Unite is calling on the government to cancel the relaxation to the fit note system, which the union believes is leading to attacks on employees conditions and could damage workers’ health. Meanwhile,…Read more…
Penalised for Long Covid
Two committed Bedford Borough Council care workers are relying on food banks to survive, after the council stopped paying them due to absences caused by Long Covid used up all their sick pay…Read more…
Sainsbury’s wage win
Unite has welcomed a decision by Sainsbury’s to pay its low paid staff at least £10 an hour – but reminded the company the increase was still too low to keep up with the rising cost of living.
The…Read more…
Barnsley and Rotherham bus strikes off
Bus strikes in Barnsley and Rotherham by Stagecoach drivers will be suspended from Wednesday (January 12) after a new pay offer was put forward in talks on Monday (January 10). Unite said the offer,…Read more…
Looming ‘jobs catastrophe’ in energy sector
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has said the debate on soaring energy prices has, until now, ignored ‘the coming jobs crisis’. During 2021 more than 30 energy firms went bust and with that…Read more…
Heathrow Menzies workers in strike vote
Over 400 workers employed by ground handling and refuelling company Menzies will be balloted for strike action from this Thursday (January 13) in a dispute over pay. The company, unlike its…Read more…
‘We must build working-class power’
It’s only been a couple of months since I was elected to be general secretary of Unite. In that time, I have begun the change that I promised. Unite is involved in more industrial disputes than at…Read more…
Reinstate Tracey Scholes now call
Supporters of bus driver Tracey Scholes, the first woman bus driver at the Manchester depot who now faces dismissal, will be out in full force this Tuesday (January 11) to demand her reinstatement…Read more…
B&Q urged to take action amid supply chain unrest
More than 450 Wincanton workers at B&Q’s national distribution warehouse in Worksop have escalated previous industrial action over poverty pay to an all-out strike, severely impacting store…Read more…
Government playing ‘Russian roulette’ with road users’ safety
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of lorry drivers, has discovered that the government is failing to monitor how many foreign lorries are entering and leaving the UK under a controversial…Read more…
Manchester bus strikes latest
Commuters in Greater Manchester have been warned to expect severe disruption to bus services from today (January 10) as bus drivers employed by First Manchester begin strike action in a dispute over…Read more…
Coventry bin strikes escalate
Coventry council’s failure to address the low pay of its refuse collection drivers is set to lead to an escalation in strike action, after Unite announced a total of 19 new strike dates last week in…Read more…
“We will miss you Jack”
Responding to the sad and sudden news of the death of Jack Dromey, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of our dear friend and…Read more…
The Freedom Struggle in Eswatini
‘Holding Eswatini to Account: Assessing the country’s compliance with the Commonwealth Charter’ is a new report commissioned by TUC Aid and written in collaboration with the ITUC-Africa and the Trade…Read more…
Time for the ‘unsung heroes’ of the school day to be recognised
With news that schools will be closed for the first two days of next term but that teaching assistants will again be called in on those days to supervise vulnerable childrenRead more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – Is UC cut return of the ‘five giant evils’?
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, on the twelfth and final day of Christmas in our series, we…Read more…
Videos of the year – cancel the cut
Every day over the festive season, we’re featuring a range of our top videos of the year that show Unite doing what it does best – advancing the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and fighting…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – ‘I’m just very stubborn’
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look at how Convenor David Imre and his Unite team earlier this…Read more…
Videos of the year – end HS2 union busting
Every day over the festive season, we’re featuring a range of our top videos of the year that show Unite doing what it does best – advancing the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and fighting…Read more…
Britain needs a pay rise
Frances O’Grady uses annual New Year message to issue direct challenge to PM and government to get wages rising.Read more…