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Speaking on behalf of Unite members in the finance and legal sector, Unite delegate Vanessa Williams gave an impassioned speech in support of a composite on financial services on the last day of Congress on Wednesday (September 13). She told Congress that the composite “outlines the impact of an industry which prioritises profiteering over communities […]
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Recently the government made two major policy interventions. One was a proposed attack on workers: “new tough laws” against the right to strike, while refusing to negotiate with NHS workers. The other was a gift to the City: uncapping bankers’ bonuses and looking to remove safeguards brought in to tame markets after the 2008 crash.
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Unite the union representing staff at Barclays has today (Thursday 30) won a ‘cost of living’ increase for staff from 1st August. Following calls from the Union and discussions with management to…Read more…
Unite, the union representing staff at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has today (June 13) confirmed that staff across the bank will be awarded a £1,000 bonus to help them to deal with the cost of living…Read more…
Unite has expressed ‘deep concern and solidarity’ for the 3,000 employees working for the Ulster Bank as NatWest announces its exit from the Republic of Ireland today (Friday February 19).
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Bank branch workers are among the forgotten heroes of the coronavirus crisis, with many travelling into work even at the height of the pandemic at great risk to their lives to provide a vital service…Read more…
Unite urges new RBS CEO to address staff concerns.
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Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, and The Co-operative Bank have pledged to join forces to demand urgent action on climate change. To support the campaign on climate action the bank…Read more…
More than a decade on from the financial crisis, wages have still not fully recovered, with the average worker £17 a week worse off than they were in 2009. Nurses and teachers were among the…Read more…
Unite has expressed alarm at ongoing bank job losses, most recently this week (April 9) when Barclays announced it would be axing 460 jobs. Barclays informed staff in Coventry Westwood Park…Read more…
Unite, which represents staff at Barclays has vowed to fight job cut plans announced by Barclays today (January 22). The bank has informed some 300 staff at its Millshaw site in Leeds that they will…Read more…
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been accused of cronyism following allegations that an unqualified individual was handed a top role and given a bumper wage because of his friendship with a…Read more…
A rural charity is producing a “village survival guide” after a survey revealed that many countryside residents feel isolated and ignored. Unite welcomed the move but said real change to…Read more…
Unite, which represents staff across Barclays Bank, has called on the company to halt the job loss plans announced today in Cardiff and Coventry. Barclays Bank has today (June 19) told nearly…Read more…
The owners of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, CYBG, confirmed today (June 18) that it has agreed to buy Virgin Money bank for £1.7bn – a move that could see 1,500 jobs axed. The new bank, which…Read more…
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) fire sale continued as the government last night (June 4) sold shares well below the price paid to bail out the bank amid the financial crisis, resulting it a total…Read more…
Unite will kick start a campaign tomorrow (May 30) outside the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) head office in Manchester against the planned closure of 64 branches across the north west. Unite is…Read more…
RBS has continued in its relentless drive to decimate its network of bank branches, after it announced this week (May 1) that it would be closing 162 more outlets – resulting in nearly 1,000 job…Read more…
Unite Scotland held RBS branch protests today (February 23) as the bank announced top line profits before tax of £2.2bn even amid a mass branch closure programme. Even after tax, set aside for…Read more…
Not sure he was a donor but Carillion Chair, Philip Green, was an open Conservative supporter. The corruption of public life in national politics (and local politics) is just appalling. Left and right politicians can and are found to be corrupt, but th…Read more…