Staff at all 14 of Bromley’s libraries will start an indefinite strike tomorrow (March 28) over a ‘paltry and insulting’ pay offer, Unite said today (March 27). The strike by the 36 workers…Read more…
Blacklisted workers need more than a public inquiry – they need a change in the law
27 March 2018
By Alex Just, employment and trade union law expert
Friday’s admission by the Metropolitan Police that special branch officers colluded in the blacklisting of construction workers…Read more…
Delphi taskforce: include Unite call
The taskforce that has been to set up to safeguard manufacturing and employment at Suffolk-based Delphi Diesel Systems has been urged to include Unite in its planning process. Unite has raised…Read more…
Dial-a-ride workers to strike
Unite members employed by Dial-a-ride will begin a 48-hour stoppage from just past midnight tomorrow (March 28) in a dispute over the withdrawal of rest days and the imposition of new rosters. …Read more…
EHRC plans welcomed
Recommendations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) including outlawing non-disclosure agreements being implemented to prevent workers complaining of sexual harassment unless initiated…Read more…
Anti-union, anti-worker blacklisting by the physical wing of the state
Police blacklisting admission could lead to fresh legal action 23 March 2018 Source: Unite the union Police blacklisting admission could lead to fresh legal action Unite, the UK’s largest union, is…Read more…
‘Inadequate assurances’ for GKN slammed
Business secretary Greg Clark today (March 27) stepped in over the GKN takeover bid from Melrose, just 48 hours before investors are to vote on the iconic engineering firm’s future. Investors…Read more…
Blow to gig economy
Another blow was struck against the gig economy yesterday (March 26) when delivery firm DPD announced it will be offering its 5,000 self-employed drivers holiday and sick pay after one of its…Read more…
NSSN: Support the Wilmington waste recycling workers – stop the suspensions!
National Shop Stewards Network bulletin says: The suspension of two of the Wilmington waste recycling workers, who are members of Unison after they returned to work following a successful…Read more…
Unite accuses Melrose of asking shareholders to take a ‘leap in the dark’
23 March 2018 Britain’s largest union, Unite accused Melrose of asking GKN shareholders to take ‘a leap in the dark into a sea of uncertainty’ after it lifted a self-imposed deadline for approval of…Read more…
Isle of Wight Save Our Schools joins national banner drop campaign
Cat shares this latest news from Save Our Schools Isle of Wight. Ed A Save Our Schools ‘banner drop’ took place at St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School in Carisbrooke on Thursday 22nd March. It was…Read more…
University pay talks begin
Although no offer has been tabled, UNISON described the discussions as “constructive” and all parties have said they intend to make progress across all elements of the claim at the next meeting.
The…Read more…
Clavering Walk
Off message, I had my first day on Sunday off from politics and the union for a long time. I downloaded this 8.5 mile circular route from the free website Essexwalks.com and we drove to Clavering near Bishop Stortford in around 45 minutes from Eas…Read more…
Amazon is a 21st-Century digital chain gang
Amazon’s high-tech sheen hides corruption and abusive labour practicesRead more…
Standing up for jobs
Unite’s campaign to keep production of British passports in Britain was ramped up today as Labour MP Liz Twist presented an urgent question in the House of Commons this afternoon (March 26) on the…Read more…
Reject the bid plea
As GKN investors face a vote on Thursday (March 29) on whether to accept a predatory takeover bid from ‘turnaround specialist’ Melrose, Unite has again urged shareholders to reject the bid and…Read more…
‘Just not interested’
Unite has ridiculed the “limp excuses” offered by a Tory MP for failing to engage with a task force set up in his constituency to safeguard local manufacturing jobs. The South Suffolk task…Read more…
Where shareholders’ interests reign supreme
This week will be a defining one for British business. On Thursday we will find out if the centuries old engineering giant GKN will be the latest victim of our inadequate shareholder laws. …Read more…
Workplace pensions: coverage rises but system still not fixed
Automatic enrolment has quite rightly be hailed as a success but urgent action needs to be taken to bring more low earners into the pensions system and ensure those who are auto-enrolled are building…Read more…
#Labourdoorstop Weekend – Mayoral Candidate Rokhsana Fiaz & Lyn Brown MP lead West Ham Campaign teams (& an evening off with Nina Simone)
Photo collage of a busy weekend for West Ham Labour. Our MP Lyn Brown & Newham Labour Mayoral candidate, Rokhsana Fiaz, were out with local activists across West Ham talking to residents about any concerns and issues. We held stalls and sent door k…Read more…