Unite members from the aerospace sector are heading to parliament to meet with MPs to demand that UK taxpayers’ cash is spent on UK jobs, not siphoned offshore.
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Staff discontent shows government must act on NHS pay, says UNISON
New figures show huge plummet in NHS staff satisfaction
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In a divided world, the labour movement is united on Ukraine
Last week, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), passed a resolution strongly condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine. The resolution was not passed unanimously. The…Read more…
‘Solidarity with health and care workers in Gibraltar’
Unite leader Sharon Graham has called on Gibraltar’s government to step up for the Rock’s health and care workers in a solidarity message supporting a rally against poor working conditions and…Read more…
Make aerospace funding deliver for UK workers
Aerospace and shipbuilding – two high skilled UK engineering industries, have long been synonymous with quality and excellence. Nations across the globe have, for many years, sought out our…Read more…
Parking charge burden could be final straw for NHS staff, says UNISON
Inflation-busting pay rise needed more than ever
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Fire and rehire clampdown welcome but must go further
Practice should be made unlawful and workers’ rights charter introduced
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Special educational needs provision won’t improve unless teaching assistants are valued
TAs must be paid more to deal with shortages
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GE Aviation strike action continues
Workers at Gloucester’s Hurricane Road GE Aviation factory will be striking every Friday until their call for a fair wage is honoured, Unite said today (March 29). Multinational GE Aviation has been…Read more…
Recovery assistants in Sheffield win much-needed pay uplift
The pay uplift comes as a result of a campaign to get the low paid care workers re-banded to better reflect their role
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Oil refinery workers in fair wage fight
Petrol station and airport fuel supplies are facing disruption as workers at Exxon’s Southampton oil refinery fight for a fair wage from their “filthy rich” employer, Unite said today (March 29)….Read more…
Above-inflation pay rise critical to resolving NHS staff crisis, says UNISON
Money worries are affecting the focus of NHS staff at work
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Why we walked out of UNISON Community Conference? because a man dismissed for bullying & harassing 14 women was chairing it
A week ago there was a walkout of UNISON delegates and Service Group Executive from our annual Community conference, which was held in Glasgow. This has never happened before in Community.
This was an unplanned and spontaneous walk out since we h…Read more…
Your rights on returning to work after having a baby
This Mothers Day, Wales TUC’s Ffion Dean discusses her experiences of becoming a mother, her thoughts about returning to work, and what your rights are after having a baby.Read more…
Easter worries for Heathrow travellers
Heathrow passengers are being warned of problems over the Easter holidays as baggage maintenance engineers take strike action over a pay freeze. Unite, said more than 160 of its members employed by…Read more…
Education catch-up plans won’t work if teaching assistants and other support staff are ignored
Pivotal roles should be recognised and rewarded
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Business and transport failing late-night workers
Nearly six in ten workers (58 per cent) report that their employers have never provided them with safe transport home after work, a new poll for Unite the union reveals today (March 28). The poll…Read more…
‘Our support will not stop’
Trade unionists gathered in Coventry on Saturday (March 26) to stage a rally in support of Coventry’s striking refuse drivers. They are standing up against the shameful tactics of an anti-union…Read more…
Get me home safely
When hotel worker Caitlin Lee left for home after a late Friday night shift last year, she knew it would be another struggle to find safe transport. Not only are taxis in Glasgow hard to come by so…Read more…
UK/US steel tariffs deal reached
Trade unions representing thousands of workers in the UK steel industry have welcomed the agreement reached between the UK and US governments on the partial lifting of tariffs on British steel…Read more…