In January last year, on ITV’s This Morning, the topic of pharmacists came up – and the ensuing conversation caused an uproar among those in the profession. Mocked by host Sam Delaney as ‘pretend…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Nissan workers making life-saving PPE
Today we honour workers at Nissan, Unite members, who got to work making life-saving PPE at the height of the first wave of the virus. Find out more in our feature below from May.
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‘NHS workers need sensitive support’
Unite, which represents over 100,000 workers in the NHS, has today (March 24) called for maximum sensitivity and full consultation with unions to deal with the mental health challenges many health…Read more…
‘NHS staff have been waiting too long’ for proper pay rise
An expected six-week delay to the NHS Pay Review Body’s (NHSPRB) 2021 recommendations to the government will help ministers who are ‘desperate’ to avoid attention over their ‘unpopular’ one per cent…Read more…
London bus strikes suspended
London bus strikes scheduled for tomorrow (March 24) have been suspended following, eleventh hour negotiations that have produced improved offers. The strikes, over pay and attacks on drivers’…Read more…
‘Landmark day in trade union history’
Today’s (March 23) decision by the Court of Appeal to overturn the convictions of the Shrewsbury pickets after a nearly 50-year campaign has been hailed by Unite as a ‘joyous and just…Read more…
‘Never forget that there is hope’
Today, March 23rd, has been declared a National Day of Reflection, a moment for us to stop for a minute and reflect upon the lives lost and the millions bereaved by this dreadful Covid-19 disease….Read more…
‘Seize the initiative’
Ahead of the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, pollster Survation has carried out comprehensive research for Unite the union of MPs and industry leaders on their post-pandemic priorities…Read more…
Unite challenges plans to abolish NI agricultural wages board
Agriculture Minister Poots, a member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, has been challenged by Unite over compliance with the Ministerial Code of Conduct over his decision to deliver on longstanding UFU…Read more…
St Mungo’s ‘bullying and anti-union culture’ must end
A ‘bullying and anti-union culture’ amongst the management at London-based housing support charity St Mungo’s must end, Unite said today (March 19). Unite, which has more than 500 members at St…Read more…
Supreme Court ruling is ‘deeply disappointing’
The government needs to step in and change the law following today’s (Friday March 19) Supreme Court ruling that carers, who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight, are…Read more…
‘Damning verdict’
Unite, which represents over 20,000 bus drivers in London, has described a new report from the University College of London, which found that an earlier lockdown last year would have saved bus…Read more…
‘Full public inquiry’ call
Revelations that Norman Tebbit was regularly briefed by special branch on the activities of trade unionists while he was employment secretary underscore the need for both a public inquiry into…Read more…
Safety, justice and equality
Unite and other unions are demanding safety, justice and equality for women after Sarah Everard’s murder has reignited a national conversation about violence against women. Earlier this month, Sarah…Read more…
Jacobs Douwe Egberts coffee workers vote for strike ballot
Workers at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire have voted to proceed to an industrial action ballot over plans to ‘fire and rehire’ nearly 300 workers at the coffee factory….Read more…
‘Profound concern and alarm’
The fundamental freedom to protest is under grave threat, Unite has warned, as new draconian legislation significantly expanding police powers over public demonstration is being rushed through…Read more…
‘Missed opportunity’
Unite, representing over 70,000 bus workers, has warned that the government’s new national bus strategy, published today (Monday March 15) will go nowhere near reversing a decade’s worth of cuts to…Read more…
Victory against NHS fragmentation
A victory against the increasing break-up of NHS services has been chalked up as bosses at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust have suspended plans to transfer workers to a wholly owned subsidiary…Read more…
‘Mark of shame’
Despite Black and Asian ethnic minority (BAEM) NHS staff playing a leading role in the battle against coronavirus, they have endured increasing levels of workplace discrimination and bullying,…Read more…
‘Greedy Go-Ahead’
The multi-million pound Go-Ahead transport group has been accused of sheer greed following the publication of its half yearly results. The results show that the company made £12.3 million profit on…Read more…