Hackney’s parking wardens are to be balloted for strike action over pay justice in the last year of the contract held by Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd, Unite the union said today (July 5). Hackney borough…Read more…
‘Self-inflicted crisis of industry’s own creation’
Tackling endemic low pay and poor working conditions in the hospitality sector is absolutely vital in addressing alarming staff shortages in the industry, Unite has said. Unite made the call after…Read more…
Thank you Kristina for your vote! (UNISON NEC Community & London seats) #avoiceformembers
Many thanks to London care worker Kristina for her support for Denise and I for the Community seats and also voting for Sonya, Clara, Eddie and Eunice for the London Seats.
If individual UNISON members have not received a freepost ballot paper by now…Read more…
‘Being a Unite member will anchor everything I do’
“I see London as a tale of two cities – in some areas there is such immense wealth and in other areas there are queues around the corner for the food bank. How can that be? I don’t believe poverty or…Read more…
Support pandemic domestic abuse victims call
The increase in domestic abuse across the general population caused by the pressures of the pandemic has prompted Unite the union to write to all 32 London boroughs asking them to instigate a…Read more…
All our London EU Citizens can vote Sadiq for London on May 6
All our London EU Citizens can vote Sadiq for London on May 6
Also whether you’re working from home, juggling work and childcare or working shifts on the frontline, the safest and easiest way to have your say is to vote by post. Just fill in your detai…Read more…
More than half NHS and social care staff in London considering quitting over pandemic impact
There’s a real danger many leave the NHS for somewhere they feel more appreciated
The article More than half NHS and social care staff in London considering quitting over pandemic impact first…Read more…
‘Profound concern and alarm’
The fundamental freedom to protest is under grave threat, Unite has warned, as new draconian legislation significantly expanding police powers over public demonstration is being rushed through…Read more…
Ealing parking chaos looms
Ealing residents could face parking chaos if civil enforcement officers employed by Serco vote to strike over attempts at union busting by the company, Unite said today (March 8). Nearly 40 civil…Read more…
Unite joins forces with Day-Mer in ‘long overdue’ campaign
A new campaign has been launched to eradicate pay and employment abuses of members of the Turkish and Kurdish communities in London during the pandemic. Unite the union has joined forces with…Read more…
Teaching support staff gear up for strike action
Strike action looms over plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools as ministers stress the importance of education, Unite warned today (January 15)….Read more…
London bus drivers ‘once again in eye of Covid storm’
Since the start of the pandemic, bus drivers have seen among the highest Covid death rates of any profession, with London bus drivers in particular affected. Now, new figures from the Transport for…Read more…
“Owning the Future” Co-operative Party London Conference 23 January 2021
Dear John On the morning of Saturday 23rd January, the Co-operative Party is hosting a virtual regional conference with Party memb…Read more…
Sainsbury’s delivery drivers strike off
The six days of strike action by 12 outsourced drivers in the pay injustice dispute that could have hit deliveries to about 100 Sainsbury’s stores in London and the south east have been suspended,…Read more…
Teaching assistants balloted for strike action
Plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools has prompted Unite the union to ballot its members for strike action. Unite has 10 members at the Colvestone…Read more…
‘Clapping doesn’t pay the bills’
Drivers and passenger assistants, who take disabled children to and from school in Hackney, have voted unanimously to strike over the failure of the council to make a one-off £500 Covid-19 payment…Read more…
‘Stop gap deal’
Londoners can breathe a sigh of relief after London mayor Sadiq Khan successfully negotiated a Transport for London (TfL) funding deal with central government which will keep public transport in the…Read more…
Punishing the poorest
Unite, which represents thousands of transport workers throughout London, has warned that the government’s proposed funding for Transport for London (TfL) is ‘punishing the poorest’ for the Covid-19…Read more…
‘Tiers’ of woe
When the government first announced its new three-tier system of lockdowns earlier this week, it was ostensibly meant to bring some clarity to a local lockdown system that had been marked by chaos…Read more…
‘Sad day for London’s travelling public’
Ride-hailing app Uber has won its court appeal and has been granted a new 18-month licence to operate in London this week. Unite slammed the decision after a judge upheld Uber’s appeal against…Read more…