Heathrow Airport bosses were today (2 August) warned against opting to pay millions of pounds in compensation to airlines for cancelled flights and causing passenger misery, rather than going the…Read more…
School holiday hunger hell
Thousands of people across the country took part in a Unite-organised day of action yesterday (August 2) to stop Universal Credit (UC). In 63 separate events in England and Wales, campaigners…Read more…
‘Struggling to cope’
They may not be the most visible staff in the NHS but their behind-the-scenes work is absolutely vital – a staggering 70 per cent of all diagnoses made in the health service involved pathologists….Read more…
Holiday hunger
Universal Credit (UC) is causing thousands of children to go hungry this summer according to a survey by Unite. More than four fifths (79 per cent) of parents in a survey of over 1,000…Read more…
‘Take no-deal off table now’ call
Investment in the UK’s car industry faces collapse from the threat of a cliff-edge Brexit new figures show – leading to renewed calls from Unite for prime minister Boris Johnson to take no deal off…Read more…
‘Save our yard’
Belfast shipyard workers occupied the Harland and Wolff site ahead of a rally that took place today (July 30) calling on the government to save the historic shipyard from closure. In dramatic…Read more…
‘Slippery slope’
Unite has given notice of its intention to ballot members working at the homeless charity, St Mungo’s for strike action after the collapse of Acas talks last Friday (July 26). The ballot of…Read more…
‘Fighting determinedly’
As a rally was held today (July 30) to save the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey sent protesting workers a message of solidarity. He said, “I want…Read more…
The millions trapped in insecure work need a new deal from this Prime Minister
A four-day week with decent pay for all? It’s the future
Trade unions fought for an eight-hour day in the 19th century and a two-day weekend in the 20th. In the 21st, it’s time to take the next step and win a four-day week with fair pay for all.Read more…
‘Best city in the world to work’
Unite has today (July 29) welcomed the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s new ‘Good Work Standard’ as an excellent first step on the road to making work better for millions of Londoners. Unite is…Read more…
No deal Brexit ‘not an option’
Unite has reiterated its call to the government to take a no deal Brexit off the table after Vauxhall chief executive Carlos Tavares warned the car firm may pull out of the UK. Tavares warned…Read more…
‘Fearless, campaigning journalism’
Unite celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Landworker magazine – the oldest trade union publication still in circulation – at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset with a panel…Read more…
The millions trapped in insecure work need a new deal from this Prime Minister
Instead of preparing for a catastrophic no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson should put tackling the scourge of insecure work at the top of his to-do list.Read more…
Reversing the cuts
The three largest local government unions, representing 1.4 million employees in schools and councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have today (July 24) submitted a pay claim that…Read more…
No deal, no way!
Unite manufacturing reps from up and down the country descended on Parliament today (July 24) to lobby MPs about the threat of a no deal Brexit. Brandishing placards reading ‘No Deal, No Way’,…Read more…
Organising for the future – how young trade unionists are leading the way
Last month, the first ever TUC Summer Patrol sent young trade unionists into workplaces across Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley. Here’s what we learned.Read more…
Feeling the heat?
As temperatures are set to rise well above 30C this week, with a record-breaking 37C on Thursday (July 25) predicted in parts of the South East, British workers are well and truly feeling the heat….Read more…
‘Heed this massive vote’
Nearly 100 fire and rescue staff at Heathrow Airport have joined thousands of other Heathrow workers in voting in favour of strike action over pay, Unite announced this week (July 22). …Read more…
10 takeaways from the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2019/2020
If the government is serious about tackling labour market exploitation it needs to heed the advice of a new report by the Director of Labour Market EnforcementRead more…