The government has refused to listen to calls from anti-poverty campaigners, unions and even many of its own ministers after it announced it would plough on with a devastating cut to Universal Credit…Read more…
Brush Electrical workers face ‘sign or be sacked’ ultimatum
Engineers employed by Brush Electrical Machines (BEM) striking over fire and rehire cuts of up to £15,000 have now been threatened with a ‘sign or be sacked’ ultimatum, Unite said today (July 7). The…Read more…
‘Huge victory’
Housing repair staff employed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich have voted in favour of a ‘pay and productivity’ package which is now one of best for such workers across London councils. Unite the…Read more…
Making ‘difficult situation worse’
The decision of the Department for Transport (DfT) to relax the regulations on the maximum number of hours lorry drivers can work will not resolve the problem of a shortage of drivers in the…Read more…
‘We won’t give up the fight’
Unite members at GKN Erdington took their fight to save their plant – an absolutely vital cog in the wider UK car manufacturing machine – to Parliament this week. On Tuesday (July 6), the workers met…Read more…
Bus workers furious over gov’t plans to end mandatory masks
Bus workers, Unite members, have reacted with fury after prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (July 5) that mask wearing would no longer be compulsory in any setting from July 19. Since…Read more…
Royal London hospital strikes off
Strike action at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, involving back of house catering staff, has been suspended after their employer, outsourcing giant Serco, largely capitulated to the…Read more…
Hackney parking wardens balloted for strike action
Hackney’s parking wardens are to be balloted for strike action over pay justice in the last year of the contract held by Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd, Unite the union said today (July 5). Hackney borough…Read more…
‘Act of gross negligence’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of public transport workers, is calling on the government to reverse proposals to end the requirement for masks to be worn on buses and trains. Unite issued…Read more…
GKN workers take fight to Parliament
A group of workers employed at GKN Automotives in Birmingham will hold a lobby at Parliament tomorrow (July 6) in their campaign to prevent the factory from closing. The event will take place from…Read more…
Morrisons ‘takeover stampede’
Unite, the union representing Morrisons workers, has called for urgent talks with the supermarket amid the news that a US private equity consortium is making a move to purchase the business. The…Read more…
‘Leave that £20 well alone’
A growing number of Tory ministers have joined the chorus of calls to permanently maintain the extra £20 a week to Universal Credit payments that is due to end in September. This week, six Tory…Read more…
Unite slams gov’t ‘live with Covid’ plans
Unite has denounced the government’s insistence that the country must `live with Covid’, while refusing to provide the furlough and sick pay support needed to protect workers’ jobs…Read more…
On 73rd birthday, NHS ‘in urgent need of massive investment’
New health and social care secretary Sajid Javid should give the NHS a generous birthday present to celebrate its 73rd birthday today (July 5), as the first step in rejuvenating the health service…Read more…
Lorry drivers ‘voting with their feet’ over low pay
Unite has warned that proposals to lift immigration rules to allow European lorry drivers to enter the UK for work, will not solve the problems afflicting the industry. The union, which represents…Read more…
First of June 2021
Zero Covid. No recorded deaths. Zero Covid the news announcer, announced. After all we’ve been through together. Is this phase of Covid 19 coming to an end? As for coronavirus, we are told,…Read more…
‘Pathetic’
Three-time grand slam tennis champion Andy Murray has spoken out against the government’s proposal of a one per cent pay rise for NHS staff, calling it ‘pathetic’. Murray is the latest high-profile…Read more…
‘Don’t snap the investment wallet shut – our jobs depend on it’
Boris Johnson cut the ribbon at Nissan but we know who really delivered – the workers. We’ve battled for years for UK battery manufacturing. At long last we’ve got somewhere –…Read more…
Great Bear lorry drivers secure bumper pay deal
Lorry drivers employed by Great Bear Distribution who work on the Unilever contract at Port Sunlight have secured an inflation beating pay deal, thanks to their union Unite. The 18 month pay deal for…Read more…
St Mungo’s bosses ‘making bad situation worse’
Striking maintenance workers at the St Mungo’s housing charity will stage a protest in Oxford tomorrow (July 2) from 12.30pm until 2pm over bullying and anti-union behaviour by the management. The…Read more…