The environment secretary Michael Gove’s ambition to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks being a ‘car crash’ for jobs and skills, unless it is part of an industrial strategy…Read more…
‘Wage robbery’
Unite has accused Caroline Dinenage MP and the Ministry of Defence of ‘washing their hands’ of low paid workers who have had their working week’s stolen by their employer ESS, part of the…Read more…
Time to give our industries the protection they deserve
A cross-party group of MPs have supported the TUC’s call for a more robust trade defence regime post-BrexitRead more…
No, EU rules won’t stop us building UK ships in UK shipyards
Brexiteers are making spurious claims about the impact of EU rules on UK defence procurementRead more…
‘Mass Trespass’
Mass Trespass is an entertaining 13 minute documentary film by WellRedFilms about the 1932 Kinder Scout Trespass, which has been described as the most important event of civil disturbance in the…Read more…
Anti-union threats slammed
Unite today (May 18) warned Qantas airlines against employing ‘anti-union’ tactics to try and silence legitimate health and safety concerns following the introduction of its new 17 hour ultra-long…Read more…
Listen to workers call
Unite warned ministers and competition authorities against overlooking the concerns of workers and food producers when weighing up a proposed merger between the supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and…Read more…
‘We won’t back down’
TGI Fridays workers at two restaurants in Milton Keynes and Covent Garden took part in their first ever strike today (May 18) over a new tipping policy that sees waiters lose £250 a month. …Read more…
The homeworking revolution has stalled – what's gone wrong?
Homeworking is good for employers and workers alike, so I’m concerned by new figures showing its growth has stalled.Read more…
Luton Airport strike postponed
Workers employed by London Luton Airport have postponed their planned industrial action over the forthcoming bank holiday weekend which was due to commence on Friday, May 25. The workforce…Read more…
‘Back’ pay slammed
New Royal Mail boss Rico Back has joined a litany of fat cat chief executives raking in huge pay packets as their workers struggle to gain modest wage rises. Reports emerged yesterday (May 16)…Read more…
‘Culture change’ call
Unite, which represents Oxfam staff is supporting the charity to quickly replace its chief executive Mark Goldring who announced yesterday (May 16) that he is stepping down at the end of the year….Read more…
‘We deserve better’
Unite members working on contracts by Magna Exteriors (Liverpool) Limited at the Halewood and Ellesmere Port sites have begun balloting for strike action and an overtime ban this week in a dispute…Read more…
‘Welcome intervention’
The influential House of Commons Defence select committee has called for ‘a pause’ over the possible privatisation of Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters. Unite has welcomed the committee’s…Read more…
End of the line
Unite has called for the East Coast rail service to be permanently taken back into public ownership, following the government’s decision to temporarily renationalise it in the wake of its operators…Read more…
Pay justice fight
Thousands of low-paid health staff are not eligible for wages rises under an impending NHS pay deal because their work has been outsourced. About 1,600 Barts Health workers, including porters,…Read more…
Capita failure
“Way below standard” NHS services provided by outsourcing firm Capita to 39,000 GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacists “potentially put patients at risk of serious harm”, the National Audit Office…Read more…
Post-Grenfell report falls short
While the report makes a number of good recommendations, it falls short of providing the kind of safety regime that is needed.Read more…
Revisit CITB plans call
Unite is warning that the groundbreaking Constructionarium project is at risk of closure as a direct result of the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) plans to close their headquarters at…Read more…
Inflation-busting deal
Unite has negotiated a pay deal that beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across Rolls Royce. The union has agreed an increase of 3.7 per cent for this year…Read more…