Falling numbers of EU nationals working in the NHS have sparked fears that already worrying staff shortages in the health service will only be further exacerbated post-Brexit. The latest…Read more…
‘Misery-causing monster’
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey admitted yesterday (October 11) that Universal Credit (UC) will make people worse off – as pressure increased on the government for it to be scrapped. …Read more…
‘Blow to UK shipbuilding’
Ship workers’ union, Unite, called on Cammell Laird bosses to come clean on the business case for slashing over 290 jobs at the firm’s Birkenhead shipyard today (October 11), and demanded that the…Read more…
‘National disaster’
The collapse of Carillion in January left half constructed buildings and disrupted public services up and down the country, causing misery for thousands of workers and costing the taxpayers millions….Read more…
‘Do the right thing’
Payment of bills to Newham council’s suppliers ‘could grind to a snail’s pace’, if a dispute involving finance staff who process the payments is not resolved, Unite warned today (October 11). …Read more…
‘National emergency’
At least 450 homeless people in the UK have died on the streets or in temporary housing over the past 12 months, according to an investigation that exposes the “national emergency” of homelessness….Read more…
‘Depth of anger’
The first industrial action at leading Derbyshire crane manufacturer Street Crane for 20 years is due to take place as the company has been unwilling to engage in constructive pay talks, Unite said…Read more…
Tesco pay row
Deliveries to Tesco stores in Yorkshire and the north east could be under threat, if a pay dispute at the company’s Doncaster distribution centre escalates, Unite the union warned on Tuesday (October…Read more…
‘Massive’ pay inequality
Gatwick Airport workers, who look after an estimated 670,000 passengers annually, many with disabilities, are being balloted for strike action in a row over a ‘massive inequality’ in pay. …Read more…
‘Flawed and unfair’
Today’s World Mental Health Day (October 10) should be the catalyst for Work and Pensions secretary Esther McVey to scrap the controversial Universal Credit (UC) welfare system, Unite has said….Read more…
‘Ludicrous’ cuts
Unite called on the chancellor Philip Hammond to rule out rumoured cuts to subsidies for electric vehicles amid yesterday’s (October 8) climate change warnings from the United Nations…Read more…
Solihull shut down
News that Jaguar Land Rover will shut its Solihull plant for two weeks is a sign of the pressure being faced by the UK’s leading car producer. The two week shut down from 22nd October will…Read more…
‘Race to the bottom’
A shocking report on the slave like conditions of non-EU lorry drivers in Europe has raised concerns about the potential consequences if Britain’s driving regulations are attacked post-Brexit. …Read more…
‘Just transition’ call
At least 290,000 jobs in the UK and Europe will be at risk by 2030 under carbon emission targets for new cars without a plan for a transition from combustible engines to electric vehicles, Unite has…Read more…
Unilever not leaving
Unite has welcomed the news that Unilever, producer of popular British consumer brands such as Marmite and Pot Noodle, is scrapping its plans to relocate its headquarters to Rotterdam following a…Read more…
UK defence worker betrayal
The production of the Royal Air Force’s new fleet of surveillance aircraft could be outsourced to the US, a move Unite says would be a further betrayal of UK defence workers by the Tories. The…Read more…
‘Finding their voice’
Some of the UK’s most popular food and drink chains – TGI Fridays, McDonald’s and Wetherspoons – faced coordinated strike action today (October 4) from a young and defiant workforce that congregated…Read more…
‘A starting point’
Following political pressure on both sides of the Atlantic, global tech giant Amazon has announced that it will raise minimum wages for all its UK and US staff from November 1. About 350,000…Read more…
‘The party of no-one’
Unite blasted the Tories as “the party of no-one” after Theresa May’s conference speech in which she made a desperate attempt to rally her fractious MPs behind her Brexit approach, declaring the…Read more…
Mass show of solidarity
Unite members from TGI Fridays in Milton Keynes, Covent Garden and Stratford City will mark their eighth 24-hour walkout tomorrow (October 4) by joining with striking workers from McDonald’s and…Read more…