Nearly three quarters of council budget cuts over the last 10 years have been in urban areas – with Barnsley being hit the hardest. The figures, revealed in the Centre for Cities annual report, found…Read more…
‘Incredibly disappointing’
Automotive giant Nissan confirmed on Sunday (February 3) that it would be cancelling plans to manufacture its newest X-Trail model at its plant in Sunderland amid continued Brexit uncertainty and…Read more…
No one should have to borrow just to make ends meet – so why are debt levels at a record high?
The government must tackle the growing debt crisis and stop any more families going into the redRead more…
Public services underfunded
Unite has today (February 1) reacted to the Scottish Government’s budget criticising the continuation of cuts to public services. The budget falls at least £100m short of the gap identified by local…Read more…
‘Completely unacceptable’
Unite has added its voice to calls to review the order for new underground trains, after it was revealed that the majority will be built in Austria and not in the UK.
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Poultry catchers to stay at home this Christmas
Specialist poultry catchers in Suffolk have notched up a significant victory after a plan to make them work on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day has been rescinded.
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Snow rights at work?
As the UK faces its worst bout of cold weather this winter so far, Unite has joined the TUC in calling for employers to have fair severe weather policies in place for the safety and consideration of…Read more…
Mental health funding crisis
The 700,000 residents of Oxfordshire have been urged to lobby the county’s six MPs about ‘the serial underfunding’ of mental health services by the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)….Read more…
‘Govt must end this damage’ call
The Local Government’s Association’s (LGA) recent warning that there is a gaping £8bn hole in council budgets has been endorsed by Unite. “The cuts in local council funding are changing the nature of…Read more…
Bus ballot prep goes on
Unite is proceeding with its preparations for an industrial action ballot of 3,500 Yorkshire bus workers over ‘the bullying culture’ at two First Group companies. Unite is preparing the paperwork for…Read more…
‘They’re virtually invisible’
As sub-zero temperatures continued into last night (January 31) amid the UK’s latest cold snap, battering towns and cities with snow, Unite’s headquarters opened its doors to rough sleepers for the…Read more…
‘Proud to help out’
Sub-zero temperatures may be merely unpleasant for many of us, but for some, it can be deadly. As the UK weathered its coldest night of the year last night (January 31) thousands of rough…Read more…
Drop ‘bully boy’ tactics call
Unite has said that the window of opportunity to settle the long running Birmingham bin dispute is coming to an end. If the dispute is not settled then industrial action will be escalated. …Read more…
‘Toxic cocktail’
Car production in the UK fell by close to 10 per cent last year and automotive industry investment by nearly 50 per cent according to new figures, with Unite blaming a “toxic cocktail” of economic…Read more…
‘No excuse’
Unite has ‘named and shamed’ online retailer Buy It Direct for flouting the law by denying delivery drivers access to decent toilet facilities. Unite members undertaking deliveries at a Buy It…Read more…
The Zimbabwean government must stop the repression of trade unionists
Over the last few days, workers in Zimbabwe have faced violent repression and intimidation for peacefully protesting against steep fuel price increases that have pushed the already unbearable high…Read more…
“World class workforce”
Unite signed a union recognition agreement with Hitachi Rail Europe at it’s cutting edge train manufacturing facility in County Durham today (30 January).
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Shunted into the sidings?
Britain’s rail manufacturing renaissance could be shunted into the sidings Unite warned today (January 30), as it urged the government to support UK manufacturing, jobs and skills by investing in…Read more…
‘No other choice’
Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by Azzurra Ground Handling at Luton Airport will begin voting for industrial action today (January 30) over the company’s decision to impose a pay freeze…Read more…
‘Much needed initiative’
Unite is strongly backing a consultation by the Scottish government which would make the term electrician a protected title. If the Scottish government grants electricians protected title…Read more…