Unite has branded revelations that the government deliberately suppressed information on how workers could be temporarily furloughed when forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19 as “reckless”. The…Read more…
Back Barry’s Bill!
Labour MPs, including Angela Rayner, Jeremy Corbyn, Andy McDonald, Zarah Sultana, Grahame Morris and dozens more, flocked to a campaign event outside Parliament on Wednesday (June 16) in a strong…Read more…
‘Together we can win’
Unite, has today (June 16) endorsed Barry Gardiner’s parliamentary bill to end fire and rehire. Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, called the practice, in which employers sack…Read more…
Premier Inn protests
Protests at Premier Inns in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland calling for staff to be paid the real living wage will be held tomorrow (June 17), the same day as parent company Whitbread’s…Read more…
Woolwich Ferry dispute latest
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to intervene as new strike dates were announced in the Woolwich Ferry ‘different bosses, same victimisation’ dispute. The nine days of 24 hour strikes during…Read more…
Farm worker shortage can be solved with better pay
Difficulties finding seasonal agricultural workers could solved by improving notoriously bad pay and conditions in the sector, Unite has said in response to complaints by UK fruit farmers.
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‘Give us a social security package’
As the furlough scheme is about to end, so will the £20 Universal Credit ‘uplift’. With double the number of claimants since onset of Covid, Unite demands the UC rise becomes permanent
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‘Workers and businesses still need more help’
New figures published today (June 15) have shown signs that the labour market is recovering after lockdown restrictions eased earlier this year, with unemployment falling for the fourth month in a…Read more…
‘Metro misery’
Tyne and Wear residents are being warned to brace for ‘Metro misery’ during train maintenance strikes that will impact rail travel across the region. Unite issued the warning after its members…Read more…
Unite lorry driver manifesto launched
Unite has launched a radical manifesto to tackle the chronic driver shortage affecting the UK’s lorry driving sector. The manifesto has been drawn up to coincide with a ministerial roundtable to be…Read more…
‘Passengers and bus drivers at renewed risk’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, is calling on the government to ensure that the current rules on mask wearing and reduced capacity on public transport are properly enforced…Read more…
Extend furlough call
As the government prepares to delay lockdown easing for another four weeks, Unite has reiterated its call for continued financial support for workers and their beleaguered industries. Government…Read more…
Thousands of Stoke families at risk
Thousands of families in Stoke-on-Trent, which has high levels of child poverty, could be badly hit by city council plans to slash £1 million from the children and young people services’ budget,…Read more…
Dozens of Loganair jobs saved
Unite Scotland has today (June 14) welcomed the news that up to 35 cabin crew jobs at risk of redundancy across Scottish airports have now been saved thanks to innovative training courses supported…Read more…
Bromley library win
Unite the union has hailed victory in the dispute at Bromley Central Library over late night openings with fewer staff. Talks this week with the employer social enterprise Greenwich Leisure Limited…Read more…
Lancashire biomedical scientists strikes continue
Hardline NHS bosses at a Lancashire NHS trust have, so far, spurned the offer of any talks, including under the auspices of conciliation service Acas, to resolve the biomedical scientists’ upgrading…Read more…
Make your voice heard
Unite’s current general secretary Len McCluskey is standing down – and the race to be his successor has already started. Who will be the next leader of Unite? Unite is urging members to make sure…Read more…
Scrapping of electrician deskilling plans welcomed
Unite has welcomed the announcement by contractors Balfour Beatty and NG Bailey that they remain committed to the Joint Industry Board (JIB) agreement and the training of fully qualified…Read more…
‘Counterproductive’ redundancies
Members of Unite will hold a socially distanced protest tomorrow outside the Leeds debt support charity StepChange from 12.30pm over ‘counterproductive’ plans to slash up to 170 jobs. The ending of…Read more…
Weetabix strikes announced
Engineers employed by Weetabix at its factories in Northamptonshire will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over the company’s plans to fire and rehire them resulting in a huge cut in…Read more…