Unite has secured a multi-year pay deal for 3,500 workers based at BMW’s Mini production plant in Cowley, Oxford. The three year pay deal is worth at least 26.1 per cent to the workers when all its…Read more…
Stagecoach drinking in ‘last chance saloon’
Unite has warned the management at Stagecoach West, that it is ‘drinking in the last chance saloon’ if it wants to avoid strikes in a dispute over low pay. Over 300 bus drivers, who are members of…Read more…
Heathrow pay win
Strike action due to begin tomorrow (February 11) at Heathrow Airport, involving 400 workers employed by Menzies Aviation, has been called after the workers received a substantial pay offer. The…Read more…
‘It’s time to build union power’
Energy bills are rising, and the cost of basic goods and services are increasing at a rate not seen in many years. In response, another wealthy individual felt the need to lecture working people….Read more…
Spain Shows the Way Forward on Labour Market Reform
The Spanish government has signed into law a historic agreement with trade unionsRead more…
Privatised buses can’t cope with covid – we need public ownership
The best long-term solution for the bus industry is public ownership.Read more…
‘More questions than answers’
OVO owner, Stephen Fitzpatrick, was quizzed by MPs on the business select committee on Tuesday (February 8) about £17m furlough money paid to OVO, and payments and loans topping £40m, made from OVO…Read more…
First Manchester bus pay win
Strike action that has affected the entire First Manchester bus service has ended after drivers accepted a vastly improved pay offer. The 300 plus drivers, who are members of Unite, have accepted an…Read more…
Establishing the first ever train driving apprenticeship for Wales
Emma Penman tells us how ASLEF successfully campaigned for the first ever Train Driver Apprenticeship for WalesRead more…
Ofgem blasted as ‘useless’
Unite has blasted the energy regulator Ofgem as ‘useless’ after it admitted allowing the energy market to be flooded with financially precarious companies, 30 of which have since collapsed due to the…Read more…
Duke of Edinburgh Awards staff in fire and rehire threat
The Duke of Edinburgh Award’s (DofE) ‘fire and rehire’ plans to scrap its car fleet and force regional operations workers to buy their own has been slammed by Unite. The Royal charity has told…Read more…
Luton Airport pay win
Workers employed by Luton airport have secured a substantial pay increase following negotiations led by Unite. The pay deal is worth £1,800 per worker and will be paid to the 600 strong workforce who…Read more…
Let’s extend collective solidarity to all
As a cost of living crisis engulfs the UK, with food and energy prices soaring and the government failing to take any meaningful action, public anger is building. On Saturday (February 12),…Read more…
It’s 2022 and the fight against racism continues in full force
We are highlighting some of the issues affecting Black workers, and the opportunities 2022 might afford to address them.Read more…
The government’s levelling up plan offers little hope to the North East
Last week we finally got to understand what the government really means by levelling up. Turns out, it’s not a lot.Read more…
Bank of England are raising interest rates because of imagined wages growth
The Bank of England offered an increasingly bleak view of the economy.Read more…
‘We should not be made to pay for the cost of living crisis’
Households across the UK are facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis that has left virtually no family unscathed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that one in five people in…Read more…
A breath of fresh air: a CWU reps campaign against air pollution
In a drive to boost decarbonisation efforts and fight for clean air, reps from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are taking action at Royal Mail workplaces across the Northwest of England.
Great Grimsby MP ‘missing in action’
Activists staged a protest on Friday (February 4) outside the constituency office of Lia Nici MP. She stands accused of ignoring the plight of constituents who called on her to help resolve a long…Read more…
DHL easyJet ground handlers fight for fair pay
Members of Unite, employed by DHL on easyJet’s ground handling contract at Gatwick Airport, are moving towards industrial action this spring in a dispute over low pay. The 500 plus strong workforce…Read more…