The scandal at P&O ferries makes clear that the industry needs an operator of last resort.Read more…
‘Another slap in the face for NHS staff’
Unite has slammed the government for ending free car parking for NHS staff in England this week, as it highlighted rock-bottom morale among health workers and a cost of living crisis that has hit so…Read more…
‘Tremendous result’
At a press conference held today (March 30) at the gates of Regina Coeli House, the centre of an eleven week occupation by workers, Unite has announced it has received assurances from the Department…Read more…
Strike looms at Royal Mail
Royal Mail could soon be hit by UK-wide strikes over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in what Unite the union says today (March 30) is yet another case of ‘fire and…Read more…
‘End offshoring – buy UK-made aerospace or risk its future’
Unite members from the aerospace sector are heading to parliament to meet with MPs to demand that UK taxpayers’ cash is spent on UK jobs, not siphoned offshore.
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‘Solidarity with health and care workers in Gibraltar’
Unite leader Sharon Graham has called on Gibraltar’s government to step up for the Rock’s health and care workers in a solidarity message supporting a rally against poor working conditions and…Read more…
Make aerospace funding deliver for UK workers
Aerospace and shipbuilding – two high skilled UK engineering industries, have long been synonymous with quality and excellence. Nations across the globe have, for many years, sought out our…Read more…
GE Aviation strike action continues
Workers at Gloucester’s Hurricane Road GE Aviation factory will be striking every Friday until their call for a fair wage is honoured, Unite said today (March 29). Multinational GE Aviation has been…Read more…
Oil refinery workers in fair wage fight
Petrol station and airport fuel supplies are facing disruption as workers at Exxon’s Southampton oil refinery fight for a fair wage from their “filthy rich” employer, Unite said today (March 29)….Read more…
Your rights on returning to work after having a baby
This Mothers Day, Wales TUC’s Ffion Dean discusses her experiences of becoming a mother, her thoughts about returning to work, and what your rights are after having a baby.Read more…
Easter worries for Heathrow travellers
Heathrow passengers are being warned of problems over the Easter holidays as baggage maintenance engineers take strike action over a pay freeze. Unite, said more than 160 of its members employed by…Read more…
Business and transport failing late-night workers
Nearly six in ten workers (58 per cent) report that their employers have never provided them with safe transport home after work, a new poll for Unite the union reveals today (March 28). The poll…Read more…
‘Our support will not stop’
Trade unionists gathered in Coventry on Saturday (March 26) to stage a rally in support of Coventry’s striking refuse drivers. They are standing up against the shameful tactics of an anti-union…Read more…
Get me home safely
When hotel worker Caitlin Lee left for home after a late Friday night shift last year, she knew it would be another struggle to find safe transport. Not only are taxis in Glasgow hard to come by so…Read more…
UK/US steel tariffs deal reached
Trade unions representing thousands of workers in the UK steel industry have welcomed the agreement reached between the UK and US governments on the partial lifting of tariffs on British steel…Read more…
Sharon Graham addresses Coventry bin strike rally
Solidarity sisters and brothers! I am humbled to stand with you today in Coventry. A city with a proud union history. I’m also privileged to be sharing a platform with Unite members…Read more…
Chancellor’s Spring Statement fails families who need help now
In the midst of the biggest wages and bills crisis in living memory, Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement has failed families who need help now.Read more…
How can the trade union movement raise our voices for action against racial discrimination?
The theme of this year’s UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was ‘voices for action against racism’. Now that we have raised our voices, what actions can the trade…Read more…
From P&O to private schools: protect workers from a hire and fire culture
P&O Ferries’ attempt to bypass employment laws in its dismissal of 800 seafarers is the product of many of the same woeful UK labour rights that allow fire-and-rehire.Read more…
The Chancellor must use the spring statement to help workers facing falling wages and soaring bills
The Chancellor needs to learn the lessons of the pandemic, and act now to support workers from threats beyond their control. That’s the best way to protect working families and the economy.Read more…