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This week marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, the first ship to arrive in Tilbury Docks after the Second World War. The original ship belonged to Germany and was used in the war where it was captured, refurbished and renamed Empire Windrush. Between 10,000 to 20,000 people from the Caribbean […]
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London and the South East England are facing a beer drought this summer as delivery drivers, draymen and warehouse operatives employed by GXO ballot for strike action over draconian disciplinary matters. Unite is balloting 120 members at GXO’s Croydon depot over the excessive disciplinary issues and the company’s failure to follow the existing agreement on […]
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Strike action affecting Welwyn and Hatfield council’s refuse collection service has been resolved following several days of strike action. The 90 plus members of Unite and employed by waste company Urbaser on Welwyn and Hatfield council’s outsourced refuse collection service, began strike action on Monday (June 19) in a dispute over pay. However, following talks […]
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Unite has slammed the Bank of England (BoE) for hiking up interest rates yet again on Thursday (June 22) after new figures showed inflation continued at a much higher than expected rate of 8.7 per cent. The BoE raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 5 per cent, the highest in fifteen years, […]
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The Manchester Metrolink dispute has ended after workers accepted an improved pay offer. The 600 plus members of Unite at the company have accepted an offer of a 6.5 per cent pay increase and a £1,000 one off payment. The deal is worth over nine per cent for many of the workers. Unite general secretary […]
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Church of England clergy, represented by Unite, have for the first time in their history submitted a formal pay claim, as their members struggle with the cost of living crisis. Unite, which represents over 2,000 clergy and lay officers in the Church of England, has submitted a claim for an increase in the stipend that […]
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Workers at the homeless charity St Mungo’s will extend their month long strike indefinitely thanks to management’s ‘do nothing’ approach to negotiations. This momentous decision has been provoked by the on-going indifference of management and trustees who callously refuse to acknowledge the struggle front line workers face to pay the bills. After tax and deductions […]
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Around 360 bus drivers employed by First Manchester will strike in July over an “inadequate” pay offer, Unite said this week. Drivers at First Manchester earn less than other bus companies in the area. First Manchester drivers earn £13.50 an hour, while Go North West pays £14.37, Diamond Bus £14.30 and Stagecoach £14. The difference […]
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Hundreds of Unite members employed by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) are on strike action all week this week in a dispute over pay. Members are angry that not only are they expected to accept a real-terms pay cut virtually each and every year, but that management refuses to listen to staff over pay […]
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Unite, together with trade unions across the world, achieved unprecedented new policy guidelines for promoting the UN’s Decent Work Agenda for the agri-food sector, after intense negotiations in May. The International Labour Organization (ILO) convened the meeting in early May, which brought together representatives from unions under the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) umbrella, […]
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Unite has secured a protective award worth in excess of £2.5 million at Employment Tribunal for over 700 former employees of the Yorkshire-based printing firm YM Group. The workers, who were employed at Pinder in Scarborough, YM Chantry in Wakefield and York Mailing in York, lost their jobs in March 2022 after the sites were […]
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Supplies of the UK’s favourite soft drinks are safe this summer after Coca Cola finally agreed to share a greater proportion of its mammoth profits with workers at Europe’s biggest soft drinks plant. Crippling strikes were due to begin on Wednesday (June 13) but a breakthrough in negotiations means there’ll be no walk-outs this summer. […]
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With the world of work rapidly transforming, it is time for change. A new right to time off to train should be part of a wider package of measures to help workers as the economy and society undergo transformational change, including the move to net zer…Read more…
Unite has called on Centrica shareholders to reject the remuneration package for chief executive officer (CEO) Chris O’Shea at the firm’s annual general meeting on Tuesday (June 13). On top of his annual salary of £790,000, Mr O’Shea is set to receive a cash bonus of £1.42 million and a long-term share bonus of £2.3 […]
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This week the government faced its second big defeat on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in the House of Lords.
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Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland retired from the union this week, after more than an incredible four decades of service with Unite and its predecessor union the T&G. A retirement party was held for Diana at Unite’s headquarters in London and was attended by a number of Diana’s colleagues, friends and leaders from Unite, […]
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Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today, we look back at a new Unite film about the Shrewsbury 24 pickets and their fight for justice. — Unite has this week in June released a new film, which you can watch in full below, […]
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Unite the union confirmed today (June 8) that over 700 offshore members at Bilfinger UK Limited have accepted a ‘vastly’ improved wage offer bringing the pay dispute to an end. Unite’s Bilfinger members accepted a further 6 per cent increase on basic pay in addition to the 4 per cent rise in January 2023. With […]
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Members of Unite employed by pharmaceutical giant GSK are set to escalate their strike action in a dispute over pay. The 750 workers – who undertake a wide variety of roles including engineers, process technicians, laboratory analysts, warehouse workers and fire officers – have rejected a significantly below inflation offer of six per cent and […]
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Around 360 bus drivers employed by First Manchester are balloting for strike action over pay, Unite said on Thursday (June 6). Drivers at First Manchester earn less than other bus companies in the area. First Manchester drivers earn £13.50 an hour, while Go North West pays £14.37, Diamond Bus £14.30 and Stagecoach £14. The difference […]
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