Workers at glass manufacturer Encirc Limited in Elton Cheshire have hailed victory in a dispute over pay. Unite’s 475 members voted by 78 per cent to accept the new two-year pay deal and, as a…Read more…
‘Ducking-and-diving’
Refuse workers employed by Newham council, who could have lost more than £20,000 each since 2007 in a dispute over grading, will strike for nearly a fortnight, Unite said today (June 11). …Read more…
Radical movement
Unite has urged members who are also part of Labour to get involved with the party’s groundbreaking grassroots campaign in preparation for a general election. The Labour Roots project, which…Read more…
‘Direct attack’ on pensioners
The Tories have broken a key manifesto pledge after the BBC announced on Tuesday (June 10) that free TV licences for over-75s would be scrapped. From June 2020, TV licences, which now cost…Read more…
‘Let’s unite the country’ call
Polly Toynbee cannot help caricaturing herself as the metropolitan snob whose disregard for life outside north London still leaves her, three years on, struggling to understand the 2016 referendum…Read more…
Universal Credit should support workers, not punish them for not earning enough
Punishing Universal Credit claimants who don’t meet ‘in-work conditionality’ requirements risks pushing more people into poverty.Read more…
Austerity has left UK justice on the brink – the Chancellor must act to save it
The FDA union’s Manifesto for Justice is a blueprint for reversing the damage that nine years of austerity have done to the UK criminal justice system.Read more…
Manufacturing ’emergency’
Unite warned that the UK is in the grip of a manufacturing emergency after the latest economic figures showed manufacturing had shrunk 3.9 per cent with motor vehicle production plunging by a record…Read more…
‘Vile man’s bribes’
Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson has pledged to cut taxes for the better off by increasing the 40p threshold from £50,000 to £80,000, in a shameless bid to “bribe” wealthy Conservative Party…Read more…
Clear out the ‘cowboys’ call
Unite has welcomed a Parliamentary inquiry into the UK steel industry, prompted by the collapse of British Steel last month. Announced on Saturday (June 8), the inquiry by the business select…Read more…
GDP – is growth evaporating?
The latest stats on GDP growth paint a worrying picture for the UK economyRead more…
‘Unprecedented’ health visitor strike ballot
A total of 57 health visitors employed by Lincolnshire county council are being balloted on strike action over not getting paid the rate for the job and the erosion of their professional…Read more…
Forced Aviva redundancies to be challenged
Unite has arranged urgent meetings with the management of Aviva after an announcement on Thursday (June 6) that the UK insurer would be shedding 1,800 jobs globally over the next three years in an…Read more…
‘A new economy for all’
A future Labour party in government will work with trade unions to revitalise Britain’s manufacturing base, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said. Speaking to Unite manufacturing reps at a…Read more…
Mrs May's legacy: the 'just about managing' are worse off today than when she took office
Theresa May promised to protect families who were ‘just about managing’, but new TUC analysis shows they’ve been pushed £2,000 into the red since she became PM.Read more…
‘Work with us’ call
Speaking ahead of a discussion today (June 6) with Unite’s manufacturing reps at the union’s central office in London, shadow chancellor John McDonnell expressed disappointment at…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Hackney council is being blamed for six days of planned strikes by drivers and passenger escorts on school buses for disabled children in a new dispute over payments for working split shifts. …Read more…
‘Determined to fight back’
Unite is standing up for its members in airports up and down the country in a series of separate strike actions in recent and coming weeks. Unite members at Glasgow and Aberdeen Airports,…Read more…
‘Gross industrial sabotage’
Unite has condemned Ford for treating its workers “disgracefully” after news broke today (June 6) that the car firm would be closing its engine plant in Bridgend, with the potential loss of 1,700…Read more…
Stress ‘off the scale’ at Sellafield
A confidential survey of Unite members employed by Mitie at Sellafield has revealed shocking high levels of stress, mental ill health, financial problems and bullying among workers. The survey…Read more…