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…
Covid smokescreen used to slash pay
Unite has launched an international campaign today (September 9) to stop the owners of the Manchester bus company Go North West from using Covid-19 as cover for making savage cuts to bus drivers’ pay…Read more…
Govt failure to support industry is ‘green light’ to sack workers says Unite
Aviation workers from two companies which have made brutal cuts on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic are bringing their call for the government to provide long-promised support to the sector to…Read more…
Apprenticeship 999
The future of the UK’s world class base of highly skilled workers is now at great risk, Unite, other unions and employers warned yesterday (August 31).
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Save our world class workers
“Labour believes in our incredible workforce so why can’t the government? It’s simple – building our Royal Naval Fleet Support Ships here in UK shipyards is essential to maintain both jobs and…Read more…
Govt’s ‘scrimping’ could cost lives
Thirteen quid a day. Not a lot really when you take your bills, outgoings, kids’ school uniforms, gas – not to mention food – into account. It all adds up to earning around £4,700 a year.
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Meat plant deep clean after new Covid cluster found
After 35 staff tested positive for the virus the pork meat processing plant will now close for a deep clean this weekend. It’s understood testing and tracing will take place among the 500 employees…Read more…
‘Forced out by company greed’
On the day that more than 4,000 staff are being forced to leave British Airways and the remaining workforce will discover their intended fate, Unite has warned the airline that this ‘gross injustice’…Read more…
‘Heartless and reckless’ move
Today (July 29) it was the TUC’s turn to join the ever growing chorus of those highly concerned about pushing extremely vulnerable workers back to the workplace on the completely arbitrary date of…Read more…
‘Drop opportunistic ‘fire and rehire’ plans’ urges Unite
Despite its’ actions and plans to sack 12,000 staff and to cut the wages of a further 30,000 workers being roundly condemned by Unite, the public, the Labour Party, and more besides, British Airways…Read more…
Back UK auto-industry – or risk losing it call
According to the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), figures released today (July 30) show UK automotive production during the first half of 2020 is down to its lowest level since…Read more…
Fix broken tipping system now
Repeat a lie often enough, and people will think it’s true – this is the mantra successive Tory governments have adopted, after pledging countless times for more than four years now to introduce…Read more…
‘Every death is a tragedy’
“Independent, credible studies such as ones by the University College London and the University of Oxford and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have revealed how one of the tragedies of…Read more…
The struggles of rural poverty
Every year, or at least every normal year, the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival takes place in the village of Tolpuddle, in Dorset, where trade unionists from across the UK gather to commemorate…Read more…
‘A disaster waiting to happen’
For many months Unite’s food and agriculture activists have been extremely concerned over the way workers are being packed into factories and field, many of them migrant workers often living in…Read more…
BA should face slots review says angry public
A new poll out today (July 6) reveals that the British public backs tough action against British Airways over its ‘fire and rehire’ plans – with both Conservative and Labour voters giving strong…Read more…
‘They are putting people at risk’
When meat processing worker ‘Alex’ tested positive for coronavirus, he was forced to stay off work for a number of weeks, along with the colleagues he shares a house with.
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Continue govt support call
Industry bodies and cross-party politicians joined Unite in calling for an extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), during a Manufacturing Matters webinar debate yesterday (June 25).
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Unite: ‘Act now’ call
Aviation has been one of the worst affected sectors since the pandemic began, with a 97 per cent reduction in passenger flights. Every prediction is that the sector will eventually recover – but in…Read more…