Despite holding their Annual General Meeting in September, the Sports Direct board have unexpectedly called another general meeting for shareholders taking place today.Read more…
‘Fundamental rethink’
The head of one of the largest trusts in the NHS has quit in protest over Tory funding cuts that are crippling the health service. King’s College hospital chair Bob Kerslake, who lead the…Read more…
Heart Centre win
East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre (EMCHC) at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester – which treats children and adults with heart problems from birth – was on the brink of closure after NHS England…Read more…
Lonely this Christmas
A campaign set up to commemorate Labour MP Jo Cox has called for a new welfare system to help tackle the “social epidemic” of loneliness. In a timely reminder that not everyone will be spend…Read more…
‘I felt humiliated’
It’s an open secret – most recently brought to public attention after allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein – that sexual harassment is common in workplaces around the world. …Read more…
‘Families will go hungry’
“Small businesses are the backbone of the UK,” prime minister Theresa May said just over a year ago. But she failed to reveal just how broken this backbone would be under government plans for…Read more…
Is David Davis trying to bring a 'no deal' Brexit back from the dead?
The last minute late night deal done on Friday to keep negotiations over Brexit going was widely assumed to have put the final nail in the coffin of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, but is David Davis…Read more…
#McStrike shows us that collective bargaining is a fundamental human right
War on Want is determined to support McDonald’s workers as they defend their rights. All of those who believe in freedom should do the same.Read more…
‘Scrooge’ boss about-face?
Unite has welcomed the decision of the management at the 3M factory in Newtown Aycliffe, County Durham, to reverse their previous pronouncement and allow workers to enjoy a Christmas holiday. …Read more…
‘Pay justice’ now call
Trade unions Unite and GMB have tabled a pay claim on behalf of local government craftworkers, which is seeking a downpayment on ‘pay justice’ for members. The workers who are covered by the…Read more…
Save Bombardier jobs
A Unite delegation representing Northern Ireland Bombardier workers will be in Montreal and Washington D.C. next week for a whirlwind lobbying push to safeguard UK jobs ahead of the US department of…Read more…
Fair pay now
Members of Unite working in local government joined with the pay pinch Grinch to deliver a Christmas card to HM Treasury urging chancellor Philip Hammond to show some Christmas spirit and fund a…Read more…
Mass protest at Tory outrage result
Provocative plans to hold a Tory party celebration at the National Coal Mining Museum have been cancelled following a mass outcry. Shameless Dewsbury County Conservative Association planned to…Read more…
‘Dancing on our grave’
Unite Live caught up with Chris Peace and John Dunn from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC). Here they express their disgust at the news that shameless Tories are planning to hold a party…Read more…
GE job slash threat
Unite warned General Electric (GE) of cutting ‘too far, too fast’ and demanded guarantees on ‘no compulsory’ redundancies after the firm announced restructuring plans which put the future of 1,100…Read more…
Never forget
A candle light vigil will be held at St George’s Hall tomorrow (December 8) to remember a Liverpool hospital worker employed by ISS who tragically died this time last year, and to continue the…Read more…
‘Refuse and revoke’
When Transport for London (TfL) ruled it would not renew Uber’s operating licence in the capital in September, the decision shocked many – not least of which the tech firm itself, which first…Read more…
‘Pay pinch’ Grinch demo
Members of Unite working in local government will be joined by the Christmas pay pinch Grinch tomorrow (December 8) to hand in a giant Christmas card to HM Treasury urging the chancellor Philip…Read more…
MoD ‘cost-cutting scandal’
The cost-cutting ‘scandal’ for employees working at Ministry of Defence (MoD) establishments in the south of England has been compounded by the awarding of a new contract to ESS. The low paid…Read more…
Bakery dispute settled
Drivers at the Kingsmill bakery in West Bromwich, who deliver 1.5 million loaves each week, have overwhelmingly accepted a revised pay offer and have called off their threatened strike action. …Read more…