Paramedics in the south of England will receive “restraint training” because there are not enough police to respond to dangerous callouts, as Tory cuts to the police numbers continue to be felt…Read more…
‘Body blow’ for car workers
Brexit-related plans by car parts manufacturer Schaeffler to close its factories in Llanelli and Plymouth have been described as a “body blow” for autoworkers by Unite. The union vowed to…Read more…
‘Growing epidemic’
Working days lost to stress increased by nearly a quarter in 2017 according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), leading to calls for a “culture change” in how bosses deal with the “growing…Read more…
‘Much deserved honour’
A film documenting the true story of how trade unionists in Scotland, members of Unite’s predecessor unions, took a stand against the Pinochet regime has won the highest honour in Scottish cinema….Read more…
Fair treatment call
A campaign by Unite, the construction union, to ensure that workers building the Royal Liverpool hospital are treated fairly and without exploitation, received a significant boost at this weekend’s…Read more…
Living Wage boost
At least 180,000 people whose bosses are Living Wage employers will see a boost to their pay packets as the Living Wage Foundation increases its rate to £9 an hour outside London and £10.55 in the…Read more…
‘Principled stand’
Unite demanded Google take action to deal with “thousands” sexual harassment claims, as staff around the world staged walkouts over the company’s response to the issue. Thousands of Google…Read more…
Save care homes demo
Unite the union is spearheading a protest tomorrow (November 3) against the closure of Southampton city council’s two remaining residential care homes. The Labour-controlled city council wants…Read more…
‘Working for free’ row
Unite members, employed by the UK’s leading waste management provider, Veolia Environmental Services UK Ltd, at the Ditton Road site in Widnes, Cheshire are set to ballot for strike action following…Read more…
Fair share call
A majority of workers in the UK’s hotel industry are barely scraping together a living earning less than the real Living Wage. A new TUC report has found that a shocking six in 10 workers are…Read more…
Fight to keep school bus
Leeds Unite Community activists have won another victory in their campaign to ensure the continued running of school transport for disabled children in the area. Leeds City Council (LCC) last year…Read more…
‘Anger’ at shipyard closure news
The decision to close the Appledore shipyard with the loss of 199 jobs has been met with “anger and dismay” by Unite, who vowed to fight the move and protect members’ jobs. The devastating…Read more…
‘Green light’ to bad bosses
Unite is extremely disappointed that the government has rejected recommendations to introduce a maximum working temperature. The Environmental Select Committee published a report in July…Read more…
‘Not just of kings and queens’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey will tonight be calling for the story of Peterloo to be taught in schools, in a speech at a special pre-screening of a new Mike Leigh film that dramatises the…Read more…
Zero tolerance
Violence against NHS staff is a growing phenomenon that last year reached its peak – one in seven NHS workers reported being attacked. The latest shocking figures show that just over 15…Read more…
‘No bonanza’
Economic experts have demolished Tory claims that yesterday’s (October 29) Budget is “ending austerity”. In a damning analysis the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) pointed out that headline…Read more…
‘Time for action’
Workers at Luton Airport will intensify their ongoing campaign for pay justice with a week of strike action planned by passenger mobility assistants and a strike ballot for cleaners. Unite…Read more…
‘Temporary agreement’
Thousands of workers employed by DHL on the Jaguar Land Rover logistics contract in the West Midlands will have their pay protected during the company’s current two week shutdown, following an…Read more…
Fracking threat
Unite the union is calling for an immediate halt to fracking in Lancashire after it was revealed that there had been at least 19 tremors at the Quadrilla site since fracking restarted at the site a…Read more…
Save shipyard plea
Devon shipbuilding workers travelled to Parliament today (October 30) to hand in an 8,000-signature petition calling on the government to step up and save the embattled Appledore Shipyard. …Read more…