London has long been among the world’s top financial centres, but Brexit may now throw the capital’s vaunted status as a global banking mecca into question. Even as Brexit negotiations have…Read more…
‘Immoral and unfair’
‘Bankers’ may cash in on mammoth salaries, pensions and other benefits but for a large swathe of people who work in banks, the pay is low even as the hours are long and arduous. Pensions for…Read more…
Pregnancy discrimination – dinosaur work cultures are forcing thousands of new mums out of work
The discrimination still faced by women who simply want to start a family is unacceptable.Read more…
Resolve dispute call
Members of Unite have accepted an inflation busting 6.5 per cent pay increase over two years (3.25 per cent a year). The union has also confirmed it has accepted an offer to take part in negotiations…Read more…
Liverpool hospital demo
Unite is spearheading a demo tomorrow (April 5) to protest against cleaning contractor ISS’ plans to withhold pay from low-paid hospital staff at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital….Read more…
‘No control over the future’
Countdown presenter, Apprentice star, and Swindon native Nick Hewer this week highlighted the crisis now engulfing his hometown amid Honda’s proposed factory closure. Appearing as guest editor…Read more…
Spy cop unmasked
The identity of a former spy cop who duped a number of women into sexual relationships and gained unfettered access to the homes of innocent activists has been been unmasked. Former BBC…Read more…
Shared Parental Leave isn't working – new parents need stronger rights
After four years of dire uptake, the Shared Parental Leave Scheme needs a total overhaul – and stronger paternity rights are well overdueRead more…
Uncertainty ‘incredibly unsettling’
Unite which represents over 450 workers at regional airline Flybe is seeking to minimise job losses at Flybe and provide reassurances about the company’s overall health after a clutch of flights were…Read more…
Shame and exclusion
Shocking new research has revealed the shame and exclusion UK children in food poverty face in school. The stories behind the statistics on child poverty were thrown into sharp relief by a new…Read more…
‘Green light to criminals’
Visible neighbourhood policing in South Yorkshire is set to be slashed if controversial plans to cut Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are approved, Unite has warned. South Yorkshire…Read more…
Drop red lines call
Unite has warned Theresa May that she must drop her Brexit red lines if her plan to enter talks with Labour to break the impasse over Britain’s future outside of the EU is to be successful. …Read more…
Pathological pay cut
Industrial action is on the cards by pathologists in West Hertfordshire who face losing £10,000 a year in one of the most expensive places to live outside London, Unite has warned. More than…Read more…
‘Shake off complacency’
The performance of the UK’s manufacturing sector would be below the lowest level seen during the 2008 recession if not for four key industries which are now also struggling, damning Office for…Read more…
End privatised prisons call
A prison in Birmingham run by outsourcing firm G4S will be taken back under public control, amid accusations of mismanagement that’s seen violence and drug use soar alongside deteriorating prison…Read more…
Governent finally admits G4S can't be trusted to run Birmingham prison
Decision to return HMP Birmingham to public control proof that the for-profit prisons experiment has failedRead more…
Universal Credit ‘horrors’
Fresh demands were made by Unite to stop Universal Credit this weekend. Delegates at the TUC north-west region conference heard a number of shocking stories about the misery the roll out of…Read more…
‘Raw deal’
Unions have warned that the slight increase in wages nearly 2m workers will see from today (April 1) are not enough to end poverty pay. Hourly rates for adult workers aged over 24 will rise…Read more…
Making the ‘impossible dream’ a reality
Thousands of people joined together in Swindon on Saturday (March 30) in a stunning display of solidarity for Honda workers whose jobs are now threatened under a proposed plant closure. The…Read more…
‘Worth fighting for’
MPs are being urged to back the campaign to stop the closure of Honda’s Swindon plant by signing an Early Day Motion (EDM) that calls on the government to deliver on its commitment to work with Unite…Read more…