Driving a bus in one of the busiest cities in the world is definitely no walk in the park – drivers must be on constant alert as they contend with traffic, passengers, pedestrians, hot and cold…Read more…
Introducing … ‘Robocrop’?
In science fiction the sight of a robotic hand reaching out to grasp something soft and fleshly usually precedes an untimely death. But the robot that has just completed its initial trials at…Read more…
‘Shocking safety failures’
Unite has uncovered “shocking safety failures” on maintenance undertaken on Sea King helicopters that potentially exposed Ministry of Defence (MoD) workers and contractors to asbestos. The…Read more…
‘We must be bolder’
A rising minimum wage has taken a record number of people out of low pay, but Unite has warned that more must be done to support families who are struggling to get by. A report from the…Read more…
First Bus sell-off announced
Unite, ‘won’t tolerate a single job loss’ at First Bus, as the parent company FirstGroup announced today (May 30) that it intended to sell-off its bus operations in the UK. Unite has about…Read more…
‘Desperate human pain’
The heartbreaking reality of the social care crisis has been laid bare in a new BBC documentary that followed the lives of four Somerset families struggling to survive after years of cuts. …Read more…
Car industry ‘chaos’
Car production in the UK has continued to plummet amid protracted Brexit uncertainty which is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and the economic futures of Britain’s…Read more…
Trade union membership rises by 100,000 in a single year – but challenges remain
Another rise in trade union membership is promising, but we still have much to do to reach young people in the private sectorRead more…
‘Preserve and build on Corbyn’s work’
This comment first appeared in the New Statesman on Wednesday (May 29) in response to an earlier comment piece by Paul Mason. It is true, as Paul Mason argues, that one day the left will have…Read more…
Only part of the picture
Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers are more likely than ever now to have a job, but Unite has warned that the latest figures only reveal part of the picture. According to new data from…Read more…
Unite ballot box result as far right quashed
Unite has hailed the defeat of the far right in the North West after a union advertising campaign to stop the likes of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, proved successful. …Read more…
‘Body blow’ for East Anglia
Unite has described the announcement of 140 job losses at the Stowmarket factory of power and garden tool manufacturer Bosch as a further ‘body blow’ for East Anglia. Bosch announced today…Read more…
Walkers strike suspended
Unite has suspended strikes due to begin at the end of this week, on the North West Walkers’, crisps contract, as the worker’s employer Eddie Stobart, has agreed to recognise the union and to…Read more…
Manchester Metrolink strike off
The strike next month by more than 200 workers on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram and light railway system has been called off, while the workers are balloted on a new pay offer, Unite said today…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Bromley library workers will strike continuously from Thursday, June 6 to demand full staffing of Bromley’s libraries. The strike is also part of a campaign by Unite to give a big pay boost to…Read more…
‘Get the vultures out of our communities’
You would have to have a heart of stone not to feel for British steelworkers right now. Twenty-five thousand jobs at risk, families devastated and until this week without even a short-term…Read more…
‘Farce has to end’
The ‘shambolic’ Conservative party is incapable of governing and a general election is the ‘only honourable’ way forward the leader of the UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite said today (Friday May…Read more…
NHS England moves to undo the damage done by outsourcing
NHS England has published proposals to help the delivery of its long-term plan. These proposals set out the changes to support integration and new models of care that NHS England would like to see…Read more…
Thirsty summer?
Pub and club goers in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the north Midlands could go thirsty this summer if a dispute over drivers being ask to deliver ‘unmanageable loads’ escalates to strike action, Unite…Read more…
‘Invest in us’
Assurances about the future job security of Royal Mail managers is being sought by Unite following the company’s ‘poor’ financial statement this week. Today (Thursday 23 May), Unite, which…Read more…