The government’s had years to improve the workforce situation but has done little.
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Mayor of London’s Summer Reception 2022
Some pictures from the Summer Reception that took place last Thursday at the new London City Hall (in Newham!). I was there as Chair of UNISON London Labour Link with Yvonne Green as Vice Chair (and we had a great turnout of regional and national offic…Read more…
Heathrow refuelling strikes off
Workers employed by Aviation Fuel Services (AFS), which is responsible for refuelling half of the non-British Airways traffic at Heathrow airport, secured a ‘fantastic’ pay deal. They refuel for various airlines including Virgin Atlantic, United, Singapore, KLM, American, Emirates, Air France and Delta. The 12.5 per cent increase means that the workers’ basic annual salary […]
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Government must act now to ensure pupils’ learning is not disrupted in September
Ministers must use the summer break to prepare for Covid surge
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British Airways check-in dispute over
The prospect of industrial action by check-in staff employed by British Airways at Heathrow airport has ended after workers accepted a significant pay offer. Over 500 members of Unite had overwhelmingly voted for industrial action as a result of British Airways refusing to reinstate the 10 per cent pay cut imposed on the workforce during […]
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Unite at Durham Miners’ Gala
Unite members flocked to the 136th Durham Miners’ Gala on July 9 after a two-year hiatus to celebrate with the wider trade union movement. Below are highlights in pictures from the event. Pics by Mark Harvey
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Government plans to use agency workers to break strikes are dangerous and unlawfull
UNISON will challenge the government’s decision in the courts
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University staff reject below-inflation pay offer and vote on strike action
No worker wants to go out on strike, but staff can’t afford to feed their kids, pay for housing or fill up their petrol tanks
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Unite celebrates at Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival
Unite members joined thousands of other trade union members and their friends and families at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset in July (15-17) to celebrate the trade union movement’s roots as well as discuss its future. Below is a selection of highlights from the festival in pictures. Pics by Mark Thomas
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Sainsbury’s HGV drivers in pay win
Unite has secured a 12 per cent pay deal for around 200 Sainsbury’s HGV drivers in Basingstoke. The drivers, who deliver stock to stores across the region, voted by 92 per cent in favour of the one-year deal. The deal is above the real rate of inflation, RPI, which currently stands at 11.8 per cent. […]
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Aviation workers ‘at the end of their tether’
Research by Unite has found that aviation workers across the entire sector are working excessive hours to keep the sector functioning. With increased demand for flights about to start with the beginning of the school holidays this weekend, Unite is urging passengers to treat workers with respect and to understand that they are working in […]
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Proportionality or Hypocrisy at the UNISON Health SGE?
Last month’s UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) opened with unanimous support for motion 15, which included the following text;“At its creation, UNISON became a union with the majority of its members being women and from the start put rules in p…Read more…
Cost of summer childcare is “pushing families to the edge”
We need the government to give an urgent cash boost to the childcare sector, and in the long term deliver a proper plan for universal, flexible, high quality, affordable childcare for everyone who needs it, when they need it.
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Review: X Troop – The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis, by Leah Garrett
One reviewer described this book as “‘Inglorious Basterds’ but much better”. I don’t buy that at all. This is not, in any sense, based upon or linked to Tarantino’s brilliant film. Instead, it’s the true…Read more…
Tax relief for NHS staff – don’t lose out!
We know that the current cost of living crisis, years of below-inflation pay increases and inadequate mileage reimbursement rates mean that our members working in the NHS are under an increasing amount of financial strain. And we know that for many of our members, all of this means every penny matters when it comes to […]
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Prestwick Airport workers back strike action
Prestwick Airport workers have overwhelmingly backed strike action in a dispute over a real terms pay cut and poverty pay, Scotland’s leading aviation trade union, Unite, confirmed today (July 20). By 78 per cent on an 84 per cent turnout, Unite members supported strike action with Prestwick Airport now set to face disruption in the […]
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Workers’ cost of living crisis grows
Unite on Wednesday (July 20) reiterated that it is relentless corporate profiteering — not wage rises — that is driving inflation, as the RPI rate climbed to 11.8 per cent, with the CPI rate of inflation now well above 9 per cent. Commenting, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Workers have had the spring, summer, […]
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Underfunded adult social care will continue to lose staff unless ministers act, says UNISON
Nothing short of a complete overhaul of the care sector will do.
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‘Enough is enough’
Unite members working in the health sector reacted with anger alongside other public sector workers after the government announced on Tuesday (July 19) a public sector pay award well below the rate of inflation — now running at nearly 12 per cent. The announcement, which covers NHS workers, teachers, police officers and armed forces, was […]
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As workers face new attacks on their rights – a 20-year-old case shows how unions can win
Union members’ rights are under ferocious attack by bad employers like P&O Ferries and by a government intent on hindering workers’ ability to demand better pay and conditions.
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