New forecasts showed unemployment rising by 13 million across advanced economies. The OECD calls for “heightened policy activism” to address this challenge: this must mean a renewed emphasis on…Read more…
Making our workplaces in Wales a better, fairer place
Making our workplaces in Wales a better, fairer place
It’s never been more important for workers and employers to be aware of their workplace rights and responsibilities.Read more…
Don’t repeat the mistakes of Test and Trace by outsourcing the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Here are five steps to ensure effective take up and delivery of the vaccine.Read more…
Teaching assistants balloted for strike action
Plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools has prompted Unite the union to ballot its members for strike action. Unite has 10 members at the Colvestone…Read more…
Liverpool DHL workers stand up against ‘poverty pay rates’
Workers employed by DHL Supply Chain in Liverpool, who undertake the Burton Biscuits and AB World Foods delivery contract, have voted for industrial action in a dispute over low pay, victimisation of…Read more…
BA cargo workers vote to strike
Cargo workers at British Airways have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in the bitter dispute over the company’s plans to fire and rehire its entire workforce and re-employ them on…Read more…
Unite GS Len McCluskey in warning shot over Brexit deal
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has urged the Labour Party to avoid sitting on the fence on a Brexit deal after Labour has in recent days refused to rule out abstaining on a forthcoming…Read more…
Sainsbury’s ‘acting like Scrooge’
Unite has accused Sainsbury’s of ‘acting like Scrooge’ by insisting that staff come in on Boxing Day after working extended opening hours in the run to up to Christmas. Sainsbury’s has agreed to…Read more…
Huge back pay victory for refuse workers
Unite has secured a huge pay victory for forty refuse workers winning them substantial back pay. The refuse workers, employed by employment agency Templink and engaged by Serco on Sandwell…Read more…
‘Rolls-Royce is at the heart of Barnoldswick’
Striking workers and the local community will come together on Saturday (December 5) to hold a car rally in support of the Rolls-Royce workers at Barnoldswick who have been on strike since last month…Read more…
Jersey Airport job losses rethink call
The redundancy programme involving Swissport workers at Jersey Airport is ‘going under the radar’ and needs a rethink now that Covid-19 vaccines are on the horizon, Unite said today (December 4)….Read more…
‘Tremendous victory’ in Doncaster bins dispute
Planned strikes by refuse workers employed by Suez Recycling and Recovery Ltd, on the outsourced Doncaster council contract, have been suspended after the company acted on the concerns of Unite. The…Read more…
‘Death by a thousands cuts’
Unite has described Rolls-Royce’s announcement of fresh job losses as ‘choking the company’s future’, while the proposals to transfer or rundown parts of the business is…Read more…
Unite Securitas win
Striking Securitas first responders at Airbus Filton have secured a victory in their fight against fire and rehire changes that would have seen their pay plummet, Unite said today (December 2). The…Read more…
Heathrow – get your hands off our wages
On December 1, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) workers took strike action for the first time in more than 40 years to defend their livelihoods. They’re standing up against the imposition of fire…Read more…
‘Brutal pay cuts’ at Thurrock council
Unite has vowed to fiercely resist Thurrock Council’s plans to brutally cut the pay and conditions of workers who have been providing essential services during the pandemic. The very workers who have…Read more…
No so ‘purr-fect’ vet surgeries?
Employment practices at some of the UK’s vet surgeries are ‘a dog’s dinner’ where bullying and poor morale are widespread, according to a new survey by the British Veterinary Union in Unite (BVU)….Read more…
‘The sun shines on the righteous’
Heathrow workers proudly stood on the picket lines today (December 1) on their first day of strike action over savage permanent pay cuts that will leave them £8,000 a year worse off each year. The…Read more…
‘David and Goliath’ pay battle
Security staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading who are currently locked in a pay battle with their employer, will be striking for five days this month. The 20 low paid security guards are…Read more…
‘Stay strong’
Unite members employed by Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) began strike action today (December 1) in a dispute over savage wage cuts imposed on the workforce through a brutal fire and rehire programme….Read more…