In part 2 of our I Heart Unions series, we speak to some of Unite’s retired members about how they’re still carrying on the fight for their communities through Unite. Thanks to all the…Read more…
Collective bargaining: how trade unions can ensure better jobs for workers
Economy in the ‘deep freeze’?
The economy is heading for a “deep freeze” Unite warned after it was revealed growth last year was at a six year low and that manufacturing has gone into recession. Overall growth during 2018…Read more…
Scrap ‘tax on our work’ call
A 38,000-signature petition protesting at the proposed 18 per cent fee hike for registration to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) was handed into the council’s chief executive today…Read more…
‘Remember the past’
Unite, has launched an exciting new history project aimed at engaging directly with a new generation of workers and activists. The project – a centenary history of the Transport and General…Read more…
Austerity far from over
Chancellor Philip Hammond will fail to end austerity as he pledged in October unless he ploughs an extra £5bn into Whitehall spending by 2023-24, a new report reveals. An analysis from the…Read more…
Ban zero hours contracts call
Zero hour workers are paid £4 an hour less on average and more likely to work at night, research released as part of Heart Unions week shows. In response to the shocking analysis, which found…Read more…
‘Our voices must be heard’
For the TUC’s I Heart Unions week (February 11-15), we’re highlighting the wonderful work trade unions do to empower workers — in this instance through peaceful protest. On Monday…Read more…
‘Find their voice’
This week is the TUC’s I Heart Unions Week (February 11-15). Each day on UniteLive, we will bring you an inspiring story. Today (February 11) we meet the Unite members from TGI Fridays who are…Read more…
Major strides forward
Last week (February 11), thanks to Unite campaigning, Rolls-Royce took the unprecedented step of adopting the union’s period dignity charter – now, toilets at Rolls-Royce facilities in 50 countries…Read more…
HeartUnions Week: celebrating what unions have achieved for workers and why we need them now more than ever
Today marks the beginning of HeartUnions week, our celebration of trade unions and the work they do to make our workplaces and communities fairer.Read more…
Zero-hours contracts: time to stamp them out
Those on zero-hour contracts aren’t guaranteed any hours each week. Despite this, they actually work plenty, often at anti-social times.Read more…
Zero-Hours Contracts and Health and Safety
Health and safety law is very clear. Those on zero-hours contracts are entitled to exactly the same legal protection as those on fixed hour contracts. So why is the reality so different?Read more…
As GDP evaporates, the need is for a pre-emptive boost to demand
Today official figures confirmed that growth in the UK is at risk of grinding to a halt.Read more…
‘Look to the future’
Trade union leaders and Tudor manor houses may have little in common but Sutton House in Hackney, London is not your usual period building, nor was Clive Jenkins your usual general secretary. …Read more…
Pantomime drama to pay victory
Unite has negotiated an inflation beating pay increase for hundreds of workers at Bristol Waste, following a sustained organising campaign to overturn the company’s original pay offer which fell well…Read more…
Come clean call
Unite has called on the NHS Trust responsible for building the new Midland Metropolitan hospital, to come clean with patients and staff over further delays to the vitally needed hospital. …Read more…
‘Toxic’ work culture
Unite has called for a radical change in the existing senior leadership at Amnesty International following a new report into the health and wellbeing of the workforce. The report by the…Read more…
Cottam power station to shut
Unite will be exploring alternative employment for the workers who will lose their jobs when the Cottam coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire ceases generation on September 30. EDF…Read more…
‘Stop playing games’
Unite announced today (February 6) that it was seeking a high court injunction to stop Birmingham city council from breaking the agreement cemented in law that brought an end to 2017’s long-running…Read more…