Kate Osbourne, Unite delegate today (Monday 25 September) addressed congress in relation to the international section of the National Policy Forum report. She said, “While Unite clearly…
‘Scrap the cap’
Public sector pay was at the top of the agenda at the Labour Party Conference this week (September 25), against a backdrop of public sector workers suffering seven years of real-terms pay cuts….
‘What our country needs’
In the first of Unite’s contributions to this year’s Labour Party conference in Brighton, Unite delegate Mike Hedges intervened in the discussions around transport. He said that, “getting our…
‘Wicked cuts’
Local councils are being bled dry by the government’s manic devotion to austerity. On average councils receive 40 per cent less central funding than they did in 2010. The cuts have not been…
Why Labour must win
A recent article in The House magazine caught my eye. Tory MP Robert Halfon, the former education minister, was reflecting on the general election outcome. You may remember Halfon as the Tory who…
Minister for youth?
A call has been made for a youth affairs minister to coordinate services for young people across government by Unite. The demand for a minister with a seat in the cabinet will come in a new…
‘What are they hiding?’
Unite has discovered the government is suppressing information on expected changes in food prices as a result of the UK leaving the European Union. The refusal to publish the report increases…
Borrowing to eat
Nearly half of all young people have to borrow money to make it to the end of the month, illuminating the plight of millennials struggling with shrinking wages, rising living costs and insecure work….
Cab trade’s ‘Wild West’ snubbed
Following concerted lobbying from Unite and other unions, Transport for London (TfL) today (September 22) announced Uber’s operating licence will not be renewed in a resounding victory for passenger…
Hinkley Point ballot
Construction workers employed at Hinkley Point have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer in the longstanding dispute over pay and bonuses on the project. The unions concerned, Unite and the…
‘Fourth emergency service’
A community support centre which has won £12m for disabled, sick and injured people with benefit and debt problems has launched an appeal to find £50,000 to remain open. Salford Unemployed…
Building Unite
Unite’s organisers have made heroic efforts encouraging sign-up to Unite in heliports. Find out more in the video below:
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‘Bitter disappoint’ in PM
Unite expressed bitter disappointment in prime minister Theresa May after she met with the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to discuss trade at a summit on Monday (September 18). The meeting…
Capita pensions strike
On the day that Capita has announced its half year results (September 21) Unite, the union representing staff at Capita, has said that staff have voted ‘Yes’ in a strike ballot and will be taking…
Mitie fine mess
Unite has pledged “maximum support” for its members working for Mitie after the company announced yesterday (September 20) that it may slash up to 480 jobs. The announcement comes as the…
Pay victory
Battling canteen staff at the Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire have achieved an inflation-beating pay rise of three per cent. Unite, which represents the 20 canteen staff employed by…
‘Kids are going hungry’
It is long past time for a pay rise. The rise of low waged work is widespread. It has also been long-term. For at least 30 years, working people have been getting poorer while those at the top get…
London bus strike off
A strike by London’s bus controllers scheduled for Friday (September 22) has been called off after last minute peace talks at Acas today (September 20) resulted in an increased pay offer being made…
‘Great courage’
Following talks between Unite and Serco last week, workers at Barts Health NHS Trust have voted in favour of a deal on working conditions and pay. The deal puts an end to the long-running…
New steel venture
German steel company Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel today (September 20) announced that they had taken the first step in merging their European operations after signing a memorandum of understanding…