Unite will launch a major campaign in support of bus driver Marcia Carty who is suffering religious discrimination by her employer Metroline Travel. Marcia Carty is a life-long…Read more…
‘Unite and promote our alternative’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey gave a rousing speech that prompted a standing ovation on Monday (September 24) at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Moving a composite on…Read more…
‘Jewel in the crown’
Moving an emergency motion on the crisis in the automotive industry at Labour Party conference today (September 24), Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke explained how the industry became the…Read more…
An historic two days
Unite’s Sarah Hacker a delegate from the National Women’s Committee and a councillor in Reading made history yesterday (September 22) when she moved the motion on Women and the Economy at the…Read more…
The representation we deserve
Unite AGS Howard Beckett joined the debate today (September 23) supporting all eight democracy rule packages.
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Organise, grow and win
Unite member Labour GS Jennie Formby addresses Labour 2018
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‘Call a general election now’
Unite leader Len McCluskey has demanded Theresa May call a general election after her Brexit plans were humiliatingly rebuffed at the EU leaders conference in Salzburg yesterday (September 20)….Read more…
Manchester Airport ‘crack down’?
Unite has a key interest in the delivery of the highest standards of service to the travelling public who use Manchester Airport. The union is also calling for a similar across the board ‘crack down’…Read more…
‘Aghast at the greed’
Privatised Royal Mail is facing furore over its new chairman, after he approved “obscene” and “disgraceful” pay packets for top executives. Les Owen has been appointed chairman despite being…Read more…
‘Get a grip’ call
Bosses of two separate NHS trusts, which are facing strike action next week, have defied guidance from NHS Improvement to pause the creation of new wholly owned subsidiaries. Unite yesterday…Read more…
Regulations bonfire
Tory Brexiteers and a number of right-wing US organisations – both with access to the upper echelons of their governments – have teamed up to produce a UK/US trade deal blueprint that proposes a…Read more…
‘Inherently inequitable’
Doctors in Unite (DiU) has slammed health secretary Matt Hancock for uncritically endorsing the controversial GP at Hand app, which has drawn criticism from the medical community and beyond and is…Read more…
Health visiting ‘in meltdown’
The health visiting profession in England is once more in crisis with all the negative impact on the physical and mental well being of families and children, some of them living in very vulnerable…Read more…
Cheque firm dispute ends
Unite members at Communisis in Crewe have called off strike action after a new pay offer was accepted. The workers, who produce cheques and cheque books, had initially voted for strike…Read more…
‘Come clean’ call
Unite, which represents local authority and care workers, has accused Sandwell council of starving its principal social care provider of funding, resulting in the pay and conditions of workers being…Read more…
Don’t gamble with our jobs
Two of the UK’s biggest car makers have altered their production schedules as automotive sector preparations for crashing out of the EU intensify, leading Unite to warn that the government is…Read more…
NHS workers aren't border guards – so why are they forced to act like them?
New research by Maternity Action shows that charging for NHS maternity care is undermining patient care and hitting the most vulnerable women hardestRead more…
Brave stand secures pay win
Staff employed by Menzies at Luton Airport have secured a pay increase of almost 9 per cent after successful negotiations prevented industrial action and delivered significant improvements for the…Read more…
Call for unity to beat Tory cuts
A call for unity was made today (Monday September 17) by Unite, following the adoption of One Member One Vote-Plus (OMOV) by Welsh Labour for the election of its leaders. “Unite is proud to…Read more…
‘Damning indictment of Tory cuts’
Nearly 5m children are living in poverty according to shocking new cross-party analysis that shows povertyOver 15m adults and children in poverty says shocking new report rates are even higher than…Read more…