This Mother’s Day mums across the country will wake up to breakfast in bed and bouquets of flowers from their little ones. But although the recognition from family members is appreciated, the fact is…Read more…
Community debt advisers ‘on front line in cost of living crisis’
Unite is calling on the government to invest in community-based debt advice in response to the cost of living crisis which is creating financial misery for millions. Unite is calling for the…Read more…
Unite ‘committed to uncovering the truth’
Unite is delighted to announce that Nick Randall QC and John Carl Townsend have been appointed to investigate the possible collusion by union officers in blacklisting. Over the past months, evidence…Read more…
Lloyds to cut 60 bank branches
Unite, the union representing staff at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), has today (March 23) said more local communities will have their heart ripped out following the announcement of a further 60 bank…Read more…
‘Tinkering around the edges’
Unite has slammed chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement today (March 23), which the union has said does not go anywhere near far enough to tackle an unprecedented cost of living crisis. Expected…Read more…
‘It will just be more of the same’
Ahead of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement today (March 23), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham explains why we cannot rely on this government to tackle an unprecedented cost of…Read more…
Easter beer shortage threat
HGV drivers employed by DHL Tradeteam on the Molson Coors contract in Burton-on-Trent will begin strike action next month in a long-running dispute over unmanageable delivery routes. The drivers,…Read more…
County Durham car manufacturing strikes
Pay strikes at car bearing manufacturers NSK Bearings and AKS Precision Ball in Peterlee, County Durham, are set to disrupt supply chains for automakers, including VW, Toyota and Renault, Unite has…Read more…
Northern Ireland local gov’t workers to strike
Unite members in Northern Ireland councils, the Education Authority, NI Housing Executive and schools have launched their first week of strike action to win improved pay. The strike will likely…Read more…
Thousands demand reinstatement of Coventry union rep
Activists will hand in a petition on Tuesday afternoon (March 22) signed by 11,000 supporters calling for the reinstatement of Unite representative Peter Randle. Earlier this month, the council took…Read more…
‘We can’t afford to live’
Unite Community members descended outside chancellor Rishi Sunak’s constituency office in North Yorkshire on Friday (March 18) to send a clear message – that for a huge and growing number of families…Read more…
Gatwick pay victory
The 500-strong ground handling workers employed by logistics giant DHL, on the easyJet contract at Gatwick Airport, have secured a 10 per cent pay increase and the introduction of sick pay. The…Read more…
Bank of England hikes interest rates amid soaring inflation
The Bank of England has today (March 17) raised interest rates for the third time in a row, from 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent – a move that Unite has warned will further squeeze household finances…Read more…
‘Shocking move’ from P&O Ferries
Unite has expressed its shock at the decision by P&O Ferries to dismiss its entire UK seafaring workforce of 800 crew members to replace them with cheaper labour. The ferry operator’s…Read more…
‘Tired and broken’
With nearly all Covid restrictions lifted last month, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the pandemic had magically vanished overnight. But the latest figures show that Covid cases are on the rise…Read more…
‘We can’t afford to live’
Ahead of the spring statement on Wednesday, March 23, members of Unite Community will travel to Rishi Sunak’s Richmond constituency in North Yorkshire to urge him to do a lot more to help the UK’s…Read more…
Financial Conduct Authority staff in strike vote
Employees working across the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today (March 15) served notice to begin a ballot on taking industrial action against cuts to their pay and conditions. Unite, the…Read more…
‘Shoulder to shoulder’
Dozens of Unite activists, representing thousands of refuse workers from across the country, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with shop steward, Peter Randle in Birmingham today (March 15). He has been…Read more…
Wizz Air Luton passengers face ‘serious disruption’
Wizz Air passengers at Luton airport will face ‘serious disruption’ if baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London Ground Handling Services vote to strike over pay. Unite said around…Read more…
Coventry bin strikes to escalate
A “catalogue of failures” and “rank incompetence” on the part of Coventry council means the long-running Coventry bin strike will continue into the summer after HGV drivers voted for further…Read more…