‘Only the beginning for us’

Last week, iconic independent cinema Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) signed an historic voluntary recognition agreement with Unite. Earlier this week, we highlighted this key victory in the hospitality sector. Today, we hear from Unite rep and GFT worker Katie Mack who explains how she and her colleagues changed their workplace for the better – and […]

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Today’s top stories…refinery workers down tools over H&S concerns

Unite confirmed today (August 17) that around 200 members have withdrawn their labour over health and safety concerns at ExxonMobil’s petrochemical plant in Mossmorran. Unite can reveal that workers downed tools on Tuesday (August 15) over health and safety warning signals and procedures not being in full working operation across the plant and the workforce […]

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‘Hold firm and stick with your gut feeling’

When senior management decided it wanted to save costs, workers at Magenta were forced into an impossible decision: start working with asbestos or, for short-term contract and apprentices, risk losing your job. For other workers, it meant moving sections. Magenta Living employs over 100 workers to look after repairs and maintenance for over 13,000 properties […]

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Today’s top stories…penny-pinching Audi and Porsche deliveries firm must pay more

Deliveries of VW vehicles including, Audi, Porsche and Skoda models will face significant delays for months to come unless the profitable GBA Group improves its miserable pay offer of just 3.2%, Unite warned today (August 16) The strike will mean new VW car deliveries in the Southeast, London and beyond face significant delays as workers […]

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Inspiring women

Bringing together Unite women members from across sectors and regions, Unite Equalities held its first in-person National Women’s Week in Birmingham since the Covid pandemic last week. National Women’s Week has been a Unite Equalities week-long event each year, whose aim is to bring Unite’s women members together for special intensive training courses to support […]

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