Strikes at Bexley council refuse contractor Countrystyle Recycling have been extended until August 7, Unite said today (July 13). More than 100 workers, responsible for loading and driving bin…Read more…
Norwich City Services strikes off
Strike action at Norwich City Services Ltd (NCSL) has been averted after workers agreed an improved pay and conditions package. The workers, who are members of Unite and Unison, had voted to take…Read more…
Isle of Wight MP sides with bad bosses
Responding to Bob Seeley’s calls for the upcoming Transport Bill to include restrictions on ferry strikes, Unite regional coordinating officer Scott Kemp said, “Mr Seeley knows that Red Funnel is…Read more…
Arriva Yorkshire bus strikes off
The bus strike affecting Arriva’s services in West and North Yorkshire will be suspended from Friday (July 15) as an act of good faith. All out strike action, involving members of Unite resumed today…Read more…
Isle of Wight ferry strikes latest
Around 120 Red Funnel staff working on the Isle of Wight route, the majority of whom are on the minimum wage, will take 24-hour strike actions on 27 July and 1, 3 and 5 August. The strikes will…Read more…
‘We must act together’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an impassioned speech at the 136th Durham Miners’ Gala on Saturday (July 9). She highlighted the more than 60,000 Unite members now out on strike and…Read more…
Stagecoach Merseyside bus strikes latest
Members of Unite employed by Stagecoach Merseyside have announced all-out strike action in their pay dispute, due to the employer’s failure to make an improved offer. The 370 bus workers, who are…Read more…
Thirteen Housing Group strikes off
Strikes at housing association Thirteen Housing Group, which has over 35,000 properties in the North East and Yorkshire, have been averted after Unite the union secured an improved pay deal. More…Read more…
Petrol pump service engineers to strike
Problems at petrol pumps throughout the UK will be left unattended as service engineers employed by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Ltd take strike action tomorrow (July 7) in a dispute over pay. The service…Read more…
Cadbury workers secure ‘sweet’ pay deal
Unite has secured a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5 per cent for more than 1,000 Cadbury workers. The union has also delivered a separate 25 per cent boost in holiday pay. Unite’s members at…Read more…
Make Parliamentary staff safety a priority
Unite, which represents more than 300 Parliamentary staff, has called on political parties to make staff protection from sexual harassment and misconduct a top priority. The call comes amid the…Read more…
Heathrow refuelling firm face strikes
Major airlines – including Virgin Atlantic Delta and KLM – could be hit as workers act against wage cuts of more than 15 per cent. Members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, employed by…Read more…
North West facing Arriva bus strikes over ‘pitiful’ pay offer
Bus workers employed by Arriva in the North West have voted in huge numbers for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite, the workers’ union, says that all-out continuous strike action will begin…Read more…
Royal Mail managers announce strike dates
Royal Mail managers across the UK are set to take industrial action in a dispute over further attacks on jobs and pay. Unite, the managers’ trade union, says that 2,400 managers will work to rule on…Read more…
Baker Hughes accused of fire and rehire
A giant US business, Baker Hughes, is being accused of `laying waste to Scottish jobs’ through fire and rehire by Unite. Baker Hughes, which is one of the world’s biggest oil field services company,…Read more…
Public tells BA to restore staff pay
In the first test of public opinion since British Airways check-in staff announced that they will take strike action to have their pay restored to the pre-pandemic rate, more than seven in ten (73…Read more…
Barclays staff in pay win
Unite the union representing staff at Barclays has today (Thursday 30) won a ‘cost of living’ increase for staff from 1st August. Following calls from the Union and discussions with management to…Read more…
Stagecoach Merseyside bus strikes back on
Bus strikes affecting Stagecoach Merseyside’s entire operation are set to go ahead next Monday (July 4) as the workforce takes a stand against low pay. The action will involve 370 members of Unite,…Read more…
Royal Mail managers vote to strike
Royal Mail faces UK-wide strikes this summer over plans to remove 542 frontline delivery managers alongside a redeployment programme to bring in worsening terms and conditions, after managers voted…Read more…
Gatwick Taxi drivers facing brutal fire and rehire-style tactics
Around 300 taxi drivers working at Gatwick Cars Ltd are being threatened with `fire and rehire’ and forced onto a vastly inferior zero hours contract, which will dramatically cut their pay. Gatwick…Read more…