If you believed what the likes of prime minister Boris Johnson and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey had to say, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the cost of living crisis is all…Read more…
‘Time to demand profit restraint’
When both the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and prime minister Boris Johnson said recently that workers shouldn’t ask for pay rises because it may set off an inflationary spiral, he got one…Read more…
Wealth inequality in the UK is ‘entrenched’ under the Tories
As UNISON conference lays waste to the levelling up agenda, delegates say that the current government is ill-placed to fix problems that it caused in the first place
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‘Now is the time for investment, not cuts’
UNISON delegates hear that much-improved public sector pay and a ‘realistic’ windfall tax are the key to the cost of living crisis
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Tipton CabAuto workers to strike over pay
West Midland workers making interiors for elite autos McLaren, Aston Martin and Bentley, are due to start a period of seven one-day strikes in June and July over a real terms pay cut. More than 100…Read more…
‘We need to make a lot of noise’
As Unite is mobilising like never before for the TUC’s cost of living march on Saturday (June 18), UniteLive speaks to bank workers who, just like all of us, are struggling to keep up with the rising…Read more…
Out-of-touch government has no plan to solve cost of living crisis, says UNISON
Workers deserve decent pay rises as prices spiral
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The tide is turning – and UNISON will rise!
General secretary Christina McAnea brings national delegate conference to its feet with a rousing speech in Brighton
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UNISON host cost of living summit
General secretary Christina McAnea led a roundtable which included Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, and charity leaders
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Blog: Working with UNISON on the cost of living crisis
Dan Jarvis, the Labour MP for Barnsley Central – and a UNISON member – on working with the union to tackle the cost of living crisis
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Victory for Unite Lloyds bank workers
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…
Ministers are provoking a fight with unions to serve their own ends
The government should focus on helping the country through the cost-of-living crisis
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Blog: Concentrating on the issues that matter
As Boris Johnson continues to bluster amid Tory infighting and a vote of no confidence, UNISON will be using our national delegate conference to discuss the issues that really matter
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Red Funnel ferry workers to strike
Strike action could shut down all Southampton to Cowes ferry services, Unite said this week. In a dispute over poverty pay, around 120 customer service staff, shunters and ratings, who work on Red…Read more…
Busy times for UNISON must produce a positive message
Talking shortly before the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson was announced, UNISON president Paul Holmes outlined his hopes for the union’s national conference next week and the cost of living…Read more…
Unions call for expansion of free school meals provision
A joint-union letter, signed by UNISON, calls on the government to take an urgent interim step and increase eligibility
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‘Battered by spiralling food and energy costs’
As Unite prepares for the TUC’s national cost of living demonstration on June 18, the union is mobilising like never before to get the message out there that ordinary families deserve better. We…Read more…
‘You can only spread out money so much’
Amid an unprecedented cost of living crisis, no one has been left untouched by the rising cost of literally everything as inflation soars to record-breaking levels. This is why Unite is urging…Read more…
CEOs now pocketing an average £3.6m in pay
With FTSE 100 CEO pay now back at pre-pandemic levels at a median of £3.6 million, the leader of Unite the union has called out the governor of the Bank of England for failing to speak up on the need…Read more…
Unite celebrates another Glasgow Airport pay win
Unite the union has secured an improved pay deal for ICTS hold baggage screeners based at Glasgow Airport, the UK’s leading aviation trade union, confirmed today (May 30). Up to 50 ICTS hold baggage…Read more…