Unite accused the transport secretary Grant Shapps of treating thousands of Thomas Cook workers with contempt after it emerged he used the same script in parliament on Wednesday (September 25) as his…Read more…
‘Learn the lessons of Monarch’
Unite is calling on banks to give breathing space to Thomas Cook workers struggling to pay bills and mortgages and for the government and airlines to urgently assist in getting stranded Thomas Cook…Read more…
‘High and dry’
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union representing aviation workers, accused the government of leaving workers and customers high and dry while landing taxpayers with a bill for hundreds of…Read more…
Open skies?
The UK aviation industry’s chance of a successful post-Brexit takeoff could be hindered because of Theresa May’s shock announcement of a general election on June 8, Unite has warned. Even…Read more…
Secure ‘open skies’ call
An agreement securing current freedoms for UK airlines to fly in Europe and beyond must be reached urgently during Brexit negotiations to ease job fears and end uncertainty in the industry, Unite…Read more…
First-class pay deal
Pay for thousands of Virgin Atlantic Airlines crew has taken off after constructive negotiations between Unite and Virgin delivered a pay deal worth more than double the current rate of inflation…Read more…
‘We represent all workers’
The trade union movement asserted its commitment to developing an active energy and climate change strategy, but Congress agreed that this must not happen at the expense of jobs nor can any strategy…Read more…