This week, Unite is celebrating the TUC’s Heart Unions week. Each day this week on UniteLive, we hear from Unite members how being in our union has made a huge difference in their lives. The theme…Read more…
Airbus workers to strike
Airbus workers at the company’s factories in Broughton, North Wales, and Filton, Gloucestershire have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay. Around 3,000 Airbus employees, members of Unite,…Read more…
Victory at Liverpool Mooring Services
Unite has secured a pay increase and a major improvement to their conditions for workers employed by Liverpool Mooring Services (part of the Briggs Marine group). The workers will receive a three per…Read more…
‘Everyone is feeling the same pinch’
A soggy and bitterly cold afternoon on Saturday (February 12) did not stop hundreds of people taking to the streets in Manchester to protest a cost of living crisis now engulfing the UK. The…Read more…
‘Full and solid support’
A rally in support of striking workers at pallet suppliers Chep UK will be held at the Trafford Park site tomorrow (February 16) as bosses agree to hold pay talks in the three month-old dispute….Read more…
‘Catastrophic’ health and care bill must be axed
This week Unite, alongside Your NHS Needs You and Diem 25, has unveiled billboards, ad vans and bus stops across the so-called ‘red wall’ that will carry direct messages to voters in constituencies…Read more…
Hearts Union week: ‘We took a stand when we needed to’
This week, Unite is celebrating the TUC’s Heart Unions week. Each day this week on UniteLive, we’ll hear from Unite members how being in our union has made a huge difference in their lives. Today, we…Read more…
Heart Unions week: ‘I’m just very stubborn’
This year’s Heart Unions theme is – every worker needs a union. During this week UNITElive brings you shining examples of how Unite membership has helped people in work and changed their lives for…Read more…
Dyson supply chain scandal
Unite is calling for reforms to the Dyson supply chain following allegations of the abuse of migrant workers at a factory in Malaysia that manufactures products for the well-known brand. The…Read more…
‘Amazing’ Wincanton result
Strikes at B&Q’s national distribution centre in Worksop have come to an end after Wincanton workers accepted a pay deal worth 10.75 per cent. The deal, negotiated by Unite, means the 450…Read more…
BMW pay win
Unite has secured a multi-year pay deal for 3,500 workers based at BMW’s Mini production plant in Cowley, Oxford. The three year pay deal is worth at least 26.1 per cent to the workers when all its…Read more…
Stagecoach drinking in ‘last chance saloon’
Unite has warned the management at Stagecoach West, that it is ‘drinking in the last chance saloon’ if it wants to avoid strikes in a dispute over low pay. Over 300 bus drivers, who are members of…Read more…
Heathrow pay win
Strike action due to begin tomorrow (February 11) at Heathrow Airport, involving 400 workers employed by Menzies Aviation, has been called after the workers received a substantial pay offer. The…Read more…
‘It’s time to build union power’
Energy bills are rising, and the cost of basic goods and services are increasing at a rate not seen in many years. In response, another wealthy individual felt the need to lecture working people….Read more…
‘More questions than answers’
OVO owner, Stephen Fitzpatrick, was quizzed by MPs on the business select committee on Tuesday (February 8) about £17m furlough money paid to OVO, and payments and loans topping £40m, made from OVO…Read more…
First Manchester bus pay win
Strike action that has affected the entire First Manchester bus service has ended after drivers accepted a vastly improved pay offer. The 300 plus drivers, who are members of Unite, have accepted an…Read more…
Ofgem blasted as ‘useless’
Unite has blasted the energy regulator Ofgem as ‘useless’ after it admitted allowing the energy market to be flooded with financially precarious companies, 30 of which have since collapsed due to the…Read more…
Duke of Edinburgh Awards staff in fire and rehire threat
The Duke of Edinburgh Award’s (DofE) ‘fire and rehire’ plans to scrap its car fleet and force regional operations workers to buy their own has been slammed by Unite. The Royal charity has told…Read more…
Luton Airport pay win
Workers employed by Luton airport have secured a substantial pay increase following negotiations led by Unite. The pay deal is worth £1,800 per worker and will be paid to the 600 strong workforce who…Read more…
Let’s extend collective solidarity to all
As a cost of living crisis engulfs the UK, with food and energy prices soaring and the government failing to take any meaningful action, public anger is building. On Saturday (February 12),…Read more…