Drivers working for Castle Cement have voted to accept an improved two-year pay deal, Unite said today (February 22). Unite said that its members at eight depots across the UK had voted…Read more…
Brave new world?
Receiving a parcel on your doorstep from Amazon or any of the number of online retailers often disguises what’s going on behind the scenes where your order is processed. But a quiet revolution…Read more…
‘End iniquitous practises’ plea
Lorry drivers across Europe and the UK have spoken out about exploitative working conditions and wage cutting in the industry, with some being forced to live in their cabs for months on end. A…Read more…
Driver’s pay docked
Car drivers, who use Morrisons’ supermarket petrol stations in London, the South East and East Anglia, face the possibility of shortages, if a dispute over a driver’s ‘docked’ £5,200 pay leads to…Read more…
Liverpool port protest
Dock workers working for Peel Ports, one of the UK’s largest port operators, are to protest on Friday (January 13) over the lack of decent welfare facilities for workers and drivers visiting the port…Read more…
Drivers’ move to ESL sparks strike
The row over Argos’ plans to transfer 96 drivers in Leicestershire to controversial haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) has now sparked two sets of strike action next week, involving more than 400…Read more…
Stobart ballot
The simmering row over Argos’ plans to transfer 96 drivers in Leicestershire to controversial haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) has now escalated to a strike ballot of more than 400 workers at the…Read more…
Co-op dispute settled
Co-op drivers have voted by a large margin to accept proposals to settle the dispute over the outsourcing of jobs. Unite recommended that more than 700 of its members accept the offer hammered…Read more…
‘Big retrograde step’
A consultative ballot of a 1,000 Co-op drivers for industrial action will be held after the group announced today (January 28) that it was transferring about 50 drivers in the Midlands to…Read more…