Read and hear Davy Kettle’s moving tribute to Holocaust victims
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One day without genocide
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) when people across the world gather to remember the more than 6m Jewish people who were massacred in the Holocaust, as well as the millions more who were…Read more…
British Volt factory welcomed
Unite has welcomed news that British Volts’ Northumberland gigafactory will go ahead. The British Volt factory, being built on the site of the former Blyth power station, is great news for the region…Read more…
‘Pay Scunthorpe scaffolders rate for the job’
Campaigners will stage protests at four Actavo sites across England, Scotland and Ireland to demand that Actavo pays scaffolders the rate for the job. The scaffolders employed by Actavo at British…Read more…
Fight against police bill carries on
Government plans to shut down peaceful protest and intimidate trade unionists through restrictions on picketing were dealt a severe blow this week by the House of Lords. The authoritarian measures,…Read more…
‘Incredible bravery’
The Regina Coeli House — the only all-female accommodation in Northern Ireland supporting those battling addiction, mental ill health, homelessness and abuse — has been a beacon of hope…Read more…
Mercedes Benz pay win
The vehicle technician workforce at Mercedes Benz Retail Group (MBRG) were today (January 19) celebrating a pay package that sees a 13 per cent pay hike for 2022, after the management had originally…Read more…
Fresh Manchester bus strikes
Bus drivers employed by First Manchester, have announced fresh strike action in the dispute over pay. The new dates for industrial action are a direct consequence of the company’s failure to make an…Read more…
Bristol and Gloucestershire bus drivers in strike vote
Bus passengers in Gloucestershire and the South West face substantial disruption to their journeys from next month if bus drivers employed by Stagecoach vote for strike action in a dispute over pay….Read more…
‘Cost of living catastrophe’
As the CPI measure of inflation today was revealed to have climbed to an astonishing 5.4 per cent, Unite says real scale of crisis is revealed in RPI rise to 7.5 per cent – a more accurate…Read more…
Luton airport pay win
Workers employed by contractor Wilson James, who undertake passenger mobility services at Luton Airport, have secured a significant pay increase following strike action. The workers took four days of…Read more…
Back in the driving seat
Tracey Scholes, the first woman bus driver at the Manchester depot, will continue to drive her bus after her employer the Go Ahead Group finally agreed to Unite’s demand for her hours and her…Read more…
Threats to Heathrow flights in HGV drivers row
About 100 HGV drivers at premium aviation catering firm DO & CO at Heathrow are being balloted for strike action over pay and employment conditions, following scrutiny of its stewardship of…Read more…
Coventry bin strikes latest
The failure of Coventry council to tackle low pay rates for its refuse collection drivers has resulted in an escalation in strike action. It has been announced today (January 17) that strikes will…Read more…
Economic forecasters to strike
Economists and researchers at the world famous NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Social Research) will stage a two week strike in a row over two years of below inflation pay offers. The…Read more…
Health and care bill latest
Unite the union is calling on members of the House of Lords to back amendments to the Health and Care Bill that would remove some of the worst aspects of legislation that will destabilise and…Read more…
‘Excellent’ pay win
More than 400 Nottingham bus drivers are celebrating an ‘excellent’ pay win negotiated by Unite. NCT wages will now increase by £1 an hour, meaning drivers will see their pay rise between 8.3 per…Read more…
Carillion five years on
Exactly five years ago, Carillion – a giant construction and services empire built on hoovering huge government contracts – spectacularly collapsed, with a debt pile of £7bn and only £29m left in the bank. More than 3,000 directly employed workers were made redundant, with many more in the supply chain losing their jobs; construction companies […]
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Unite blasts OVO energy bosses
With one in four jobs at stake, Unite demands company bosses must ‘open the books’ before any negotiations can take place. Union chiefs say OVO bosses have precipitated the crisis by “blundering and…Read more…
Boris must go
Unite’s national health committee, representing 100,000 health workers, this afternoon (January 12) called for Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister due to his ‘disastrous’ handling of the…Read more…