Unite has raised concerns over the possibility of staff at UK firms being implanted with microchips for security and efficiency purposes. A handful of financial and legal firms are in…Read more…
Finding the truth
She met him at one of the largest protests in UK history. As a million people marched through the streets of London demonstrating against the war in Iraq, there he was – her one in a million, a…Read more…
‘Clear answers’ call
Unite, which represents over 300 hundred workers at Ambrosia’s factory in Lifton south Devon, is seeking urgent answers following yesterday’s (November 13) announcement that the owners Premier Foods…Read more…
‘Under the microscope’
Unite, the UK’s largest union representing airline workers, said it would put any potential bids for Flybe under the microscope and that its first priority would be jobs after it emerged the Exeter…Read more…
‘Stand in solidarity’
Unite the union is deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the assassination of Abdullah Karacan, general president of Turkey’s DİSK/Lastik-İş (Rubber and Chemical Workers’ Union) and the attempt on…Read more…
Beating the commuter blues
Rather than giving in to the commuting blues, more employers should set about starting to solve this problem. Those who do will be on their way to becoming employers of choice and will reap the…Read more…
Our education system is in crisis, the government must listen to our teachers if it is to be saved
The Government insists that school funding has been protected and is at an all-time high. But this is simply not true. In fact, £2.8bn has been cut from school budgets since 2015, in real terms,…Read more…
Young workers month
Young people could be forgiven for despairing that the world of work will never work out for them, as new TUC analysis highlighting the chronic difficulties many younger workers face in the labour…Read more…
Pay not panto tickets
Unite the union, which represents hundreds of members at Bristol Waste, has described revelations that the company has spent £25,000 on pantomime tickets as “resembling “a bribe”, as the union…Read more…
‘Fragile’ economy
Any hopes of an economic boost were dashed today (November 13) as new figures revealed an unexpected rise in unemployment, while earnings barely rose against a backdrop of languishing productivity….Read more…
Save our shipyards call
Anger over the news that Babcock plans to shut the shipyard at Appledore is still raw following the recent announcement, but it is underscored by the determination of the workers and the Devon…Read more…
Are we ready for ‘Artificial Empathy’?
New technologies can offer social possibilities as well business ones, but only if workers are given a voice in how they’re developedRead more…
‘Significant commitment’
Corby Borough Council is throwing its weight behind a Unite construction charter that seeks to ensure that conditions for workers on construction projects under local authority control in the borough…Read more…
‘No-go zone’
London cabbies have sounded the alarm over gang-related attacks in Lisson Grove, an area in the capital that many taxi drivers have described as a ‘no-go zone’. While Lisson Grove, a main…Read more…
The workers return
Workers at home and abroad gave so much during WW1 – what could they expect after the Armistice?
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"I'm a person, not a number" – why microchipping staff is a sinister step too far
We’d like to hear what security concerns could possibly justify implanting staff with microchipsRead more…
‘Welcome ruling’
Unite, the UK’s biggest union representing cabin crew, has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling upholding earlier Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions that British Airways has…Read more…
‘Turning the tide’
Unite members at Cammell Laird have overwhelmingly voted to take strike action over plans by bosses to slash the workforce by 40 per cent, raising the prospect of industrial action hitting operations…Read more…
‘Piecemeal approach’
Unite has raised questions over supposed government proposals briefed to the media this week that would strengthen ‘gig economy’ workers’ rights. The Guardian reported on Thursday (November 8)…Read more…
New stress toolkit a good starting point for tackling workplace stress
A new Health and Safety Executive toolkit on dealing with workplace stress could prove useful, but it shouldn’t be seen as the solution to preventing stressRead more…