Unite general secretary Len McCluskey called on the mayor of London Sadiq Khan to build on the successful introduction of a minimum pay rate for London’s bus drivers, by working with Unite towards a…Read more…
Sports Direct data hack
A data breach at Sports Direct that resulted in the theft of employees’ personal details has been kept hidden from staff for months, it has been reported. As of Monday, Sports Direct had not…Read more…
LIVE: Unite EWC conference
Unite reps on European Works Councils (EWCs) are convening for a special two-day Unite conference in Esher today (February 9) to discuss the union’s campaign on Brexit to defend jobs, rights…Read more…
Joe on the importance of unions as a teacher – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
Industrial CCS in Teesside: the cinderella project that could set the UK towards its climate and growth goals
The recent TUC report ‘Powering Ahead’ argues that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is an investment in our industrial and environmental future. It will be important for the economic regeneration of key industries by stimulating future clean growth in the UK. Teesside Collective is working to make…Read more…
Chris and zero hours contracts – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
End blacklisting for good
Unite, the country’s biggest union for construction workers, renewed its demand for a public inquiry into blacklisting today (February 8) and backed calls by the Labour MP Chuka Umunna to strengthen…Read more…
‘Flexible’ for who?
Amid the Brexit worry surrounding Parliament’s on-going debate over the triggering of Article 50, there appeared to be a crack of light from PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC). Despite the…Read more…
Zero tolerance
Driving a bus isn’t easy – you’ve got to be constantly on alert, surveying both what’s happening on the road and monitoring passengers in your vehicle to ensure their safety. But what many…Read more…
Our NHS
After chronic underfunding, accelerated privatisation and failed reorganisations introduced by the previous coalition government, the NHS as we know it is now in grave danger. That’s why…Read more…
Nicola’s experience at the Edinburgh Fringe – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
Post Office ‘slash and burn’
The latest tranche of Post Office job losses is another example of ‘the rickety management’ that is driving a much-valued national institution into the ground, Unite said last tonight (February 7)….Read more…
Brushing the dust off Collective pensions: TUC Pensions Conference
The subject of Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pensions got an unexpected airing at the TUC Pensions Conference last week. The topic was not even on the conference agenda. For, after losing its most high profile backer in former Pensions Minister Steve Webb with the end of the Coalition…Read more…
Rob learns as he represents NHS workers – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
Low pay? No way!
Unite BA cabin crew took their fight against poverty pay to Parliament today (February 7) as they enlisted the support of MPs. Cabin crew, who earn on average only £16,000 a year including…Read more…
Get on board — save our NHS
Unite Community West London members will get aboard the ‘Save Our NHS’ open top bus on Saturday (February 11) as part of their campaign to expose the threat posed by the government’s secretive NHS…Read more…
‘The new normal’
Insecure work is becoming more and more common in the UK, according to a new TUC analysis published today (February 7), which found that the number of people on contracts that offer no guaranteed…Read more…
What does Brexit mean now? (According to the White Paper)
Last Thursday, the Government published its hastily promised and delivered white paper on exiting the European Union. The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union was longer than many expected, but did not really add much to what the Prime Minister said in her…Read more…
BA cabin crew lobby MPs
Around 100 striking cabin crew working for British Airways’ mixed fleet are set to lobby parliament today (February 7) and seek MPs’ support in their ongoing battle against poverty pay at the…Read more…
‘World class’ workers
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey will be meeting shop stewards at Ford’s Bridgend engine plant in Wales today (February 7), to update them on meetings aimed at securing the plant’s future with…Read more…