Wrexham Councillors condemn fire and rehire food manufacturer

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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Unite takes Oscar Mayer campaign to Bournemouth

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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P&O justice fight latest

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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Today’s top news stories: M25 workers in strike vote

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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Unite slams ‘fire & rehire’ by occupational therapists’ union

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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Unions must fight ‘abhorrent fire and rehire tactics’

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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