Jeremy Corbyn vowed to take action against “tax dodgers, bad bosses and big polluters” as he took aim at Britain’s “corrupt system” at the launch of Labour’s general election campaign yesterday (31…Read more…
Meaningful change at RBS?
Unite urges new RBS CEO to address staff concerns.
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‘Positive future for Bombardier’
Unite welcomed the news that Bombardier has been sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems in a deal worth around £1bn, saying that investment for growth must follow the sale.
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‘Pushed against the wall’
Pathologists at a north east London NHS trust will strike on Monday (November 4) for a week in a dispute over new shift patterns which, it is claimed, could compromise the integrity of patients’…Read more…
‘Bullying culture’ at RSPCA
Endemic bullying and pay issues are driving RSPCA staff out of their jobs, Unite has warned. The RSPCA is facing a “recruitment and retention” crisis that risks impacting upon the animal…Read more…
‘Glaring unfairness’
Hospital trusts across England have raked in millions of pounds in car parking charges levied on staff, patients and visitors alike. Scores of NHS trusts raked in more than £1m on parking…Read more…
NHS ‘offered on a platter’
The government has held secret discussions with US drug companies about NHS medicine prices, despite Boris Johnson’s claims that the health service would not be included in any post-Brexit trade deal…Read more…
‘Double hit’
Women in their 50s face the largest gender pay gap, a shock new report has found, with women in of that age earning on average £12,508 less than men in the same group – a gap of 28 per cent. …Read more…
Unfairly singled out?
Unite reasserted its solidarity with the Grenfell community and London firefighters today (October 29) after parts of the inquiry into the tragedy that criticise the London Fire Brigade were leaked…Read more…
Building trust
Building trust is the key to engaging with Black and Asian ethnic minority (BAEM) communities — who face serious health inequalities such as higher rates of infant mortality. This was an…Read more…
Under the bonnet of ‘dodgy’ deal
Leaked papers show that the government is planning to demolish workers’ rights after Britain leaves the EU. Unite accused prime minister Boris Johnson, who has broken his “do or die” to…Read more…
A giant of our movement
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey spoke on Friday (October 25) at the launch of a new biography of renowned Scottish trade unionist and politician Jimmy Reid, entitled Jimmy Reid: A Clyde-built…Read more…
‘Fed-up’ health visitors again vote to strike
More than 70 Lincolnshire health visitors have voted by a large majority to strike in the long running pay dispute over county council plans to ‘divide and rule’ over future job roles. Unite…Read more…
Payday ‘vultures’ on brink of collapse
Payday lender QuickQuid is the latest loan shark to shut down after a wave of compensation claims from victims of predatory practices. US-based Enova, which owns QuickQuid, announced on…Read more…
‘Permanent tribute’
A jet engine subject to a workers’ boycott in Scotland during the 1970s because it was to be used by murderous Chilean dictator General Pinochet’s airforce was unveiled as a monument to the…Read more…
‘In denial of the facts’
Transport secretary Grant Shapps, has today (October 24) refused to apologise to Thomas Cook workers when he was challenged about the government’s failure to support the company, which collapsed last…Read more…
‘Game changer’
Labour will work with trade unions to ensure the UK is carbon neutral by the 2030s, shadow business and energy secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey said as the party launched its fast track climate strategy…Read more…
‘Sorely disappointed’
The vital role health visitors play at a time when their numbers are dangerously plummeting was highlighted at a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday (October 24). That a child’s first months…Read more…
‘Total failure’
The government’s inaction and its failure to intervene and save some or all of collapsed travel company Thomas Cook was further exposed at the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select…Read more…
‘Stand behind British Steel’ call
Unite called on the business secretary Andrea Leadsom to guarantee the government’s continued support for British Steel and honour previous commitments on research and investment necessary to…Read more…