‘Don’t settle for it – join Unite!’

The Unite London Building Workers branch were back on the streets to talk to workers and hand out copies of the latest BuildingWorker last week. This time, branch officers and activists were in the City of London highlighting issues around Erith Group and its refusal to allow union reps on their site. Declan Murphy was […]

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Walking for Workers’ Memorial Day

Unite’s London and Eastern region has organised a history walk to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28) this year. Last year, the region ran a highly successful series of working-class history walks that helped members discover past struggles and the lessons trade unions today can learn from them. The walks were led by a […]

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Today’s top stories…London NHS workers to strike

NHS workers at four London NHS Trusts will take strike action next month in a dispute over safe staffing and pay. The workers, who are members of Unite are employed at Barts Health NHS Trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust, East London Foundation Trust and Guys and St Thomas’. Over 2,800 workers will be involved […]

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London and South East in beer drought threat

London and the South East England are facing a beer drought this summer as delivery drivers, draymen and warehouse operatives employed by GXO ballot for strike action over draconian disciplinary matters. Unite is balloting 120 members at GXO’s Croydon depot over the excessive disciplinary issues and the company’s failure to follow the existing agreement on […]

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City of London Corporation workers to strike

More than 250 workers at the City of London Corporation, the local authority for London’s Square Mile financial centre, are to strike over pay, Unite said on Monday (May 22). The City of London Corporation has imposed a lump sum pay increase for 2022/23 that is on average worth around 5 per cent. With the […]

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Hounslow community support workers to strike

Workers employed by Hestia, a referral service which provides adult services in Hounslow in London, will take strike action on 12 and 13 December. A number of workers who are Unite members provide support for people ranging from mental health support, addiction, immigration and language barrier support. Hestia management are refusing to negotiate with Unite […]

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