Unite welcomed the decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which today (April 25) brings an end to the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda. The CMA said it had blocked…Read more…
Sea King asbestos scandal
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is shamelessly hiding behind “commercial interests” in refusing to provide information about the asbestos scandal involving the maintenance of its Sea King helicopter…Read more…
Food bank use up – again
Food bank use has skyrocketed by nearly 20 per cent over the last year, fuelled by Universal Credit delays, benefits cuts and low incomes. The largest food bank provider in the UK, the…Read more…
‘UK ship workers betrayed’
Inviting foreign firms to bid on a £1bn government contract to build Royal Navy support ships abroad has turned Britain into a “laughing stock” and is a betrayal of UK ship workers, Unite warned MPs…Read more…
‘Turning point’
Twenty-six years ago this week, Stephen Lawrence, 18, was murdered in cold blood by a gang of young men who targeted him in a racist attack in south east London, stabbing him to death. While…Read more…
Macclesfield hospital pay protest
Low paid staff, contracted by outsourcing firm ISS, at Macclesfield District General Hospital are staging a second protest on Friday (April 26) against ISS’ plans to withhold up to a week of their…Read more…
Newham council faces third dispute
Newham council is facing a third industrial dispute in as many weeks over the way it treats a key group of workers, Unite said today (April 24). Three gas managers working in the repairs…Read more…
Rubber health risk threat
New long-term authoritative research published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that workers in the tyre and rubber industry remain at significant risk of developing certain cancers due…Read more…
Guitar workers victory
Unite has helped to bring a positive end to an epic 13-year struggle involving hunger strikes, occupations and self-immolation by Korean guitar makers who were dismissed by their employer for…Read more…
‘Pay justice fight’
Trinity House seafarers, engaged in their first pay dispute in more than 500 years, will be holding a protest in Harwich, Essex, at 1pm tomorrow (April 24). The seafarers, who have a key role…Read more…
‘Action not words’
Gender pay gap data published by large companies each year could be riddled with errors, according to new research. More than 500 companies most definitely made errors in their gender pay gap…Read more…
Solidarity does not stop at our borders
On April 16, Unite EC vice chair Jayne Taylor addressed a rally of thousands of Workers Uniting members including the Unite Steel Workers and the Mexican Metal Workers Union Los Mineros at a Rally in…Read more…
Lessons must be learned
Crossrail failures must not be repeated on other major infrastructure projects
The post Lessons must be learned appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
The Good Friday safety strike
Proper protection and pay demands for hospital security staff
The post The Good Friday safety strike appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
When you just can’t ‘hold on’
Council workers quit jobs for health reasons in toilet access denial row
The post When you just can’t ‘hold on’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
‘People deserve better’
An increase in pay growth over the last 12 months belies rocketing in-work poverty and wage levels that are still below those seen before the financial crisis, Unite has warned. Weekly…Read more…
Construction pay boost hailed
The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has agreed a one-year deal involving a 2.75 per cent pay rise to come into effect in June 2019. This is a result of the successful…Read more…
Unpaid wages demo
Low paid staff, contracted by outsourcing firm ISS, at Macclesfield District General Hospital are staging a protest tomorrow (April 18) against ISS’ plans to withhold up to a week of their pay after…Read more…
Sellafield row ‘olive branch’
Unite has offered an ‘olive branch’ to troubled outsourcer Mitie, to create an opportunity to resolve the scheduled industrial action at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site in Cumbria. …Read more…
Llanelli job losses warning
The threat to 95 jobs at Calsonic Kansei in Llanelli is yet another sign that the automotive industry has been badly affected by the lack of a UK-wide manufacturing strategy, Unite said today (April…Read more…