No deal Brexit fantasists need to wake up to carmakers’ Brexit warnings or risk catastrophic damage to the jewel in the UK’s manufacturing crown Unite on Tuesday (March 5). The call came amid…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Hackney council is being blamed for four days of planned strikes by drivers and passenger escorts on the school buses for disabled children in a dispute over payments for working split shifts. …Read more…
‘We will not stand idly by’
Unite has written to the company building an energy from waste site in Ellesmere Port, accusing it of engaging in practices resulting in a race to the bottom for construction workers conditions and…Read more…
Women’s pay: time for government action to close the gender pay gap
Today is Women’s Pay Day – a stark reminder that average women’s pay in the UK is still significantly lower then average pay for men.Read more…
A ban on zero-hours contracts – a victory for Irish unions
Irish unions have won a significant victory for the lowest paid, and most insecure, workers.Read more…
Zero tolerance
This is the shocking list of injuries and assaults suffered by Mitie security staff at Southampton General Hospital: injured and broken ribs, broken noses, a dislocated knee, a broken finger, black…Read more…
‘Not just a job – it’s a life’
A Unite petition urging Honda, to stay in the UK has attracted over 12,000 signatures in just three days. This strong show of support follows last week’s announcement that Honda will close its…Read more…
Bullying can never be acceptable in the workplace
All workers should have the right to be treated with dignity and respect and any form of bullying must be taken seriously.Read more…
The Stronger Towns Fund: not nearly enough to revive struggling towns
The government’s announcement of a Stronger Towns Fund will do little to dent the damage caused by Brexit.Read more…
Rail franchises are running out of track
Put bluntly, the rail franchise system cannot continue the way it is today.Read more…
‘National tragedy’
The closure of the 164-year-old Appledore shipyard on March 15 is a “national tragedy” and the latest in a “truly shocking” litany of negative business decisions related to the Tory’s handling of…Read more…
‘Disastrous’ no-deal planning
Unite has reiterated its call for transport secretary Chris Grayling to resign after it was revealed today (March 1) that the government has had to pay £33m to Eurotunnel after excluding the company…Read more…
Listen to workforce call
Unite has called on Birmingham city council to respect its own employees and end the bin strike, after the High Court judge rejected the council’s application for an injunction to block the…Read more…
#SaveHondaSwindon
An online petition urging Honda to stay in the UK and rethink plans to close its Swindon factory is being launched today (March 1) as workers crank up their campaign to #SaveHondaSwindon, their union…Read more…
A guilty verdict for privatised probation
Share success with staff call
It’s been a good start to British Airways 2019 – the year in which the airline marks its 100th anniversary. Kicking off the celebrations with a star studded ad campaign featured luminaries of the…Read more…
MoD under pressure
Unite is asking for a meeting with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over its ‘catastrophic failure’ to contact the estimated 1,000 former employees, who could have been exposed to asbestos while…Read more…
‘Totally unacceptable’
Over 400 employees at Delphi Technologies are being balloted for industrial action over the closure of their final salary pension scheme which could cost some workers tens of thousands of pounds….Read more…
‘Shameful’
In the latest chapter of the Birmingham bin strike saga, Unite met Birmingham council yet again at the High Court this morning (February 28) as the council now seeks an injunction – using Tory…Read more…
Work Your Proper Hours Day – let’s get tough on unpaid overtime
UK workers gave their employers £32 billion of free labour last year – a staggering total of two billion unpaid hours.Read more…