A new play written by a Unite member lays bare the consequences of divide and rule tactics in the workplace – and reflects “exactly what’s going on” in the real-life hospitality sector.
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‘All rights to all workers from day one’
Unite is supporting a new parliamentary bill to be debated in the House of Lords on Friday (September 10) that would give “all rights to all workers from day one”. Lord John Hendy QC’s Status of…Read more…
‘Fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’
Unite has secured a huge pay increase for HGV drivers employed by Wincanton on the North West England Argos contract. Over 90 drivers based at the company’s Heywood depot in Greater Manchester will…Read more…
‘Climate change is a class issue’
As extreme weather events increase with ferocious force; as air pollution claims exponentially more lives; and as crop yields wither in once-abundant regions around the world, there’s a growing…Read more…
Key to UK’s clean fuel future
Ahead of MPs debating the future of Westinghouse Springfields in Preston, Lancashire, yesterday (September 7), in Westminster Hall, representatives of Unite held a small rally on College Green…Read more…
Weetabix workers ‘will not accept fire and rehire’
Production of some of the nation’s favourite breakfast cereals will be hit when engineers employed by Weetabix at its Northamptonshire factories begin walk outs this month in opposition to the…Read more…
‘Our members stood firm’
Further strike action at an historic Shropshire wheel factory has been called off after workers voted to accept an improved pay offer from the company, Unite said today (September 7). Unite members…Read more…
Tax raid on young and low-paid workers
Unite has slammed the government for failing to adequately fill a gaping hole in social care funding as prime minister Boris Johnson today (September 7) announced a National Insurance hike which will…Read more…
‘Keep our families fed’ call
A group of Universal Credit claimants, members of Unite Community, will stage a protest outside parliament on Wednesday, September 8 from 10:30am to urge Tory MPs to back Labour’s push to cancel the…Read more…
Thamesmead drivers vote to strike
The threat of severe disruption to deliveries to more than 1,500 convenience stores in London and the south east has moved a step closer after 40 drivers, employed by Booker Retail Partners at its…Read more…
Springfields nuclear fuel facility must be protected
MPs will debate the future of Westinghouse Springfields tomorrow (September 7), the UK’s only facility suitable for making fuel for nuclear power generation. Trade unions Unite and Prospect have…Read more…
‘Ill health making driver shortages even worse’
A nationwide lorry driver shortage continues unabated, with news stories every day highlighting the consequences of an estimated 100,000 HGV driver shortfall. From increasing reports of gaps on…Read more…
Bexley bins victory
Bin strikes in Bexley, South London, have officially ended following the ratification of a pay deal between refuse collectors and their employer Serco, Unite said today (September 2). The deal…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – Battle of Stockton remembered
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at a story from September, when Unite members…Read more…
Late summer beer drought averted
The pay dispute by 1,000 GXO draymen, which had threatened a late summer beer drought, has been settled after they voted overwhelmingly to accept an improved pay offer. Unite the union said its…Read more…
Labour Party staff willing to strike over compulsory redundancies
Labour Party staff who are members of Unite and the GMB have indicated they are willing to strike over potential compulsory redundancies. Indicative ballots amongst both unions members recorded…Read more…
GKN Driveline workers vote for strike action
Workers at GKN Driveline in Birmingham have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in the battle to prevent the closure of the factory on Chester Road. The closure would mean the transfer of…Read more…
Sainsbury’s empty shelves threat
Sainsbury’s stores in London and the South East could face empty shelves after DHL lorry drivers at the supermarket’s Dartford distribution centre signalled their willingness to strike over pay,…Read more…
Police staff pay freeze ‘deeply insulting’
Unions representing police staff, including control room operatives, 999 calls handlers and forensic specialists, have written to the home secretary Priti Patel asking her to urgently reconsider the…Read more…
General secretary ballot results
Sharon Graham has been confirmed as the next general secretary of Unite the union. Unite the union has today (August 25) announced the final results of its members’ vote for each of the three…Read more…