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At TUC Congress in Brighton on Wednesday (October 19), Unite called for a just transition for UK food industry workers impacted by efforts in the sector to reduce carbon emissions. Supporting composite three in favour of declaring a food emergency, Unite noted that last year Congress welcomed the government’s National Food Strategy. However Unite said […]
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Branston and Sarsons among big-name brands that could be missing from supermarket shelves. The UK is facing a shortage of pickles and vinegar as workers at Mizkan Euro in Middleton, Rochdale, announce strike action following a derisory pay offer. The 50-plus workers who are members of Unite produce well-known brands including Branston Pickle, Sarsons Vinegar […]
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The workers, who are responsible for about 40 per cent of the beer deliveries to UK pubs and venues, are being balloted for strike action until 6 October over a five per cent offer. The offer, which comes with a caveat that sick pay is reduced, is far below the 12.3 RPI rate of inflation, […]
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HGV drivers and shunters at Mullers’ Stonehouse factory in Gloucestershire will begin a fresh round of strike action this week over imposed rota changes that are detrimental to their quality of life. The change to a five days on two days off rota system contravenes an agreement with Unite signed by the company earlier this […]
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More than 60 workers at Quorn’s meat free paste production factory will strike on September 30 and October 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. More strikes are set to be scheduled if the dispute is not resolved. Workers rejected a four per cent pay offer plus a £1,000 bonus. They voted to strike […]
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham writes for the forthcoming Unite Landworker magazine*. She says: As I write this column, we are in the midst of a cycle of crisis. And once again the rich and…Read more…
Unite are workers now on their fourth day of strike action at Randalstown plant. Unite has determined that Moy Park is paying its workers there £5,000 a year less than workers at other company sites….Read more…
Unite members at the Moy Park site on the Moneynick Road, Randalstown have established pickets at the feed mill in a strike to win pay parity with other Northern Ireland sites. Strike action at the…Read more…
June pay strikes at Carlisle’s Crown Bevcan factory will hit summer supplies of cans of Coca Cola, Heineken, Brewdog, Magners and Bulmers, Unite said today (May 24). Around 200 workers, who…Read more…
Workers at the Crown Bevcan soft and alcoholic drinks can factory in Carlisle will strike over an ‘unacceptable’ pay offer from the company. Around 200 workers, members of Unite will stage two 24…Read more…
Unite is today (Wednesday 9 March) seeking cast-iron reassurances from top Kraft Heinz executives about the future of its Kitt Green plant in Wigan, after the firm redirected £140m of promised…Read more…
A pay cut disguised as a rise offered to staff earning just above the minimum wage at Nottingham’s Riverside Bakery has resulted in a strike ballot, Unite said today (February 21). More than 150…Read more…
This year’s Heart Unions theme is – every worker needs a union. During this week UNITElive brings you shining examples of how Unite membership has helped people in work and changed their lives for…Read more…
Unite has called for urgent talks with consumer goods giant Unilever, following the sale of its tea division to private equity group CVC Capital Partners, part of the group at the heart of the…Read more…
Government plans to relax immigration rules for lorry drivers and poultry processors are ‘propping up a broken and exploitative system’, Unite warned earlier this week. The union said depriving other…Read more…
A wage dispute between domestic sugar producer British Sugar and its workers at factories across east England has ended after staff accepted a ‘sweet pay deal’, Unite said today (August 10).
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Unite has today (July 21) secured a recognition agreement for workers employed by logistics giant XPO on the Nestle contract, based at the East Midlands Gateway.
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Unite has hailed the vote of confidence in Heinz factory workers in Wigan after the American-owned food manufacturing giant announced that it would be bringing ketchup, mayonnaise and salad cream…Read more…
Unite has warned of bread shortages in Northern Ireland this weekend as Hovis workers have confirmed all-out strike action. Management’s offer of a three percent pay increase was rejected by…Read more…
Unite, the UK’s leading union, is urging caution over moves by both the UK and the EU to relax rules governing the commercial use of gene editing in agriculture. Last week, the European Commission…Read more…