the region in the…Read more…
‘Devastating blow’
The Jamie Oliver restaurant group today (May 21) collapsed into administration – with all but three of the restauranteur’s outlets now closed, resulting in the loss of more than 1,000 jobs. …Read more…
‘In the national interest’
Unite has called for British Steel to be taken under public control if a deal cannot be reached between owners Greybull, its lenders and the government that avoids the threat of the company…Read more…
Walkers out?
The prospect of a crisp ‘famine’ in the North West of England has become a stark possibility as corner shops, pubs and supermarkets face supply shortages amid a strike threat from lorry drivers on a…Read more…
More Luton Airport strikes on horizon
Security guards employed by London Luton Airport will step up their campaign against ‘heavy-handed’ shift changes with 12 consecutive days of strike action, including the bank holiday weekend. …Read more…
‘Deeds speak louder than words’
Troubled outsourcing giant Mitie has been accused of sabotaging an anti-bullying campaign being undertaken at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. Unite has been distributing literature and…Read more…
Back UK steel charter call
Unite threw its full weight behind the industry body UK Steel’s steel charter which is being launched today (May 20) in Parliament, urging the government and big firms to buy British to boost UK…Read more…
‘Service worth investing in’
As the latest Royal baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is due to receive a first visit from his health visitor, now is a good time to highlight the continuing travails of the health visiting…Read more…
Keep Britain afloat
Unite is again calling on the government to support British jobs and build the next generation of Naval support ships in the UK as it ramps up its Keep Britain Afloat campaign and celebrates a…Read more…
Stop the far right call
A major advertising campaign aimed at boosting voter turnout to stop the far right in this Thursday’s (May 23) European elections is being launched today (May 20) across towns and cities in the North…Read more…
Building a movement
Young workers from all sectors of the economy are gathering in Eastbourne this weekend (May 18-19) for Unite, the union’s annual young members’ conference. Delegates representing young workers…Read more…