Up to 300 workers at IT giant Fujitsu in Manchester will be staging a further two days of strike action next week in the continuing dispute over pay, pensions and job security. The workers,…Read more…
Fuel poverty rising
Unite says politicians need to support public ownership of energy companies if they are serious about tackling the country’s fuel poverty crisis. Yesterday (November 3) Scottish Housing…Read more…
‘Subtle blacklisting’
The failure of a construction company to recognise the elected officials of workers on Europe’s largest rail infrastructure project in central London has been branded ‘a subtle form of…Read more…
‘Talk to the unions’, UNISON urges colleges in England
Union calls for full engagement with workforce following government guidance on area reviews and their implementation
The article ‘Talk to the unions’, UNISON urges colleges in England first…Read more…
Pallet racking jobs at risk
Unite is holding crunch talks with the management of Link 51 in Telford tomorrow (November 3) to mitigate the 69 job losses announced in the pallet racking business. Link 51, part of…Read more…
Strike for justice
Strike action could be on the cards at a major cereal manufacturer in Wiltshire after a manufacturing operative was sacked unfairly. Justin Beckett, a Unite rep at Cereal Partners in…Read more…
“They are not just heroes within our union – they’re heroes to their communities too”
I’m proud of the job people who work in the health service do 24 hours a day, seven days a week. UNISON will always fight their corner against this government – by any means possible.
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Building a strong future
Construction workers will have one powerful union voice on their side fighting for them from January 1, 2017 as members of UCATT voted by 85.5 per cent to merge with Unite today (Wednesday 2). …Read more…
North Ayrshire – a living wage employer
UNISON welcomes accreditation for latest Scottish council
The article North Ayrshire – a living wage employer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Social workers reject government reforms as unsafe, says UNISON
Government plans to reform the delivery of children’s social care have been overwhelmingly rejected by practising social workers in a new report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. UNISON says the…Read more…
Save our libraries, museums and galleries
Unite will be joining librarians and campaigners in a joint march with Unison and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union to save our libraries, museums and galleries on Saturday (November 5)….Read more…
Massive vote for pension strike
Bosses at AWE Plc – the Atomic Weapons Establishment – are being urged to have urgent talks, after staff voted overwhelmingly to strike over the threat to close the defined benefit pension scheme and…Read more…
Cut – sex scene censors?
The chances of scenes from sexually explicit films getting through the censors’ net, with serious implications for child protection, could increase if five examiners are axed, Unite warned today…Read more…
Strike day #1 Fujitsu
Well done to everyone who took part in today’s strike, particularly those who turned up for the picket, which built…Read more…
Fujitsu strike day #1 and next steps
Well done to everyone who took part in today’s strike for pay, pensions and job security, particularly those who turned…Read more…
Durham teaching assistants to take two days of strike action, announces UNISON
Monday 31 October 2016 For immediate release Teaching assistants in Durham will take strike action on 8 and 9 November in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay, their union UNISON has…Read more…
This Living Wage Week, we must fight for the real Living Wage
This year it’s more important than ever to make a noise about the real living wage – a wage people can actually afford to live on – and calling on the government to put their money where their…Read more…
BMW: ‘Pensions robbery’
BMW group car workers who make the iconic Mini and prestigious Rolls-Royce begin voting in a consultative action ballot today (October 31) amid accusations of a ‘pensions robbery’ over the carmaker’s…Read more…
Establishment ‘stitch up’ slammed
The home secretary Amber Rudd has today rejected calls for any kind of inquiry into violent policing at the Battle of Orgreave, in a move described as an “establishment stitch-up.” Rudd ruled…Read more…
‘Salami-sliced’ pensions ‘frenzy’
The UK has fallen out of the top 10 list of countries with the best pensions for the first time in history coinciding with an alarming swell of companies in an apparent ‘frenzy’ of defined benefit…Read more…