Unite the union has today (April 7) announced that it has secured union recognition and a 13 per cent pay increase over two years at DHL Aberdeen. Around 30 logistics drivers will benefit from a two…Read more…
Unite rep ‘being dragged through kangaroo court’
Unite has formally lodged an employment tribunal claim against the Labour controlled Coventry Council on behalf of union rep Pete Randle. The council stands accused of shamefully victimising Pete for…Read more…
‘Significant victory for common sense’
Proposals to create a new super NHS laboratory in the North West by closing local sites, which could have led to delays in analysing patient samples, have been halted after a three-year campaign…Read more…
Energy strategy must guarantee jobs
The government today (April 7) announced a long-delayed energy strategy amid skyrocketing energy prices attributed to spiking demand following pandemic lockdowns as well as the war in Ukraine. But…Read more…
Hackney council workers to strike
More than 200 Hackney council workers will strike over an “insulting” 1.75 per cent pay offer, Unite said today (April 6). Staff working in refuse, building services and passenger services for those…Read more…
‘Unnecessary rise’ in National Insurance slammed
On the day that National Insurance is hiked by 1.25 per cent for millions of workers today (April 6), Unite has reiterated its call for the government to tax the “profits piled up by pandemic…Read more…
Luton baggage handlers to strike
Easter holiday strikes at Luton airport by baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London Ground Handling Services will impact Wizz Air passengers, Unite warned today (April 5). Unite said…Read more…
Woolwich Ferry strikes suspended for talks
Woolwich Ferry’s workers have suspended their industrial action and also plans to hold another strike ballot in a goodwill gesture to resolve the long-running dispute, Unite the union said today…Read more…
Svitzer tug boat crews in fresh strikes
Teesport is facing severe delays and disruption during the busy Easter period as tugboat crews employed by Svitzer Marine take fresh strike action in a dispute over pay. The crews, who are…Read more…
Airport chaos
The chaos and staff shortages afflicting UK airports will continue unless the aviation industry improves the way it treats its workers, Unite said today (Monday 4 April). Unite general secretary…Read more…
Coventry councillors told to ‘stop union busting’
Local residents and campaigners, accompanied by a mobile ad van, will be out in full force to support Unite rep Pete Randle (pictured) who is attending an investigation hearing on Tuesday (April 5)…Read more…
Riverside Bakery pay win
Strike action at Nottingham’s Riverside Bakery has been cancelled after Unite negotiated a pay deal worth nearly seven per cent for around 170 workers. The workers were due to commence continuous…Read more…
Fair tips victory
Unite members working for Pizza Express have declared victory for fair tips after an internal Pizza Express committee scrapped a tips allocation plan that saw low-paid waiting staff lose up to £2000…Read more…
‘Pitiful and insulting’ police staff pay offer
Vital police staff, such as 999 call handlers, are being urged to reject a ‘pitiful and insulting’ 2.1 per cent pay offer over a 17-month period, as the country faces the biggest cost of living…Read more…
‘Another slap in the face for NHS staff’
Unite has slammed the government for ending free car parking for NHS staff in England this week, as it highlighted rock-bottom morale among health workers and a cost of living crisis that has hit so…Read more…
‘Tremendous result’
At a press conference held today (March 30) at the gates of Regina Coeli House, the centre of an eleven week occupation by workers, Unite has announced it has received assurances from the Department…Read more…
Strike looms at Royal Mail
Royal Mail could soon be hit by UK-wide strikes over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in what Unite the union says today (March 30) is yet another case of ‘fire and…Read more…
‘End offshoring – buy UK-made aerospace or risk its future’
Unite members from the aerospace sector are heading to parliament to meet with MPs to demand that UK taxpayers’ cash is spent on UK jobs, not siphoned offshore.
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‘Solidarity with health and care workers in Gibraltar’
Unite leader Sharon Graham has called on Gibraltar’s government to step up for the Rock’s health and care workers in a solidarity message supporting a rally against poor working conditions and…Read more…
Make aerospace funding deliver for UK workers
Aerospace and shipbuilding – two high skilled UK engineering industries, have long been synonymous with quality and excellence. Nations across the globe have, for many years, sought out our…Read more…