Unite has welcomed news today (December 8) that more than 1,300 First Bus Glasgow drivers are set to receive an inflation busting pay rise over the next two years.
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‘Unite took on the company – and won’
In the old days if Stagecoach drivers at a local depot took strike action, the bus giant would put the word out for scabs from outside the area to earn as much overtime as they could get by covering…Read more…
Next steps – Amazon now in Unite’s sights
In a ‘ground breaking move’ Sharon told the Sunday Mirror on December 5 that her next target would be none other than the global mega-billions business, Amazon together with its multi-billionaire…Read more…
One hundred days of winning for you
Sharon Graham – elected as Unite general secretary on August 27 has, by December 6, her first 100 days in office, won literally millions of pounds in extra pay and conditions for members.
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One hundred days of winning for workers
Over 90 Argos lorry drivers based at the Heywood depot in the North West see their basic rate of pay increase by an incredible 31 per cent – meaning annual earnings increase from £26,699 to…Read more…
Winning for workers
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, who has now served her first 100 days in office, has introduced radical changes to the way the union operates, focusing its entire resources on winning for…Read more…
Hospitality staff subjected to abuse and death threats over mask wearing
Unite has demanded Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, acts now to ensure mandatory mask wearing for customers visiting hospitality venues across the UK, in the same way that those travelling on…Read more…
Liverpool dockers secure improved pay deal
Dock workers employed at the port of Liverpool have accepted a significantly improved pay offer.
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South West Sainsbury’s shortage fears ended as DHL drivers agree inflation beating pay increase
Fears that supplies to Sainsbury’s stores across South West England could be severely disrupted prior to Christmas have ended after lorry drivers, employed by DHL, accepted an inflation beating 14…Read more…
‘Landmark case’ in fight against NHS hiving-off
The takeover of GP practices in London by US health insurance giant Centene Corporation will be subject of a judicial review in early 2022 after more than £70,000 has been raised by the public to…Read more…
Time for tea? Time for talks more like
Unite has called for urgent talks with consumer goods giant Unilever, following the sale of its tea division to private equity group CVC Capital Partners, part of the group at the heart of the…Read more…
Workers must not pay for pandemic
Unite’s leader Sharon Graham said the union will continue to base claims on the RPI (retail price index) figure rather that CPI (consumer price index) because it better reflects the actual price rise…Read more…
‘An act of industrial vandalism’
Unite has today (November 18) described the government’s decision to cancel the HS2 spur to Leeds as an ‘act of industrial vandalism’.
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Woolwich Ferry workers to strike again
Commuters using the Woolwich Ferry face a festive season of travel disruption as workers vote to strike after nearly ‘a year of misrule’ by Transport for London (TfL) bosses. Unite the union said the…Read more…
Morrisons warehouse staff in strike ballot
Over a 1,100 workers employed at two Morrisons supermarket distribution centres have begun balloting for strike action in a dispute over pay. The affected distribution centres are Northwich, in…Read more…
Pandemics have their own music…
We clapped outside our doorplayed violins on the balconyclattered pots and panssymbols of resistancewhile our hearts broketo the sound of sirens. By Joy Johnson, Unite political department
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‘Excellent result’
Strike action at rail engineering company Faiveley Transport Birkenhead Ltd has been avoided after workers agreed a greatly improved pay offer. The workforce, who are members of Unite, overwhelmingly…Read more…
‘Tremendous achievement’
The long-running campaign to secure the future of the historic Rolls-Royce factory of Barnoldswick in Lancashire has finally ended. Following a ballot the workers at the factory, who are members of…Read more…
‘Playing fast and loose with facts’
Unite’s general secretary has said the union has “irrefutable evidence” that Weetabix is using ‘fire and rehire’ tactics to attack the wages and conditions of Unite engineers, including the…Read more…
Two weeks to save the NHS
Celebrities and health workers will band together on November 22 to demand that members of parliament oppose the Health and Care Bill, which the government is trying to push through despite numerous…Read more…