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Construction workers from Hinkley Point C (HPC) in Somerset gathered around the Unite Workers’ Memorial in Bridgwaters’ Blake Gardens to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday (April 26). They were joined by Unite officers along with representatives from trades councils and other workplace unions to lay wreaths and hear speeches. In total over 60 […]
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Every day this week on UniteLive, we’re featuring one of our many inspiring women members in the lead up to International Women’s Day on Friday (March 8). Today, we hear from Unite health and safety rep Maria Boyle and her fight for better PPE for women in her workplace. — A Unite health and safety […]
The post These boots ain’t made for working! appeared first on Unite Live.
Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today, we look back at our International Workers’ Memorial Day story, where we highlight the issue of suicide in construction and how Unite is making a big difference. — The construction sector has made significant strides in […]
The post UniteLive stories of the year – ‘This can’t continue’ appeared first on Unite Live.
The flagship Hinkley Point nuclear power plant development could face significant delays due to a pay dispute at Darchem Engineering in Stockton-on-Tees. Strike action will hit Darchem Engineering,…Read more…
Unite has called on the government to “learn the lessons from the Hinkley Point project” after it emerged this week (September 25) that costs for the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will soar £2.9bn…Read more…
Potential strike action among hundreds of construction workers building the new Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been averted after workers overwhelmingly voted for an improved pay deal….Read more…
Construction workers employed at Hinkley Point have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer in the longstanding dispute over pay and bonuses on the project. The unions concerned, Unite and the…Read more…
The report on the financing of the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point reinforces the case for public money to be committed to future large-scale energy projects, Unite, the country’s largest…Read more…
Constructive discussions between employers at Hinkley Point C and Unite have resulted in a temporary agreement over the payment of bonuses during the construction of the power station. All…Read more…
Unions representing construction workers at Hinkley Point are hopeful that the dispute over bonus payments can be resolved after fresh talks were promised. The unions involved,Unite and GMB,…Read more…
Delays to the construction of the Hinkley Point nuclear power station could be on the cards, if a dispute over bonus payments flares up into industrial action, the unions have warned. Unite…Read more…
Taxpayers and workers will pay the price for gross government incompetence, after the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) announced on Monday (March 27) it would axe a multi-billion pound…Read more…
Today’s (September 15) decision by Theresa May to approve the go-ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been hailed as ‘historic’ by Unite. Unite said that the announcement by…Read more…
Bungled Tory energy polices are putting off investors and threatening the prospect of a ‘golden age’ of clean and affordable energy, the industry’s largest trade association has warned. Energy…Read more…
The Tory government announced a further delay on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station last night (July 28) just hours after French company EDF gave the project the green light. The…Read more…
Unite today (July 27) urged the board of energy giant EDF to give the green light on the final investment decision for the new Hinckley Point nuclear power station. The call comes ahead of…Read more…
The meeting of the EDF board of directors on Thursday (July 28) to make the crunch decision on the financial go-ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been welcomed by Unite. …Read more…
The UK faces the very real threat of power shortages in the coming years – and that’s why following through with plans to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is critical if Britain is to…Read more…
There can be no further delays by EDF in completing the financial agreement for the construction of the Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Unite said today (January 27). Unite was commenting…Read more…