Unite, the principal aviation union, has secured an agreement with Ryanair which will result in no job losses among cabin crew at the airline. The union has hailed the airline’s…Read more…
Britain, we need our steel
Britain’s three steel unions, Unite, GMB and Community, today (July 9) launched a joint campaign for the future of the steel industry in the UK. Through the ‘Britain, We Need Our Steel’ campaign, the…Read more…
More aerospace job losses in Derbyshire
On a grim day for UK workers with thousands of job losses being announced, Unite says that it will fight to minimise job losses at aerospace component manufacturer Trelleborg Sealing Solution. The…Read more…
‘A reckoning will come’
For nearly 150 years the Durham Miners’ Gala has been admired all over the world as a carnival like no other, with beautiful banners, brass bands and voices lifted together in song, we fill the…Read more…
2,000 Rolls-Royce jobs to be shed in August
The number of workers being shed by Rolls-Royce is a stark reminder of the lack of comprehensive financial measures to help British manufacturing through the coronavirus pandemic, Unite said today…Read more…
Urgent investigation call
One woman has died and four others people injured after a crane collapsed in Bow, east London on Wednesday (July 8), a tragic incident that has highlighted the dangers people face in and around…Read more…
‘Serious questions’ over national security
Serious questions involving national security and corporate motivation need to be answered over plans to close the LeBronze Alloys plant in Ipswich, Suffolk, Unite, said today (July 8). Unite…Read more…
Nissan pensions protest
Nissan workers will attend a socially distanced rally in Sunderland on Saturday (July 11) in response to the firm’s ‘disdain and disregard’ for workers impacted by plans to close its defined benefits…Read more…
‘Instead of a budget we have a slogan’
Before the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his statement there was as usual Prime Minister Question Time with Boris Johnson delivering his, as usual, non-answers. Keir Starmer asked him to…Read more…
‘Bleak day for Britain’s workers’
In his much anticipated ‘summer economic update’ speech today (July 8) chancellor Rishi Sunak left the millions of people worried about their jobs sorely disappointed after announcing a series of…Read more…
NHS car parking charges may resume
The government confirmed that NHS car parking charges, waived in late March as the lockdown came into force, will resume as the coronavirus pandemic eases. Although no timeline has been announced,…Read more…
Massive job losses rock DHL workers
On the eve of the Chancellor’s speech to the country designed to map the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, 2,200 workers involved in the production of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles are…Read more…
Supply chain job losses pushes aerospace to the edge
With less than 24 hours to go before the Chancellor delivers his financial statement, Unite is warning that companies in the aerospace supply chain have announced 5,030 redundancies in recent days –…Read more…
Jobs to go at media firm Reach – Covid-19 cited as reason
The loss of 550 jobs at newspaper giant Reach is the latest example of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Unite said today (Tuesday July 7).
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‘It’s not rocket science’
Ahead of tomorrow’s (July 8) Chancellor’s Summer Statement, Unite assistant general secretary for manufacturing, Steve Turner, outlines what Unite is seeking in an interview with BBC News this…Read more…
Recognise NHS staff’s effort with pay rise
The coronavirus pandemic reinforces – not diminishes – the strong case for the NHS workforce to receive a ‘beyond substantial’ pay rise for 2021-22, Unite said on Friday July 3, ahead of the NHS’…Read more…
Covid crunch time talks tomorrow
Crunch talks are due to take place tomorrow (Tuesday aJuly 7) to resolve health and safety concerns over the lack of Covid-19 prevention measures at the Crayford refuse depot which serves the London…Read more…
Avert construction apprenticeship crisis call
The prime minister’s recent promise to ‘build, build, build’ the UK back to economic health will not be ‘get very far’ unless urgent action is taken to avert a crisis in skills and apprenticeship…Read more…
BA should face slots review says angry public
A new poll out today (July 6) reveals that the British public backs tough action against British Airways over its ‘fire and rehire’ plans – with both Conservative and Labour voters giving strong…Read more…
‘They are putting people at risk’
When meat processing worker ‘Alex’ tested positive for coronavirus, he was forced to stay off work for a number of weeks, along with the colleagues he shares a house with.
The housemates were given…Read more…