Unite, which represents over 100,000 health workers, has backed a call by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Health Service Journal (HSJ) that the government’s plans to relax social distancing…Read more…
Unite backs Greenwich council in schools decision
Unite the union continues to back the original decision made by Greenwich council to move classes online from today (December 15). Unite accused the education secretary Gavin Williamson, who has…Read more…
Plymouth tug crew strikes
Royal Naval shipping movements around Plymouth will be plunged into ‘Christmas chaos’ when specialist tug operators at Devonport’s naval base employed by outsourcer Serco Marine go on strike, Unite…Read more…
New Unite construction guide ‘invaluable tool’
Unite, the UK’s construction union, has launched a comprehensive construction guide to help ensure the safety of construction workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The guide titled Construction…Read more…
Unite welcomes gov’t talks on Sizewell C plant
The government needs to put its foot on the accelerator in the talks with energy giant EDF on the construction of the new £20bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant, Unite said today (December 14). Unite…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
The strike by Unite members at Heathrow Airport continues to gain momentum on their second day of strike action today (December 14) against the imposition of permanent pay cuts which will see their…Read more…
‘Absolutely determined’
Strikes over pay at Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare, now in their ninth week, will continue into January, Unite said today (December 14). More than 100 Optare workers, whose hourly rates are…Read more…
Sainsbury’s delivery drivers strike off
The six days of strike action by 12 outsourced drivers in the pay injustice dispute that could have hit deliveries to about 100 Sainsbury’s stores in London and the south east have been suspended,…Read more…
Gigafactory plans welcomed
Commenting on BritishVolt’s announcement today (December 11) that it plans to invest £2.6bn in an electric vehicle battery plant in Wansbeck, Northumberland, which coincided with a visit by prime…Read more…
BA cargo workers Christmas strike
Cargo workers employed by British Airways at Heathrow airport have today (December 11) announced that they will take nine days of strike action beginning on Christmas Day. On Monday (December 7) the…Read more…
Heathrow strike latest
Workers at Heathrow Airport will next week step up strike action in their increasingly bitter dispute over massive wage cuts that the company is imposing on them through a controversial fire and…Read more…
Now is the time to respect human and trade unions rights in Turkey
On the UN’s Human Rights Day, we are calling for human and trade union rights, along with democratic freedoms, to be respected in Turkey.Read more…
Trade unions have a crucial role in the struggle for race equality
The TUC’s new anti-racist taskforce will build on the work of the past two decades to map out the actions needed today to tackle unequal outcomes and keep race on the agenda.Read more…
Change is coming. Why I’m chairing the TUC’s new anti-racism task force
Trade unions are committed to eradicating the prejudice and discrimination and disadvantage that continue to deny many Black workers the opportunity to secure decent jobs and careers regardless of…Read more…
Heathrow strike and solidarity!
The strike by Heathrow airport workers is ramping up with three more days of action next week, on December 14, 17 and 18. Ahead of it we thought it would be nice to collate some of the messages of…Read more…
‘Crispmas’ saved!
As part of the season of goodwill, Unite has delayed launching strike action on the Walkers Pepsico contract operated by Eddie Stobart Ltd from its Warrington depot. Lorry drivers on the contract…Read more…
‘Safety when it suits’
DHL has been told it ‘must improve’ coronavirus safety procedures for drivers working on its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) contract in Halewood, Liverpool, Unite said today (December 10). Unite, which…Read more…
Commonwealth War Graves Commission ‘treating staff appallingly’
The government must intervene on behalf of Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) staff serving overseas, who are facing ‘halved incomes’ due to Brexit contract changes, Unite said today (December…Read more…
London facing looming bus strikes
Unite, which represents over 20,000 London bus drivers, is warning that the capital could face a period of widespread industrial action in early 2021 as workers are set to be balloted on attacks to…Read more…
It shouldn’t happen to a vet
When you think about veterinary surgeries it most likely conjures up images similar to James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. Of a friendly and harmonious workplace where everyone has worked…Read more…