MPs should probe why the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has to pay almost £80,000 in indemnity costs for failing to disclose information over the privatisation of the MoD firefighters, Unite, Britain and…Read more…
‘Groundbreaking’ agreement
Dudley Council has become the latest local council in the West Midlands to use its influence to support local construction workers by signing up to Unite’s Construction Charter. Unite’s…Read more…
Manufacturing jobs crisis
Unite warned of a deepening jobs crisis in UK manufacturing as the latest jobs figures showed 24,000 jobs had been in lost in the sector in the six months June to December 2018. The warning…Read more…
Wage growth, but only for the few
Recent reports on wage growth disguise the fact that only high earners are benefitting.Read more…
‘Recognise our responsibility’
On Saturday (March 16), millions of people took to the streets across the globe in solidarity with those facing fear and hate in our communities from a growing and dangerous far right. And we…Read more…
‘Disgraceful action’
Unite the union has today (March 18) confirmed that its membership at Lothian buses is holding a consultative ballot on potential industrial action. The moves follows Lothian Buses management…Read more…
Living standards ‘cut to the bone’
Workers employed by both Mears and Mitie undertaking housing maintenance work for Crawley council are gearing up for industrial action after nearly a decade of pay cuts, which has seen their earnings…Read more…
‘We must save Honda’
The UK is in the grip of a manufacturing emergency which will accelerate, leaving tens of thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, unless the Honda plant in Swindon is saved, Unite warned today…Read more…
Solidarity success
The long running Birmingham bins dispute, concerning ‘secret payments’ and the ‘blacklisting’ of workers has ended after Birmingham City Council today (Friday March 15) approved the detailed legal…Read more…
Bandit capitalism strikes again
Outsourcing giant Interserve has gone into administration but will continue trading following the rejection of a controversial rescue package by its shareholders today (March 15). Coming a…Read more…
Pay offer rejected
HGV drivers employed by Alpha Flight, the sole supplier of inflight food for British Airways at Gatwick airport, have rejected a revised pay offer, increasing the prospect of strike action and…Read more…
‘Complete disaster’
Government “no deal” plans to provide limited protections for domestic food producers under a zero import tariff regime would still be a “disaster” for the sector, Unite has warned. The…Read more…
Interserve shows the Government still haven’t learned the lessons of Carillion.
Just over a year since the collapse of Carillion, another outsourcing giant looks set to topple.Read more…
Two-tiered bus system warning
Unite has issued a warning against the ‘Uber-isation’ of bus services, following an announcement from beleaguered transport secretary Chris Grayling outlining proposals in support this week of…Read more…
Interserve warning
The wellbeing of Interserve’s 45,000 UK workforce and it supply chain are being ignored, Unite warned (March 13) as the company totters on the brink of administration. Interserve has thousands…Read more…
‘Act of economic vandalism’
Unions and business leaders have eviscerated plans to reduce import tariffs on 87 per cent of goods to zero if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal. The plans were announced before a…Read more…
‘Masterclass in denial’
The harsh realities facing ordinary families up and down the country were ignored by chancellor Philip Hammond today (March 13) in a Spring Statement that was thin on new ideas or substance. …Read more…
‘Our communities deserve better’
Despite talk of ‘deal dividends’ and ‘Brexit bribes’, there seems to be no end in sight for local government when it comes to austerity. As the Local Government Association (LGA) recently…Read more…
‘Lift the gloom’
Unite called on the chancellor Philip Hammond to use today’s (March 13) Spring Statement to dramatically boost the UK’s beleaguered car industry, its supply chain and wider manufacturing. With…Read more…
Government’s zero tariffs plan would be hammer blow to manufacturing
A proposal for removing import tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit would do serious harm to British industry. It will put thousands of jobs at risk and threaten key industries, such as steel,…Read more…