Jeremy Corbyn vowed to take action against “tax dodgers, bad bosses and big polluters” as he took aim at Britain’s “corrupt system” at the launch of Labour’s general election campaign yesterday (31…Read more…
Mental health awareness days won’t fix bad bosses and insecure work
The causes of poor mental health at work must be tackled by employers, not made the responsibility of workers.
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Meaningful change at RBS?
Unite urges new RBS CEO to address staff concerns.
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‘Positive future for Bombardier’
Unite welcomed the news that Bombardier has been sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems in a deal worth around £1bn, saying that investment for growth must follow the sale.
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‘Pushed against the wall’
Pathologists at a north east London NHS trust will strike on Monday (November 4) for a week in a dispute over new shift patterns which, it is claimed, could compromise the integrity of patients’…Read more…
‘Bullying culture’ at RSPCA
Endemic bullying and pay issues are driving RSPCA staff out of their jobs, Unite has warned. The RSPCA is facing a “recruitment and retention” crisis that risks impacting upon the animal…Read more…
‘Glaring unfairness’
Hospital trusts across England have raked in millions of pounds in car parking charges levied on staff, patients and visitors alike. Scores of NHS trusts raked in more than £1m on parking…Read more…
11 years after the crash, the wage crisis continues for working people
Pay for working people still hasn’t recovered from the recession. We need real change now.Read more…
NHS ‘offered on a platter’
The government has held secret discussions with US drug companies about NHS medicine prices, despite Boris Johnson’s claims that the health service would not be included in any post-Brexit trade deal…Read more…
‘Double hit’
Women in their 50s face the largest gender pay gap, a shock new report has found, with women in of that age earning on average £12,508 less than men in the same group – a gap of 28 per cent. …Read more…
Unfairly singled out?
Unite reasserted its solidarity with the Grenfell community and London firefighters today (October 29) after parts of the inquiry into the tragedy that criticise the London Fire Brigade were leaked…Read more…
Building trust
Building trust is the key to engaging with Black and Asian ethnic minority (BAEM) communities — who face serious health inequalities such as higher rates of infant mortality. This was an…Read more…
‘Sorry we missed you’ – a must-see for anyone who doubts the need to ban zero-hours contracts
Released across the country this Friday, Ken Loach’s new film ‘Sorry we missed you’ is a timely reminder of why we shouldn’t be sorry to call time on zero-hours contracts.
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Under the bonnet of ‘dodgy’ deal
Leaked papers show that the government is planning to demolish workers’ rights after Britain leaves the EU. Unite accused prime minister Boris Johnson, who has broken his “do or die” to…Read more…
Millions of night workers won’t get a lie-in when the clocks go back
We depend on Britain’s growing night workforce, so let’s ensure they have good rights and protections at workRead more…
Unbroken austerity economics cuts in half OECD wage growth for a decade
A new TUC report calls for urgent changes to undo the disasters of the past decade and for a new approach to the challenging times ahead.Read more…
Branko Milanovic, Global Capitalism and the Role of Trade Unions
A giant of our movement
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey spoke on Friday (October 25) at the launch of a new biography of renowned Scottish trade unionist and politician Jimmy Reid, entitled Jimmy Reid: A Clyde-built…Read more…
‘Fed-up’ health visitors again vote to strike
More than 70 Lincolnshire health visitors have voted by a large majority to strike in the long running pay dispute over county council plans to ‘divide and rule’ over future job roles. Unite…Read more…
Payday ‘vultures’ on brink of collapse
Payday lender QuickQuid is the latest loan shark to shut down after a wave of compensation claims from victims of predatory practices. US-based Enova, which owns QuickQuid, announced on…Read more…