All the union news that's fit to blog...
New research by Unite has revealed that the UK banking sector is making bonanza profits on the back of Bank of England interest rates increases. In the first nine months of 2022, the big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest) recorded profits of £19.8 billion. Since the end of 2021, big banks’ bank […]
The post Profits ‘bonanza’ for big banks appeared first on Unite Live.
Pay strikes will hit the University of Leeds in February as a dispute over pay intensifies, Unite said today (February 1). The 200 non-teaching staff, members of Unite, have rejected an imposed pay deal set by the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) that amounts to three per cent for most workers. With the real […]
The post University of Leeds strikes intensify appeared first on Unite Live.
Widespread public support for the latest Unite ambulance strikes was apparent from the start – as cars and lorries relentlessly honked their horns driving past a picket line in Chorley in the early hours of Monday morning, the taxi driver who dropped off your UniteLive correspondent likewise offered his solidarity. “I hope you guys win […]
The post ‘We can’t afford to let the NHS sink’ appeared first on Unite Live.
Delegates back call to fight for above-inflation pay rises
The article Black members’ conference confronts cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The second day of the UNISON national Black members’ conference, hosted in Edinburgh, passed a number of key motions affecting Black workers
The article Black members pass motions on disability and cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The rate of inflation easing only slightly according to the latest figures will be cold comfort for millions who are still struggling to make ends meet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Wednesday (October 14) that the CPI rate of inflation fell from 11.1 per cent in October to 10.7 per cent last […]
The post Inflation latest: workers face ‘bleak midwinter’ appeared first on Unite Live.
Assistant general secretary Jon Richards welcomes delegates and speaks before a morning of debate
The article Young members’ conference opens with debates about cost of living first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Reacting to the Ofgem’s newly published price review on Wednesday (November 30) Unite has slammed the regulator’s failure to rein in rampant profiteering by energy distributors such as UK Power Networks. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Ofgem have utterly failed to protect the public from rapacious energy profiteers. This price review will allow distributors […]
The post Unite GS blasts failure to rein in energy profiteers appeared first on Unite Live.
The work will find out more about the housing issues members are facing
The article Take part in UNISON’s survey on the state off housing first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Over 182,290 people signed the petition, demanding that the government ends the pay crisis by raising the minimum wage to £15 an hour
The article UNISON delivers pay petition to Downing Street first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Food bank charity The Trussell Trust reports that one in five working people are now turning to food banks, as the cost of living crisis takes its toll
The article Food banks under pressure from a ‘tsunami of need’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON members join the TUC’s ‘We Demand Better’ lobby and rally, urging MPs to do the right thing over the cost of living crisis
The article Hundreds of workers lobby Parliament for better pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Holding down pay will worsen a bad situation
The article Leaving workers in poverty is no way to run vital services first appeared on the UNISON National site.
It’s an increasingly familiar story – workers described as “essential” at the height of the pandemic, then quickly forgotten as the cost of living crisis takes hold, are now taking a stand by going on strike. But the latest workforce to follow this trajectory had a particularly sombre – but crucial – duty as Britain’s […]
The post Coffin makers go on strike appeared first on Unite Live.
Workers cannot go on subsidising employers while driving for work
The article Mileage rate rise needed urgently for public sector staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Austerity affects peoples’ lives so profoundly that its legacy can last for generations, and it is a false economy with a price that isn’t worth paying
The article Blog: The government paves the way for Austerity 2.0 first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Next week’s lobby of Parliament gives members the chance to tell MPs how the crisis is affecting ordinary workers – and tell them that further cuts are not the answer
The article Help ensure MPs understand the reality of the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Meeting for their annual conference, delegates also discuss motions on pensions, bus passes and free prescriptions
The article UNISON retired members focus on the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an inspiring speech at TUC conference on Wednesday (October 19), as she moved a motion on rebuilding industrial power. Below is Sharon’s speech in full. Friends, I bring with me solidarity from over 400 Unite picket lines that have lined the streets and cities throughout our nations — from […]
The post ‘We need to build a movement, not a moment’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.
General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve
The article ‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress first appeared on the UNISON National site.