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They say knowledge is power – and Unite members at IT firm Fujitsu in Manchester stand ready to wield it after a key win earlier this year. For years, Fujitsu has withheld vital information on colleagues’ pay across the company. Not only has this made it nigh on impossible to have effective pay negotiations, but […]
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Ian Allinson had been seeking reinstatement with his former employer, Fujitsu Services Limited. The claims have now been resolved in a manner acceptable to both parties but which include the claimant accepting that he will not be reinstated.Read more…
This isn’t an official report, but is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know. I have also uploaded the official “progress of business”.
You can refer to the conference agenda (the pack of motions …Read more…
There will be a demonstration outside the Japanese embassy in London tomorrow (April 5) in the long-running Fujitsu dispute which includes allegations of victimisation of workers who blew the whistle…Read more…
A “Reinstate Ian Allinson – Stop victimisation of union reps” statement has been launched to put pressure on Fujitsu over my dismissal and build solidarity for the wider Fujitsu dispute.
I’ve copied the text of the statement below. The statement with …Read more…
On Friday 12 January Fujitsu dismissed me under the guise of redundancy. They had given me the news by letter earlier in the week, when I was on compassionate leave for a family funeral. They didn’t even allow me to work my notice despite the fact that…Read more…
More than 250 Unite members in Manchester have voted for 11 days of strike action at IT giant Fujitsu in one of the longest running industrial disputes in the UK. One of the features of this…Read more…
Up to 300 Unite members in Manchester are to vote on further strike action at IT giant Fujitsu in one of the longest running industrial disputes in the UK. The ballot comes after the failure…Read more…
Report from GPM&IT NISC October 2017
Unite’s National Industrial Sector Committees (NISCs) meet quarterly, bringing together activists from a particular industrial sector, delegated from Regional Industrial Sector Committees (RISCs). The NISC for the Graphical, Paper, Media & IT…Read more…
IT giant Fujitsu may face more industrial action as members of Unite prepare to hold a ballot for further industrial action in their long-running dispute. Unite members in Fujitsu…Read more…
Unite has called five more days of strike action in the long-running dispute involving the IT giant Fujitsu which could see 1,800 job losses, with many of them being outsourced overseas. The…Read more…
Japan’s ambassador to the UK has been asked to intervene in the current dispute involving the IT giant Fujitsu which could see 1,800 job losses. Unite today (April 21) handed in a letter to…Read more…
Unite members working for the IT giant Fujitsu will strike for a further four days at sites across the UK in their long-running dispute over plans to axe one in five jobs and pension cuts. …Read more…
Striking workers at the IT giant Fujitsu are to step up their industrial action with a further two days of strike action on Friday, March 24 and Monday, March 27 as they battle to defend their jobs,…Read more…
Hundreds of workers at IT giant Fujitsu are staging strike action across the UK to defend their jobs, pay and pensions, and to gain union recognition. Unite’s 1,200 members started the solidly…Read more…
Hundreds of workers at IT giant Fujitsu are staging strike action across the UK to defend their jobs, pay and pensions, and to gain union recognition. Unite’s 1,200 members will begin a 24…Read more…
An offer aimed at settling the long-running dispute on pay, pensions and job security at Fujitsu in Manchester will be put to Unite’s 300 members. The workers are set to vote on the offer in…Read more…
Up to 300 workers, members of Unite are continuing to take strike action today (January 13). But in a goodwill gesture, Unite is suspending the strike action scheduled for Thursday (January…Read more…
About 300 workers at IT giant Fujitsu in Manchester will strike for 72 hours, starting tomorrow (December 10), in the long-running dispute over pay, pensions and job security. The strike,…Read more…
A third wave of strikes at IT giant Fujitsu in Manchester for 48 hours, starting tomorrow (November 16), in the pay, pensions and job security dispute will mar a top international company event….Read more…