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More than 1,000 TfL and London Underground (LU) workers will take strike action to defend pay, pensions and jobs on Friday 19 August. The workers, members of Unite, will go on strike at the same time as their colleagues in other unions employed on the underground and overground. More than 1,600 Unite members employed by […]
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The nation’s leading offshore trade union, Unite, has confirmed today (8 August) that medics who work on Shell platforms will be balloted on strike action following the rejection of a real terms cut pay. Unite represents more than a dozen workers employed by United Healthcare Global Medical (UK) who provide essential medial cover on oil […]
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Unite has confirmed that its members employed in the manufacture of coffins for Cooperative Funeral Care have voted for strike action with an initial week of action scheduled for August in a dispute over pay. The site is the Coop’s only coffin production site. Unite members voted for action by 96 per cent on an […]
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Unite has secured a 10 per cent pay increase for around 200 workers at the Barry Callebaut chocolate factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The one-year deal pay deal means the workers, who are production operatives and technicians, will see their salaries, bonuses and pensions increase by 10 per cent. The deal was secured without the need […]
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In the last 10 years Arriva’s UK British bus division has siphoned more than half a billion pounds to Deutsche Bahn shareholders, while its UK workers’ wages are on a downward spiral. Research by Unite has discovered that Arriva’s German parent company, Deutsche Bahn, is raking in huge profits off the back of the hard […]
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Unite has today (August 5) joined Amazon workers who are taking action at Tilbury distribution centre over an insulting 35p an hour pay offer. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has renewed calls for union protection so Amazon workers can secure the pay rise they deserve. Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary said, “Unite will stand with […]
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Workers at the port of Felixstowe will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over pay after peace talks at the conciliation service Acas failed to produce a reasonable offer. Over 1,900 workers, who are members of Unite will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday, August 21 ending on Monday, August […]
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Unite the union has today won extra support for the lowest pay at Aviva in response to the costs of living pressures faced by staff. The union is calling on the company to go further and commit to a more substantial rise in salaries for all staff, regardless of hours worked. Caren Evans, Unite national […]
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Unite has negotiated a £2,300 cost of living payment for workers at the engine manufacturing and components company Cummins. The one off payment will cover 2,730 workers who are part of the bargaining unit that Unite negotiates on behalf of. The agreement covers workers based at the company’s factories in Darlington, Daventry, Huddersfield, Stamford and […]
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Members of Unite employed by Network Rail as electric control room operatives, will join other rail unions in taking strike action on Thursday, August 18 and Saturday, August 20. The electric control room operatives play a crucial role as they are responsible for managing and controlling the power supply to the rail network. Unite general […]
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Unite is calling on any potential new owner of Bournemouth Transport Ltd to protect the jobs and pensions of the company’s workforce. Bournemouth Transport Ltd, which operated bus routes in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch areas, from its Yeomans Road depot, fell into administration on Friday (July 29). Talks have since been held with at […]
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Bus passengers in north London face having their journey’s being severely affected later this year, as drivers ballot for industrial action. The ballot is a result of Arriva failing to make a pay offer for 2022. Over 1,400 bus drivers, who are members of Unite will be balloted for strike action. The ballot opens on […]
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Unite the union on Tuesday (August 2) announced a week-long strike action that will hit supplies to Sainsbury’s stores throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland after a poor pay offer was rejected by DHL workers. 96 per cent of DHL workers on a 68 per cent turnout emphatically voted to take strike action following the rejection […]
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Around 18,000 lowest paid bank workers will get payment in August to help with rising living costs. Unite, the union representing bank workers at HSBC has today won a £1,500 cost of living payment for the lowest paid staff. Dominic Hook, Unite national officer said, “Unite has worked tirelessly to demonstrate to HSBC the need […]
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Bus workers employed by Go North East at its Chester-Le-Street garage in Durham, will begin strike action later this month as a direct response to the company’s plan to close the depot. The industrial action will involve 170 members of Unite. The all out continuous strike action will begin on Friday, August 12. The strike […]
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The bin dispute which began in January has now ended with a pay rise for the drivers worth up to 12.9%, which is worth an estimated £3,600 per year in their pay packets. The deal also includes Christmas bonuses worth some £4,000, and disciplinary charges against Unite Shop Steward Pete Randle dropped. Unite General Secretary […]
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Unite today (July 29) announced that its members working for US oil and gas giant, Baker Hughes, have voted for strike action in a dispute over fire and rehire tactics. Around 110 workers voted for strike action by 87.3 per cent on an 87.5 per cent turnout to defend their jobs, terms and conditions. In June, […]
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Over 300 workers employed by housing association Sanctuary in its repairs department have secured an additional nine per cent pay increase. The workers who are Unite members, recently held a demonstration about pay concerns. This followed an intense period of recruitment and organising by Unite among the workforce. Following the demonstration, Sanctuary’s management confirmed that the […]
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GS Sharon Graham’s new take on disputes has certainly led to some unique wins – here paying dividends to low waged bank staff While millions of households suffer under the worst cost of living crisis in generations, there’s one group of businesses that are certainly not feeling the pinch – British banks. Over the last […]
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Just days after Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss announced proposals to severely restrict the right to strike if she were to become prime minister, transport secretary Grant Shapps likewise indicated his government’s aims to all but outlaw unions. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Shapps said he was looking at banning certain strikes, curtailing […]
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