The International Organization for Standardization’s new draft stress guide gives unions cause for concernRead more…
‘Excellent deal’
Unite has negotiated an inflation busting pay increase for all workers at poultry producer Two Sisters working in its Midlands workplaces. After extensive negotiations an agreement between…Read more…
Gatwick strike off
A 48-hour strike at Gatwick Airport which was scheduled to begin on Friday, December 12, has been called off, after the company involved, Wilson James, offered a vastly improved pay offer. …Read more…
Fat cat execs still raking it in
Over 500 high-ranking executives rake in wages worth more than £1m a year, despite ordinary workers suffering a cost of living crisis. The Labour Research organisation, which carried out the…Read more…
‘Baby steps at best’
Amid weeks dominated by prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit woes, the government today (December 17) unveiled measures it would be taking to improve workers’ rights following its much vaunted…Read more…
The workplace won’t change by workers asking for favours
The reforms on employment rights introduced by the government today won’t change the balance of power in the workplace.Read more…
Five reasons why another financial crisis could be looming
Without decisive action – and soon – another global recession could be around the cornerRead more…
Time to make bosses legally responsible for preventing sexual harassment at work
Sexual harassment at work – time to make bosses legally responsibleRead more…
‘Blacklisting payments’ row
Over 300 refuse collectors, working for Birmingham city council, have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the blacklisting dispute over payments made to refuse workers who did not support…Read more…
‘Stuck in the slow lane’
The average worker has lost nearly £12,000 in real earnings since the financial crisis a decade ago, new research has shown. A report from the TUC found that in some parts of the country,…Read more…
‘Irresponsible’ show
In an age when children’s lives are often dominated by smartphones, streaming TV and video games, there’s something doubtlessly alluring about the premise of the new hit show Our Yorkshire Farm, a…Read more…
‘No stone left unturned’
Unite began the fight to save 180 manufacturing jobs under threat of being shipped to Europe yesterday (December 13). Swedish aerospace manufacturer SKF last week announced plans to close its…Read more…
North West workers have lost £14k in real wages since 2008
Today the TUC has published new figures that show the average worker in the North West has lost more than £14,000 in real earnings since 2008 – and that it’s much worse in some parts of the North…Read more…
‘Fair hospitality’ call
Unite hospitality workers took to Belfast’s streets today (December 12) to “lift the lid” on widespread exploitation and sexual harassment of young staff in bars, restaurants and hotels. The…Read more…
We want a million more manufacturing and hi-tech jobs by 2030 – here's how
Businesses, government and trade unions must work together to bring hi-tech industries to more places across the UKRead more…
In-work poverty rising
Rising employment and wages figures out today (December 11) belied the overall health of the economy as new GDP figures painted a starker picture of things to come. Both employment and…Read more…
The OECD says collective bargaining is the best way to deliver better work
A new jobs strategy from the club of developed nations recognises the importance of collective bargaining to delivering better workRead more…
‘No other option’
Members of Unite employed by waste management provider, Veolia UK, in Cheshire, are set to begin a series of strikes beginning on Friday, December 21, in a dispute over unpaid shifts. The…Read more…
‘Tremendous solidarity’
Members of Unite, employed by housing charity Shelter, are celebrating victory after agreeing a vastly improved pay offer. The decision to accept the new deal means that the scheduled strike due to…Read more…
‘Carillion Mark Two’?
Another Carillion may be on the horizon, Unite has warned, as outsourcing firm Interserve’s shares plummeted this morning (December 12) and its future hangs in the balance. Interserve, which…Read more…