Unite, which represents thousands of cabin crew, is demanding airlines take immediate action to stop aerotoxic fume events occurring during flights. Unite, which is taking several major…Read more…
‘Something has gone badly wrong’
Life expectancy in the UK has stalled for the first time in a century, spurred on by yawning health inequalities under a decade of austerity. While women have historically seen steady…Read more…
‘Systematic sexism’
Unite has welcomed the news that a spy cops victim is one step closer to justice after an internal police investigation has found ‘credible evidence’ she was duped into an intimate sexual…Read more…
CITB college sale latest
Unite, which represents workers at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is seeking urgent answers following the announcement that the organisation is planning to sell its construction…Read more…
CLASS is hiring!
Looking for a job in support of a progressive cause? CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), whose offices are based at Unite’s headquarters in Holborn in London, is seeking a highly…Read more…
‘Totally bonkers’
Last Wednesday (February 19) UniteLive highlighted the government’s new ‘points-based’ immigration system. Now, we investigate further with a series of features about what these new…Read more…
We need to put an end to zero-hours contracts
‘Slap in the face’
Commenting on reports that the UK’s largest housing association Clarion is to hike employee pension contributions to 22.9 per cent a year, Unite regional officer Matt Freeman said today, (February…Read more…
‘Goodwill gesture’
Unite announced the suspension of two separate strikes on Friday (February 21) to allow for further talks. Lifeguards at Blackburn and Darwen leisure centres have suspended strike action this…Read more…
Striking University staff simply have no other option
6 tips for negotiating with your employer/management team
Negotiating with management can be a scary prospect. Asking for ‘more’ or ‘better’ is a vital part of trade union activity but it often makes people feel awkward or as if they are making trouble. …Read more…
Allied Bakeries win
Allied Bakeries workers have voted to accept an improved pay offer and so called off planned industrial action, ending the threat of disruption to pancake supply ahead of Pancake Day. The result,…Read more…
Why the new points-based immigration system threatens everyone’s rights at work
Government plans for new restrictions on migrant workers will make it easier for bad bosses to undercut and exploit everyone who works.Read more…
Points-based immigration system slammed
Large labour shortages are predicted after the government unveiled its latest post-Brexit immigration plans which will bar both EU and non-EU migrant workers from securing visas for jobs paying less…Read more…
‘Sinister in the extreme’
The BBC and press freedom have this year come under repeated attacks from an emboldened and increasingly authoritarian Tory government. In its most recent broadside against the BBC, a ‘senior…Read more…
HSBC jobs cull
Urgent talks have been called for with HSBC bosses to discuss the ‘serious implications’ for UK staff after the bank announced it will axe 35,000 jobs globally, Unite said today (February 18). …Read more…
‘Like a scene from the Godfather’
A number of councillors are waging an unprovoked vendetta against employees of Attleborough town council in the historic Norfolk market town, Unite said today (February 18). Unite, which…Read more…
Why working people won’t be celebrating over a decade of lost wages
Why has it taken the government twelve years to get wages back to pre-crisis levels?Read more…
Zero-hours contracts – ban them now
Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in jobs so insecure they’re unable to plan childcare or budget for groceries. Read more…
Supreme Court union rights case
Supreme Court to hear appeal on £420,000 compensation for breach of trade union rights
The post Supreme Court union rights case appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…