The 2021 Unite general secretary election is now underway. The current general secretary, Len McCluskey, will step down from office and the successful candidate will assume office at the conclusion…Read more…
Unite supports Bristol airport expansion
Unite has today (July 22) given evidence at the public inquiry into the expansion of Bristol Airport. The union argued that giving the expansion plans the green light, will boost jobs in the region…Read more…
‘Clear leadership’ needed from government
Unite, the UK’s leading union, is warning that frontline workers are becoming increasing exasperated with the government’s failure to get a grip on surging numbers of Covid-19 infections, which has…Read more…
‘Woefully inadequate’
Unite has slammed the government for accepting the NHS Pay Review Body’s (PRB) recommendation of a 3 per cent pay rise for NHS workers announced on Wednesday (July 21). It is understood that the PRB…Read more…
Petrochem jobs to go
Serious questions are being asked why Sabic, the biggest petrochemical company on Teesside, is adopting a policy of job losses and outsourcing of maintenance staff, while being an enthusiastic…Read more…
Historic deal signed today
Unite has today (July 21) secured a recognition agreement for workers employed by logistics giant XPO on the Nestle contract, based at the East Midlands Gateway.
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Gloucester UPS depot workers to strike
The city of Gloucester is braced for a summer of delays and disruption to parcel deliveries after workers at the local depot of UPS announced strike action in a long running dispute over bullying,…Read more…
Bristol City Council signs Unity over Division charter
Unite and Bristol council came together on Tuesday (July 20) to sign a ground-breaking agreement to promote a more tolerant and inclusive workplace. Unite’s Unity Over Division charter has been…Read more…
‘Mixed messaging’ amid ‘pingdemic’
Unite has criticised the mixed messages coming from government about self-isolation rules, after business minister Paul Scully told the Times Radio that if people are ‘pinged’ by the Test and Trace…Read more…
Barnoldswick Rolls-Royce plant again under threat
A group of specialist engineers employed at the Rolls-Royce plant in Barnoldswick, Lancashire began strike action today (July 19) after fears for the long term future of the site resurfaced. Members…Read more…
JDE ‘fire and rehire’ dispute latest
Workers at JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) in Banbury, Oxfordshire will be balloted on a new pay and employment conditions’ package that removes the management’s proposal to ‘fire and rehire’ staff, Unite…Read more…
St Mungo’s strikes called off
Strikes at the St Mungo’s housing charity have been called off after the management agreed to an independent review into bullying grievances raised by staff, Unite said on Thursday (July 15). Unite…Read more…
Lancashire biomedical scientists strike latest
Biomedical scientists at a Lancashire NHS trust are being re-balloted for strike action in an upgrading pay row, after bosses failed to ‘meaningfully engage’ in talks with Acas, the conciliation…Read more…
‘We will not let racists have the final word’
In the latest news on the scandal involving racist abuse against England football players, four people have been arrested in connection with the abuse. After England’s defeat in the Euro 2020 Final…Read more…
‘Action on tips now’
Workers in hospitality staged a protest today (July 15) against the government’s failure to introduce long-awaited legislation on tips that was first promised four years ago. The demonstration was…Read more…
‘We’re on the verge of shutdown’
More than half a million people in the last week alone have been ‘pinged’ by the Test and Trace app advising them to self-isolate for up to 10 days. Unite has expressed concerns from…Read more…
‘Hollow’ levelling-up promises
Unite has slammed prime minister Boris Johnson’s speech on Thursday (July 15) in Coventry on ‘levelling up the country’, saying his pledges rang hollow when he has refused to help both struggling…Read more…
‘Patchwork protection’
While prime minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that most coronavirus restrictions would be dropped from Monday, July 19 — including mask wearing on public transport — city…Read more…
Mask wearing must continue to ease burden on NHS
Mask wearing in hospitals, clinics and other NHS buildings should remain compulsory when Covid restrictions are eased next Monday (July 19), Unite said this week. Responding to Boris Johnson’s press…Read more…
Amazon accused of pandemic profiteering
Unite has submitted the first formal complaint to the CMA (Competition & Markets Authority) against Amazon for abuse of its market position in relation to price gouging at the height of the Covid…Read more…