Unite members employed by Stagecoach in Merseyside have ended their industrial dispute after agreeing a substantial pay increase. The 370 strong workforce, based at Stagecoach’s Gilmoss depot, had…Read more…
Beating the heat at work?
As temperatures are set to rise above 40C this week, with the UK possibly experiencing its hottest day in recorded history Monday or Tuesday (July 18-19), British workers are well and truly feeling…Read more…
Bexley bin strikes extended
Strikes at Bexley council refuse contractor Countrystyle Recycling have been extended until August 7, Unite said today (July 13). More than 100 workers, responsible for loading and driving bin…Read more…
Norwich City Services strikes off
Strike action at Norwich City Services Ltd (NCSL) has been averted after workers agreed an improved pay and conditions package. The workers, who are members of Unite and Unison, had voted to take…Read more…
Isle of Wight MP sides with bad bosses
Responding to Bob Seeley’s calls for the upcoming Transport Bill to include restrictions on ferry strikes, Unite regional coordinating officer Scott Kemp said, “Mr Seeley knows that Red Funnel is…Read more…
Arriva Yorkshire bus strikes off
The bus strike affecting Arriva’s services in West and North Yorkshire will be suspended from Friday (July 15) as an act of good faith. All out strike action, involving members of Unite resumed today…Read more…
Isle of Wight ferry strikes latest
Around 120 Red Funnel staff working on the Isle of Wight route, the majority of whom are on the minimum wage, will take 24-hour strike actions on 27 July and 1, 3 and 5 August. The strikes will…Read more…
How to build inclusive construction – some lessons from Hinkley Point C
When we talk about the jobs of the future, it seems obvious that these should be good jobs that are open to all. But what does this mean in practice?Read more…
Standing up for ourselves – Our OCS dispute story
Domestic worker Joanne Thompson gives her experience of the industrial action taken by her and her colleagues at The Harbour in Blackpool recently.Read more…
Is it too hot to work?
With temperatures set to rocket to highs of 32°C in parts of the UK this week the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a heat-health alert.Read more…
‘We must act together’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an impassioned speech at the 136th Durham Miners’ Gala on Saturday (July 9). She highlighted the more than 60,000 Unite members now out on strike and…Read more…
Stagecoach Merseyside bus strikes latest
Members of Unite employed by Stagecoach Merseyside have announced all-out strike action in their pay dispute, due to the employer’s failure to make an improved offer. The 370 bus workers, who are…Read more…
Thirteen Housing Group strikes off
Strikes at housing association Thirteen Housing Group, which has over 35,000 properties in the North East and Yorkshire, have been averted after Unite the union secured an improved pay deal. More…Read more…
Petrol pump service engineers to strike
Problems at petrol pumps throughout the UK will be left unattended as service engineers employed by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Ltd take strike action tomorrow (July 7) in a dispute over pay. The service…Read more…
Cadbury workers secure ‘sweet’ pay deal
Unite has secured a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5 per cent for more than 1,000 Cadbury workers. The union has also delivered a separate 25 per cent boost in holiday pay. Unite’s members at…Read more…
Make Parliamentary staff safety a priority
Unite, which represents more than 300 Parliamentary staff, has called on political parties to make staff protection from sexual harassment and misconduct a top priority. The call comes amid the…Read more…
Heathrow refuelling firm face strikes
Major airlines – including Virgin Atlantic Delta and KLM – could be hit as workers act against wage cuts of more than 15 per cent. Members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, employed by…Read more…
North West facing Arriva bus strikes over ‘pitiful’ pay offer
Bus workers employed by Arriva in the North West have voted in huge numbers for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite, the workers’ union, says that all-out continuous strike action will begin…Read more…
Royal Mail managers announce strike dates
Royal Mail managers across the UK are set to take industrial action in a dispute over further attacks on jobs and pay. Unite, the managers’ trade union, says that 2,400 managers will work to rule on…Read more…
LGBT staff need more support
TUC calls for more support for LGBT staff on the first day of the union body’s annual LGBT+ conference.Read more…