The Local Government’s Association’s (LGA) recent warning that there is a gaping £8bn hole in council budgets has been endorsed by Unite. “The cuts in local council funding are changing the nature of…Read more…
Bus ballot prep goes on
Unite is proceeding with its preparations for an industrial action ballot of 3,500 Yorkshire bus workers over ‘the bullying culture’ at two First Group companies. Unite is preparing the paperwork for…Read more…
‘They’re virtually invisible’
As sub-zero temperatures continued into last night (January 31) amid the UK’s latest cold snap, battering towns and cities with snow, Unite’s headquarters opened its doors to rough sleepers for the…Read more…
‘Proud to help out’
Sub-zero temperatures may be merely unpleasant for many of us, but for some, it can be deadly. As the UK weathered its coldest night of the year last night (January 31) thousands of rough…Read more…
Drop ‘bully boy’ tactics call
Unite has said that the window of opportunity to settle the long running Birmingham bin dispute is coming to an end. If the dispute is not settled then industrial action will be escalated. …Read more…
‘Toxic cocktail’
Car production in the UK fell by close to 10 per cent last year and automotive industry investment by nearly 50 per cent according to new figures, with Unite blaming a “toxic cocktail” of economic…Read more…
‘No excuse’
Unite has ‘named and shamed’ online retailer Buy It Direct for flouting the law by denying delivery drivers access to decent toilet facilities. Unite members undertaking deliveries at a Buy It…Read more…
“World class workforce”
Unite signed a union recognition agreement with Hitachi Rail Europe at it’s cutting edge train manufacturing facility in County Durham today (30 January).
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Shunted into the sidings?
Britain’s rail manufacturing renaissance could be shunted into the sidings Unite warned today (January 30), as it urged the government to support UK manufacturing, jobs and skills by investing in…Read more…
‘No other choice’
Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by Azzurra Ground Handling at Luton Airport will begin voting for industrial action today (January 30) over the company’s decision to impose a pay freeze…Read more…
‘Much needed initiative’
Unite is strongly backing a consultation by the Scottish government which would make the term electrician a protected title. If the Scottish government grants electricians protected title…Read more…
‘Crisis-level’ debt
Long-term wage stagnation and skyrocketing housing and transport costs are continuing to take their toll as the number of people claiming financial insolvency reaches a seven-year high. New…Read more…
Food shortages threat
Some of Britain’s biggest retailers have warned of food shortages and rocketing prices in the event of a no deal Brexit, as Unite called on Theresa May to take the disastrous option off the table….Read more…
‘First small step’
Unite is passionate about ensuring that all its members regardless of race or gender throughout all its sectors are not discriminated in the workplace. This commitment is demonstrated by the…Read more…
‘Mismanagement and failure’
Unite is calling on the contractors preparing to restart work on the troubled Royal Liverpool hospital to ensure first class employment rights, in order to avoid further problems and delays on the…Read more…
Toxic cabin air ‘damaging lives’
Unite has reiterated its call for a full public inquiry into aerotoxic syndrome after a British Airways pilot declared an emergency last week (January 21) and was forced to turn back to the flight’s…Read more…
‘Systemic anti-union campaign’
About 3,500 bus workers, employed by First Group across Yorkshire, are gearing up to be balloted for strike action over the management’s ‘systematic campaign of anti-trade union activities’. …Read more…
‘Fairer funding means more funding’
Northern cities have borne the brunt of the massive cuts to local authority spending since 2010, with Liverpool and Barnsley among the hardest hit. According to a new report from the Centre…Read more…
Urgent clarity call
Unite is seeking urgent clarity after reports emerged on Sunday (January 27) that super market giant Tesco – the largest private sector employer in the UK – was considering plans to axe 15,000 jobs….Read more…
“Roared like a lion”
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey yesterday (26 January) celebrated the life and achievements of one of Leeds’ 19th Century trade union heroes.
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