Consumers across northern England should brace themselves for a ‘crispstrophe’ as the drivers responsible for delivering Walkers crisps to supermarkets across the UK prepare to take strike action….Read more…
Clarion Housing faces ‘grave reputational damage’ over Covid crisis handling
Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, has been pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite claimed today…Read more…
BA Heathrow cargo workers in fresh strikes
British Airways’ (BA) freight services at Heathrow airport are set for ‘continued significant disruption’ following the announcement of further strikes over the airline’s decision to fire and rehire…Read more…
NHS mental health crisis
Data from NHS Digital has shown that more people are contacting mental health services than ever before – 10m people, including 1.5m children now need mental health support as a direct result of the…Read more…
‘Wheels fall off Wagon Wheel talks’
Hopes that further strike action by workers on the DHL Supply Chain contract in Liverpool could be avoided have been dashed as negotiations have collapsed. The 120 strong workforce undertake the…Read more…
‘Fire and rehire’ attack
Nearly 500 Manchester bus drivers employed by Go North West are facing the threat of being fired and rehired, which will see a 10 per cent reduction in the number of drivers employed, an increase in…Read more…
‘Give families certainty’
The Labour party will force a vote today (January 18) on keeping the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit to help millions of struggling families from falling into further…Read more…
Speed up NHS pay rise call
NHS workers who’ve risked their lives throughout the Covid-19 pandemic deserve a significant pay rise that should be brought forward as soon as possible, Unite and other health unions have said. The…Read more…
Teaching support staff gear up for strike action
Strike action looms over plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools as ministers stress the importance of education, Unite warned today (January 15)….Read more…
‘We’re having nightmares’
As Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths surge across the UK, hospital staff are struggling to cope, with hospitals being overwhelmed by patients. Unite rep and ICU nurse Ameera Sheik told…Read more…
Lorry drivers in Kent ‘persecuted’
Lorry drivers in Kent are being fined and prevented from resting by Kent county council, despite parking provisions provided by authorities to deal with post-Brexit delays being ‘woefully…Read more…
Workers’ rights under threat
A potential overhaul of workers’ rights post-Brexit is being discussed among Tory ministers, with limits on working hours possibly in the firing line, it has been revealed. The Financial Times (FT)…Read more…
Request denied
An overwhelming majority of working mums who have requested furlough to homeschool their children have been denied, a shocking new survey has revealed. The poll, published this week by the TUC, has…Read more…
Norwegian Air job losses
More than 1,000 redundancies of Norwegian Air staff based at Gatwick are ‘another devastating blow’ for the airport’s workers, the local community and the aviation industry, Unite, said today…Read more…
The community built on kindness and compassion
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
‘Stain on UK’s corporate reputation’
Unite welcomed news today (January 14) that the government has launched a legal bid to bar eight former directors of the collapsed construction giant Carillion from holding future UK director company…Read more…
Never give up
Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick workers, Unite members, celebrated victory today (January 14) after they voted to accept a deal struck by Unite that secures jobs at risk as well as a bright future for the…Read more…
Groundbreaking deal
The Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, has been saved and with it 350 jobs and a community protected from ruin, thanks to a groundbreaking deal struck by Unite and the company’s…Read more…
‘Beacon of hope’
When workers at Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick first set out in September to save their jobs and their historic site then under threat, they knew the road would be a long and hard one. And there would be…Read more…
‘Incredibly frightening’
As Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths now soar to record levels – exceeding even the height of the first wave of the pandemic — Unite senior shop steward and ICU nurse at St….Read more…