Unite members working at the Jacob Douwe-Egberts (JDE) coffee factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire, celebrated a decisive victory today (August 4) as their strength and solidarity vanquished the threat of…Read more…
Labour’s ‘new deal welcome programme for working families’
Last week marked a turning point for the Labour Party as they at last announced a “new deal” for workers – adopting many policies and ideas advocated by the UK unions, The TUC, the Campaign For Trade…Read more…
‘We need to maintain sovereign capability’
Unite welcomed the recent news that defence-critical steel engineering firm Sheffield Forgemasters would be brought into the public hands after the MoD bought out the firm in a £2.6m deal. The deal…Read more…
‘No corners to cut’ in EV transition challenge
In less than 10 years’ time, new diesel and petrol vehicles will be banned, and Unite has called on the government to ensure that affordable and accessible electrical vehicle infrastructure is in…Read more…
Support aviation jobs plea
Unite has reiterated its call for a sector-specific support package for the aviation industry after reports of an apparent rift between chancellor Rishi Sunak and prime minister Boris Johnson over…Read more…
NHS pay protest
Unite members in health attended a protest over NHS pay on Friday (July 30), joining hundreds of other health workers across London. Members of the Unite Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital branch marched…Read more…
Winding down furlough creating ‘unnecessary harm’
Unite has called on the government to extend and adapt the furlough scheme as new research shows hundreds of thousands of viable jobs could be at risk as the scheme winds down. The study from the New…Read more…
‘Double whammy for workers’
On the eve of the government’s contribution to the furlough scheme reducing to 60 per cent of wage costs, (Saturday 31 July), Unite called for the government to rethink its plans to end the scheme…Read more…
Covid as an industrial disease: What it would mean for workers in Wales
How classifying Covid as an industrial disease could open up access to greater financial support for workers. But such a move would need support from the UK Government.Read more…
HGV drivers in pay parity dispute
The national shortage of HGV drivers is behind a forthcoming ballot for strike action that could impact on deliveries to more than 1,500 convenience stores in London and the south east, Unite the…Read more…
‘Wonderful news’
This week, it was announced that the beleaguered steel engineering firm Sheffield Forgemasters would be taken into public hands, after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) bought out the firm in a £2.6m…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – From a Mural a Monument
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 back at a poignant poem from Unite’s Joy Johnson, who…Read more…
‘Have your say on NHS pay’
Unite the union is strongly supporting its health service members who will be marching on Downing Street tomorrow (July 30) to vent their anger at the ‘grossly inadequate’ three per cent pay…Read more…
Doctors in Unite in PPE protest
Doctors in Unite (DiU) staged a protest on Tuesday (January 27)over the failure to offer proper PPE protection against airborne transmission to health and social care staff during the continuing…Read more…
Gloucester UPS strikes off
The immediate threat of severe delays to parcel deliveries in the Gloucestershire area have been temporarily averted as negotiations between UPS and Unite, the UK’s leading union, have made some…Read more…
PPE ‘not fit for purpose’
Doctors in Unite held a demonstration on Wednesday (July 27) to highlight the urgent need for all health workers to be issued with FFP3 masks. DiU chair and GP Dr Jackie Applebee explains why this…Read more…
Major win at Sheffield Forgemasters
Unite has celebrated a major victory after it was announced today (July 28) that the Sheffield Forgemasters steel engineering plant would be brought into public hands in a £2.6m deal. The Ministry of…Read more…
NHS under renewed pressure
The NHS is just as overstretched and under pressure as it was at the height of the pandemic in January, health service leaders have warned. NHS Providers, which represents hospital and ambulance…Read more…
‘Stark warning’ over Universal Credit cut
Millions of Britons will face the biggest overnight cut to the basic rate of social security since the Second World War, if the government pushes through with slashing Universal Credit payments as…Read more…
Rethink ‘pingdemic’ exemptions now call
Steve Turner, Unite assistant general secretary for manufacturing, has today (Tuesday 27 July) called for the government to urgently rethink its decision not to exempt the automotive and steel…Read more…