Speaking in support of composite 11 on mental health funding, Unite delegate and mental health nurse Ann Crozier today (September 11) highlighted how mental health services are needed now more than…Read more…
Time for action
Tackling the housing crisis that continues to envelope our communities has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. For ‘generation rent’ who face living in insecure homes and…Read more…
‘Until the deal’s done’
We must fight for a Brexit that puts jobs and workers first, argued Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner on the first day of the TUC conference in Brighton yesterday (September 10). …Read more…
Retirement uncertainty
Unite has demanded urgent talks after it was revealed yesterday (September 7) that British Airways intends to close its main pension scheme. Blaming low interest rates and rising life…Read more…
‘Fight together, rise together’
For the first time ever, UK workers at the global fast food chain restaurant McDonald’s went on strike this week (September 4) in their fight against low pay and zero hours contracts. Taking a…Read more…
Canteen staff strike
One of the biggest training days for employees at the Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire on Monday, September 25, is set to be disrupted by a strike of ‘pitifully’ low paid canteen staff. Staff…Read more…
Labour’s clear strategy
When I worked for ITN during the eighties I would find myself throwing questions at Premier Thatcher and various cabinet members usually outside in Downing Street – decamping to the seaside…Read more…
Seeing red
Unite has helped to launch the third edition of Show Racism the Red Card’s (SRtRC) ‘Wear Red’ day (WRD) – by hosting an event in a packed room at their HQ in Holborn (September 4). This year,…Read more…
Bank of England win
Unite declared victory after it announced an end to its pay dispute at the Bank of England earlier this week (September 5). In a victory for the workforce, Unite members at the bank have voted…Read more…
‘Landmark day’
Today’s (September 8) naming ceremony of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, Prince of Wales, is a landmark in the history of UK shipbuilding that risks being the last unless the government widens…Read more…
Fair testing plea
Attempts to force paramedics in Yorkshire to undergo random drug and alcohol tests are being questioned by Unite. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) is deliberating on whether to change…Read more…
State-run Postbank welcome
The creation of a state-run Postbank would help the flow of finance for small businesses and promote social inclusion as traditional bank branches close, Unite said on Thursday (September 7). …Read more…
Accept gov’t help call
Unite has expressed alarm that the management at Witter Towbars in Deeside is reluctant to receive assistance from the Welsh government in order to save jobs. The company is currently consulting on…Read more…
Don’t ‘pit workers against workers’
Leaked government proposals to radically curb EU migration after Brexit ‘pits workers against workers’ and risks the country’s food security, Unite has said. A home office document leaked to…Read more…
Burger off!
Unite has warned today (September 6) that its members employed on the Norwegian airline baggage handling contract, will not accept ‘burgers instead of bucks’ in a pay dispute. The workers are…Read more…
‘Completely unacceptable’
Unite members at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are holding a ballot for strike action over a ‘completely unacceptable’ 1.5 per cent pay offer that has been imposed by management. …Read more…
Hellawell out call
Almost half of Sports Direct shareholders voted to oust controversial chairman Keith Hellawell over failures to improve working conditions, as Unite carried out nationwide protests yesterday…Read more…
Struggling workers are skipping meals to make ends meet
Imagine you get home from work today and something’s broken. It doesn’t really matter what it is. Something’s up with the car, or the fridge isn’t actually keeping anything cold, or maybe the ceiling’s leaking. Regardless, something needs sorting and it’s going to cost you £500. Do you reckon you’d…Read more…
‘There’s a tide turning’
From the House of Commons – where Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn raised the plight of low-paid, insecure workers at PMQs – to the streets of London to the sports retailer’s warehouse in Shirebrook and…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Emoji themed Sports Direct protests took place today (September 6) across Sports Direct stores in London, Glasgow, Newcastle and the Sports Direct annual general meeting at Shirebrook to protest…Read more…