A no deal Brexit could result in lorry driving time limits being relaxed, leading to exhausted drivers posing a danger to other road users. Unite is calling on the government to explicitly…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…
Mental health: ‘Must top agenda’
It wasn’t until Davy McCord was hit in the head by his wife, wielding an iPad, that he knew he had to get help. “I was asleep but woke to find I had my hands around my wife’s throat. She…Read more…
‘We will not stand idle’
Members of Unite the union, employed as class one lorry drivers with Eddie Stobart, on the Walkers Snack Foods contract at Birchwood, Warrington are set to ballot for strike action over the company’s…Read more…
‘Left in the dark’
Unite, which represents over 50,000 lorry drivers, has blasted the government and other key organisations such as Kent county council, for failing to consult the union over Brexit planning….Read more…
Lorry inspections slashed
A series of freedom of information requests by Unite has revealed huge cuts in independent roadside inspections of lorries, potentially putting all road users in danger. Unite has discovered…Read more…
No deal lorry ‘chaos’
Ministers are ignoring the needs of lorry drivers in their planning for a potential no deal Brexit, Unite said today (January 17).
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‘Race to the bottom’
A shocking report on the slave like conditions of non-EU lorry drivers in Europe has raised concerns about the potential consequences if Britain’s driving regulations are attacked post-Brexit. …Read more…
Fair transport call
Unite delegate Kevin Terry said that Unite has long been fighting for fair transport on all fronts – from docks and seas to buses, taxis, rail, roads, aviation and more – as he spoke on Tuesday…Read more…
Driven to exhaustion
For many people, falling asleep at work can certainly come with consequences – being reprimanded by your boss or even losing your job. But for others such as lorry drivers, the outcome can be deadly….Read more…