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Brothers, sisters, comrades It’s an honour to stand here at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally amongst trade union activists and working class people who know that history doesn’t just live in the past, it lives in our struggles today. We are here to remember those six brave men who stood against injustice in 1834, and to […]
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Wrexham Council has shown solidarity with workers on strike at food manufacturer Oscar Mayer, and backed their campaign against the producers planned fire and rehire policy. Around 600 Oscar Mayer workers, the vast majority of the factory’s workforce, have been striking since September over the company’s plans to fire and rehire them to slash pay […]
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A protest was held outside the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum meeting in Bournemouth yesterday (4 December) calling on councils to divest from Pemberton Asset Management over its role in firing and rehiring Oscar Mayer ready meal workers. Unite activists were joined by members of the Unite Tolpuddle Branch outside the Hotel where the forum […]
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Two years ago, P&O illegally sacked nearly 800 ferry workers on the spot over zoom. Last week, Unite Eurotunnel rep Patrice Godefroy travelled to Parliament to a demonstration condemning the government for its inaction. Shamefully, despite ministers expressing outrage when the workers were sacked, P&O has not been held to account for breaking the law, […]
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It’s only Monday (February 19) and it’s already been a busy week for Unite. Below is a selection of today’s top news stories: Balfour Beatty workers angry over profitable firm’s below inflation pay offer Around 150 M25 maintenance workers employed by Balfour Beatty are being balloted for strike action over pay, Unite said today. The […]
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It was great news for around 24,000 British Airways workers today (August 4) as Unite has secured a pay rise worth 13.1 per cent over 18-months, as well as a £1,000 one off payment.
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Care workers in Powys have been stripped of their paid break times and must now work longer hours
The article Care workers in Powys face fire and rehire first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The annual conference was held in Bournemouth on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 March
The article “We need to outlaw fire and rehire forever”, declares UNISON community conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Bosses at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists must scrap their callous redundancies, negotiate with Unite or face the consequences, including possible industrial action. On Monday, October 17 the College which is registered as a union, informed its staff that it was placing 1 in 10 workers at risk of redundancy. Astoundingly, the College gave […]
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Unite delegate Arsalan Ghani spoke out against fire and rehire tactics in support of a motion at TUC conference on Tuesday (October 18). He slammed the “abhorrent tactics of fire and rehire” which, he said, has “spread like a black mould into every industry across the country”. Arsalan hailed the “working class who are running […]
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Fourth set of AQA strike dates includes further key results day
The article Exam board staff add strike on GCSE results day first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A giant US business, Baker Hughes, is being accused of `laying waste to Scottish jobs’ through fire and rehire by Unite. Baker Hughes, which is one of the world’s biggest oil field services company,…Read more…
Staff have been left with no option but to take action
The article Care staff begin strike over fire and rehire plans first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
St Monica Trust workers line up five strike days
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Bristol care company St Monica Trust wants to cut pay by £400 a month
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Ministers need to make good on promise to clamp down on unscrupulous bosses
The article Care home fire and rehire threat will drive staff out of the sector first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unions declare ‘shame on you’ to Wabtec’s breaking of proud history. Members of Unite and the RMT unions employed by rail maintenance firm Wabtec in Doncaster will strike over ‘abhorrent’ fire and…Read more…
Employer announces it will return the workers to national pay, terms and conditions after last week’s industrial action
The article Sandwell leisure workers celebrate pay victory after latest strike…Read more…
Rail maintenance workers at Wabtec in Doncaster are being balloted for strike action over the company’s ‘disgraceful’ fire and rehire plans, Unite said today (May 13). More than 150 workers are being…Read more…
Royal Mail could soon be hit by UK-wide strikes over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in what Unite the union says today (March 30) is yet another case of ‘fire and…Read more…