The country’s largest manufacturing union, Unite called on government ministers to adopt yesterday’s (January 23) special report published by the all-party parliamentary group on Steel and…Read more…
MPs management training call
Management training for MPs would help eradicate an epidemic of stress and cases of bullying experienced by parliamentary staff, Unite has said. A recent survey by Unite, which has about 500…Read more…
Helicopter production threat
Probing questions need to be asked about the future of UK helicopter production when MPs debate the industry today (January 24). Unite has been pressing MPs on the industry’s future, following…Read more…
The right decision
In a landmark ruling, Supreme Court judges today (January 24) upheld the view of the High Court that the government must consult Parliament before it triggers Article 50 in preparation to exit the UK…Read more…
‘Total breakdown’
More than 430 workers at the Oxford Bus Company are being balloted for strike action, following ‘a complete breakdown of industrial relations’, Unite said today (January 24). The union said…Read more…
Inadequate ‘strategy’
Theresa May unveiled her new industrial strategy today (January 23) to a chorus of criticisms that the plan is inadequate and does not offer commitment to the single market or the kind of skills…Read more…
Green Paper on Industrial Strategy: a good start and more work to do
This afternoon, the Government has launched its long-awaited Green Paper on industrial strategy. This could turn out to be a significant moment in the fortunes of Theresa May’s Premiership: with Brexit placing, at the very least, a question mark over the UK’s economic prospects in the near future,…Read more…
Like dust we rise
Not since the Vietnam War have so many people across the world taken to the streets to defend progressive values, with women’s marches organised in dozens of cities globally on Saturday (January 21),…Read more…
‘Useful as a chocolate fireguard’
After six years of fiddling and relying on the so-called invisible hand of the market to correct industrial imbalances the government has finally published an industrial strategy. For the…Read more…
‘Needless’ job losses
Proposals by Honeywell to close an award winning site in Chesterfield with the loss of 66 jobs were branded as ‘needless’ and ‘short sighted’ by Unite today (January 23). A 30 day consultation…Read more…
Work with us
Angry workers employed at Cape Industrial Services Limited on the Fellside CHP plant, based at Sellafield, in Cumbria are preparing to ratchet up industrial action in their long-running dispute over…Read more…
A bold vision
Ahead of the launch today (January 23) of the government’s plan to develop a modern industrial strategy, the leader of the biggest union in manufacturing again called upon the prime minister to stand…Read more…
Jobs & living standards no longer top priority for government
Although her speech on industrial strategy on Monday could redress the balance a bit, the Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit last week confirmed that her government is putting jobs and living standards lower down their agenda than exiting the European Union and reducing migration. Is the era…Read more…
Act now! Demand Bangladesh release 11 textile union leaders
Today we’re urging you to take online action calling on the government of Bangladesh to immediately and unconditionally release 11 textile trade union leaders detained in recent weeks. They…Read more…
6 steps to an industrial strategy for good jobs, a strong economy and a cleaner planet
Early this week the government is due to announce details of its long-awaited green paper on industrial strategy. This announcement would be important at any time, but in the context of Brexit, an active, intelligent, sustainable industrial strategy will be essential to the UK’s economic fortunes….Read more…
The women’s march
In a matter of minutes, property tycoon and reality TV show star Donald Trump will be officially sworn in as President of the Unite States today (January 20) in an inaugural ceremony. His…Read more…
‘Pouring salt on the wound’
Iain Duncan Smith is earning nearly £1,250 an hour making speeches on the back of his former post as Tory benefit slasher-in-chief. The former Work and Pensions Secretary – who…Read more…
Crisis of inequality
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the world’s elite that they need to consider a fairer redistribution of wealth to a stave off the crisis of inequality facing working…Read more…
Cuts, strikes and sackings?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), an independent body in 2006 to enforce and promote equality and non-discrimination laws, plays a vital role in ensuring that women, people with…Read more…
World Cup worker killed
Unite, the union for construction workers, called for an immediate and transparent investigation by the Qatar government today (January 20), following news that a British construction worker had died…Read more…