One year ago today, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 global pandemic. The last year has magnified the strengths and weaknesses of our societies. In Europe, it has exposed the fragility…Read more…
‘Gov’t intervention is key to meeting climate emergency challenges’
Unite has welcomed new green investment, but said much more must be done to bring forward a green industrial revolution, after prime minister Boris Johnson today (March 11) announced £95m in funding…Read more…
Johnson’s aviation plans not a long-term solution
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has warned that proposals by the prime minister Boris Johnson to reduce aviation passenger duty (APD) will not create long-term improvements in the UK’s…Read more…
London Bus drivers ‘not taking strike action lightly’
Bus passengers across London should be aware that they face fresh disruption throughout March, due to a series of strikes over pay and conditions, Unite has warned. The ongoing industrial action,…Read more…
‘Disastrous handling of test and trace’
The government has been accused of wasting a colossal £23bn on a failed test and trace programme that has not made any “measurable difference” in fighting the pandemic or avoiding costly lockdowns,…Read more…
Leicester SPS staff to strike
Leicester workers at aerospace parts firm SPS Technologies will strike over ‘penury-inducing’ fire and rehire cuts that will cost staff up to £3,000 a year, Unite said today (March 9). Around 200…Read more…
‘Largest strikes in Labour history’
Unite sends solidarity as Indian farmers protests pass 100 days
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How collective bargaining can tackle the race to the bottom
In 1966, the first transatlantic container ship arrived into the Port of Grangemouth. The ship’s 226 containers were loaded with Scotch whisky for return sailing to the United States. In 2020, HMM…Read more…
‘Building a better tomorrow’
Unite members seeking employment opportunities in the post-Brexit, post-Covid economy will be strongly considering moving into engineering and manufacturing, as well as health and education, new…Read more…
Ealing parking chaos looms
Ealing residents could face parking chaos if civil enforcement officers employed by Serco vote to strike over attempts at union busting by the company, Unite said today (March 8). Nearly 40 civil…Read more…
Women under ‘massive pressure’
The global coronavirus pandemic has spared no one – even for those who have not had the virus, every single one of us has been touched by the pandemic’s wider social and economic effects. But in a…Read more…
‘This government is actively anti-women’
It couldn’t be clearer. The Tories are completely out of touch with the realities for women of the impact of the pandemic and have failed them at every turn. In fact, we need to recognise that…Read more…
‘Slap in the face’ NHS pay proposal
An industrial action ballot is one of the options that Unite will be considering as it steps up its campaign for a fair and decent pay rise for NHS staff. Unite will be liaising with other health…Read more…
‘We’re having the vaccine’
As Unite launches its ‘get a jab’ campaign, where the union is calling on members to get the vaccine and encourage vaccine uptake, we’ve put together a special film below. Watch,…Read more…
Accelerating vaccine programme ‘a bridge to a safer world’
Unite’s ‘standing army’ of 30,000 workplace reps is being mobilised to play its part in promoting the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine to workmates across the UK. Unite today (March 5) launched a…Read more…
Unite meets Kwarteng in save GKN plant talks
Representatives of Unite, along with Jack Dromey MP, today (Thursday 4 March) met with Kwasi Kwarteng MP, the secretary of state for business enterprise and industrial strategy, about the future of…Read more…
Unite win for members
Hestia Housing and Support workers have succeeded in their campaign to force their employer to pay the London Living Wage, Unite said today (Thursday 4 March).
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‘Immoral’ fire and rehire plans brewing
Plans to ‘fire and rehire’ nearly 300 workers at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire could lead to industrial action at the coffee factory, Unite warned today (Thursday March…Read more…
Bus stop
Unite’s London bus driver members have been advised to stop driving if their bus becomes overcrowded, to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
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A Budget of ‘spin, gimmicks and dangerous wheezes’
Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the government’s flagship freeports policy could…Read more…