The TUC Women’s Conference, the democratic voice of women at work, is convening today (March 8) International Women’s Day at Congress House to discuss the issues of low pay, pay restraint and the…Read more…
Because change never comes from above
One hundred years ago was the beginning of equal rights for women in Britain. But the limited right to vote introduced in 1918 was not gifted to women by parliament, it was achieved by the heroic and…Read more…
It’s International Women’s Day but why do we still have a gender pay gap?
It’s International Women’s Day today a day to celebrate the many achievements of women as well as highlight the inequalities women continue to face in the workplace and society.Read more…
International Women’s Day: What will it take to close the gender pay gap?
It’s International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the many achievements of women as well as highlight the inequalities women continue to face in the workplace and society.Read more…
Sexual harassment at work is violence against women – let's put a stop to it
What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than committing to end violence and harassment in work, in Britain and across the world?Read more…
‘Fractured and flawed’
Carillion’s collapse should have served as a loud and clear warning against the dangers of privatisation, but as Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters now face being outsourced, the government has…Read more…
Invest in UK call
The boss of Vauxhall has said Brexit uncertainty is threatening the future of its Ellesmere Port plant. Unite agreed that the government’s shambolic handling of the Brexit process is…Read more…
‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’
Thousands of workers at supermarket giant Sainsbury’s face ‘a robbing Peter to pay Paul’ pay offer, Unite said today (March 6). Unite said that that the firm’s proposal to increase pay to…Read more…
‘Wake-up call’
Apprenticeships started during the present academic year have dropped by 26.5 per cent compared to the previous year – a drop Unite says is due to the botched rollout of a new apprenticeship levy….Read more…
MPs grill Melrose bosses
MPs grilled Melrose executives today (March 6) over their takeover bid of engineering giant GKN at a business select committee hearing, where Unite representatives also gave evidence. The…Read more…
Silicosis sufferers in South Africa are unlikely to obtain genuine justice
There is likely to be a settlement of the silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) class action litigation, initiated on behalf of Southern African ex-gold mineworkers. But will it be truly comprehensive and…Read more…
Car figures down
The latest car figures out today are a cause for deepening anxiety with the government’s confusion over diesel cars compounding faltering consumer confidence and Brexit uncertainty, Unite warned…Read more…
‘Catalogue of failure’
The government was informed of a plan to retrieve more than £360m from Carillion – helping to shield the public purse from the cost of the firm’s collapse and preventing losses to workers’ pensions –…Read more…
‘Burning injustice’
The government’s green paper on transforming children and young people’s mental health provision in England lacks the boldness and scope needed to address the ‘burning injustice’ of young people’s…Read more…
Agency workers are being paid less for doing the same jobs – ministers must act now
It’s a simple principle: two people working alongside each other doing the same job should get the same pay rate.Read more…
Trump steel tariffs slammed
US president Donald Trump sparked fears of a global trade war after he announced his intention to slap hefty across-the-board tariffs on imported steel – a move that would be devastating for the…Read more…
EDF strike goes on
Further strike action by EDF Energy smart meter installers in London over the imposition of tracker devices in vehicles will seriously hamper the company’s 2020 installation target, Unite has warned….Read more…
Under May's Brexit plans, workers would pay the price of Brexit twice over
Speaking about the future Brexit negotiations, May outlined how she felt our rights at work could be traded away, but acknowledged that there would be a price to pay. Unfortunately, her plan would…Read more…
Brexit car threat
Hundreds of thousands of automotive jobs will be at risk if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal, MPs have warned. A hard Brexit will devastate the industry, the Business, Energy and…Read more…
Tip theft scandal
Unite urged shareholders and investors of Electra, the private equity firm which has a 78 per cent stake in TGI Fridays, to ‘stand up for workers’ by putting pressure on the American dining chain to…Read more…