A shocking report from PIRC. Does anyone really believe that no shop workers in major UK supermarkets caught Covid while at work?
It is surely clear that thousands of workers caught Covid at their workplace (and many died) but hardly any U…Read more…
‘True meaning of solidarity’
Unite heritage union hero Robert Somerville, who sadly passed on Thursday, September 30 at the age of 85, was among the Rolls-Royce workers who took a brave stand against Pinochet’s regime, as…Read more…
How solidarity saved lives
This week UniteLive pays tribute to Robert ‘Bobby’ Somerville (pictured above, left), a Unite heritage union hero who was among the Rolls-Royce workers who took a brave stand against Pinochet’s…Read more…
Improve local government pay offer or face strike action, says UNISON
Ballot on action expected to begin next month
The article Improve local government pay offer or face strike action, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Greensted Essex Walk – start at “oldest Wooden Church in the World” (& Tolpuddle Martyrs connection)
Today, Gill and I went on a superb autumnal walk, starting off from one of my very favourite locations, Greensted Church near Chipping Ongar, Essex. Which is not only the “oldest Wooden Church in the World” but was also the local church of many of the …Read more…
Custom House doorstep on Labour National Campaign Day
I was out today with comrades in Custom House ward, West Ham. It was a little wet but using the Labour Party Doorstep app on our smartphones meant that we didn’t have soggy and disintegrating paper canvass sheets to record information upon. However, a …Read more…
Review: Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It, by Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman is a recovering “personal productivity” addict. I feel his pain. He’s a writer who knows his Pomodoro Method, his GTD, even his ‘First Things First”. And…Read more…
Commemoration of Battle of Cable Street march and rally Sunday 3 October 2021 @ 1pm – 5pm
Commemoration of Battle of Cable Street march and rally Sunday 3 October 2021 @ 1pm – 5pm The march assembles at 1pm at the junction of Cable Street and Leman Street and will move off at 1.30pm towards the Cable Street mural for the rally….Read more…
‘Metrolink workers deserve fair pay’
Over 300 drivers and supervisors on Manchester’s Metrolink tram network – members of Unite – will stage a one day strike on Sunday, October 10, the day of the city’s marathon….Read more…
UNISON urges MPs to act amid surging school COVID-19 cases
Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action
The article UNISON urges MPs to act amid surging school COVID-19 cases first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
‘Knee-jerk response’ to lorry driver crisis
Unite the union, which represents tens of thousands of lorry drivers, has greeted the news that the government will further extend the relaxation of lorry driver hours with anger and dismay. The…Read more…
Stagecoach bus drivers in Lancashire to strike
Bus services in south Lancashire face severe disruption later this month as drivers employed by the Ribble Motor Services Ltd, part of the Stagecoach group, take strike action over low pay. The 250…Read more…
Booker drivers strike off
Drivers employed by the Tesco-owned Booker Retail Partners at its Thamesmead site are to vote on a new pay deal. As a result, the strike action that could have disrupted supplies to convenience…Read more…
‘Fantastic wave of support’
Five thousand people have signed a petition in support of the 21 Lancashire biomedical scientists currently on strike in a back pay dispute, which sees some of them owed up to £8,000. Unite the union…Read more…
London UNISON Celebrating Black History Month 2021 “Breaking the Glass Ceiling”
This year the Regional Black Members Committee will be hosting a virtual event to celebrate Black History Month.
The theme will be: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. This is an opportunity for the Region to recognise and celebrate Black Lives, which i…Read more…
EDF smart meter installers in strike vote
EDF Energy smart meter installers across London and southern England are being balloted for strike action in a pay dispute, Unite said today (September 30). Unite said that the impact of industrial…Read more…
Blog: Taking our demands to the Labour Party
We heard much to applaud at the conference, but we’re a critical friend of the party and will make sure it delivers for public services and those who provide them
The article Blog: Taking our…Read more…
‘Outrageous pay discrepency’
Scaffold workers employed by Altrad at the Mitsubishi Chemicals plant in Billingham, Teesside, are being balloted for strike action over an ‘outrageous pay discrepancy’, Unite said today (September…Read more…
HS2 safety fears
Unite has blamed a recent spate of serious accidents on the HS2 tunnelling and track laying project in London, on a refusal to allow the union to speak to workers and a resulting dearth of safety…Read more…
‘We will win this dispute’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham stood with striking Weetabix engineers on the picket line on Wednesday (September 29) at the company’s factory in Kettering. The workers are striking over…Read more…