When Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey told British workers last month that they shouldn’t ask for a pay rise, he perhaps didn’t get the memo that Unite members are standing firm to protect…Read more…
Morrisons warehouse staff in strike ballot
Over a 1,100 workers employed at two Morrisons supermarket distribution centres have begun balloting for strike action in a dispute over pay. The affected distribution centres are Northwich, in…Read more…
B&Q shortages warning
DIYers across the country are braced for B&Q store shortages during warehouse strikes caused by union-busting and a below inflation pay offer at logistics firm Wincanton. More than 400 Wincanton…Read more…
‘Massive milestone’
An inflation-busting pay increase has been negotiated for 350 drivers and warehouse staff working for drinks logistics giant GXO, which Unite the union said was ‘a massive milestone in very difficult…Read more…
DHL workers at JLR plants prepare for strike ballot
DHL workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plants in the West Midlands and Merseyside are preparing to be balloted for strike action over wage arrears and an ‘insulting’pay offer, Unite said today…Read more…
Historic deal signed today
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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Gloucester UPS depot workers to strike
The city of Gloucester is braced for a summer of delays and disruption to parcel deliveries after workers at the local depot of UPS announced strike action in a long running dispute over bullying,…Read more…
‘Really significant victory’
Following revelations from unions including Unite, that logistics giant XPO boosted executive pay around the same time that UK government furlough payments were made to the firm, shareholders…Read more…
Loneliness and mental strain has to stop
Senior figures from across the road haulage, warehousing and logistics sector will join a roundtable event tomorrow (Thursday 13 May) with Unite, to discuss how to tackle the growing mental health…Read more…
‘Creeping culture’ of ‘fire and rehire’
A line in the sand needs to be drawn over ‘the creeping culture’ of ‘fire and rehire’ across the retail, distribution and logistics industries, Unite warned today (February 18). Unite said its shop…Read more…
‘An attack on one is an attack on all’
More than 350 DHL staff at Sainsbury’s Dartford regional distribution centre are being balloted for industrial action after a Unite representative’s ‘completely unjustified’ suspension for…Read more…
Chaos looms as drivers slam govt over ports paperwork Brexit shambles
Angry lorry drivers have accused government minister Michael Gove, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster of ‘blame shifting’ as he tells them to prepare paperwork for ports post-Brexit – an impossible…Read more…
‘Beyond a joke’
Unite has today (September 16) called for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian which details potential queues of up to 7,000 lorries across Kent after the Brexit…Read more…
‘Shame’ on logistics giant DHL Tradeteam
The decisions to close the Tradeteam Ltd depot in Sheffield and downgrade the site at Ebbw Vale, south Wales with the loss of more than 250 jobs has been branded as ‘shameful’ by Unite today (August…Read more…
‘Unsettled and unsure’
Unite, which represents hundreds of members at Eddie Stobart Logistics plc, is still seeking reassurances about the company’s future following its takeover by venture capitalists DBay last December….Read more…
‘Necessary lever’
A landmark French legal move could lead to improved employment conditions for workers at XPO Logistics UK, who are currently embroiled in a dispute over pension contributions not being credited to…Read more…
‘Sense of betrayal’ over 400 jobs outsource plan
A sense of betrayal at plans by supermarket giant Morrisons to outsource nearly 400 drivers and mechanics has triggered a consultative ballot on whether to take strike action to fight this move,…Read more…
‘Temporary agreement’
Thousands of workers employed by DHL on the Jaguar Land Rover logistics contract in the West Midlands will have their pay protected during the company’s current two week shutdown, following an…Read more…
‘Wee problem’
Global logistics giant UPS could face industrial action in the new year in the escalating row over denying their drivers night-time toilet facilities at its own depots. Unite the union said…Read more…
‘Pay lottery’ misery
Unite is calling on XPO Logistics to get its house in order after workers have suffered over two months of ‘pay lottery’ misery, which has resulted in workers on occasion not being paid at all….Read more…