Sikh priests who were paid only £2 an hour and were victimised when they complained have won a stunning victory at an industrial tribunal, last week. The Guru Arjan Dev Gurdwara temple in…Read more…
Ambulance workers in pay strike
A 24-hour stoppage on May 6 has been confirmed by Unite’s ambulance service members in Northern Ireland – the only health area in the UK where workers have not received an offer of a pay rise….Read more…
Fox’s Biscuits strike called off
The strike at Fox’s Biscuits in Batley, west Yorkshire by engineering workers on Tuesday and Thursday has been suspended for a vote on a new pay offer to take place, Unite announced yesterday (April…Read more…
Transport strikes scheduled
Thousands of public transport users in Bradford and Belfast face travel chaos as First West Yorkshire drivers take 48-hour strike action and Ulsterbus, Metro and NI Rail services confirm a second…Read more…
Shocking and cruel
Cameron’s welfare system is already abundant with human tragedies and shocking tales of the cruel treatment that people on benefits have faced. Yet it is common knowledge that the Tories will…Read more…
Listen to strategy plea
Workers at Tory controlled Bromley council have voted by 87 per cent in favour of a second round of strike action against the council’s plans for mass privatisation of services. The…Read more…
Union representation plea ignored
Unite construction members employed at Sellafield Limited in West Cumbria have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in a dispute over the company’s refusal to allow a full time union shop steward…Read more…
Fox on the run
Biscuit production at Fox’s Biscuits in Batley, west Yorkshire is set to be hit next week by engineering workers striking over a ‘paltry’ pay offer. The 42 engineers, members of Unite, will be…Read more…
Ferry service under threat
Proposals that could see the closure of the Woolwich ferry, which has been free for more than a century, has been condemned by Unite. Unite said that the threat to the ferry, whose history…Read more…
Smurfit Kappa strike on hold
The four day strike at corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa in Northampton, due to start on Friday (April 17), has been suspended. This is to allow the appeals of the two sacked senior…Read more…
Rethink policies now plea
New research from the Nevin economic research institute (NERI) has confirmed the need for urgent action from the NI Executive parties. The research shows that Northern Ireland’s…Read more…
Tata pensions strike
Steel workers at Tata will be balloted for strike action in an attempt to save their pension scheme from being closed down by Tata Steel Europe. Steel unions today (Monday April 13) announced…Read more…
Rocking the boat
The 19-month dispute at packaging company, Crown Packaging in Canada is set to rock the boat at the annual meeting of Carnival Cruise Lines in London on Tuesday (April 14). The United…Read more…
‘Resilient and steadfast’
A four day strike at corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa in Northampton will start next Friday (April 17) over the sacking of two senior stewards, both members of Unite. The four-day…Read more…
Sham consultation
A public consultation on train service cuts in Northern Ireland has been called a sham by Unite, with Translink providing only 12 days for the public to respond, well below the typical 12 week…Read more…
Oil deal: jobs alert
As the announcement of a ‘mega merger’ between Royal Dutch Shell and exploration firm BG came yesterday (April 8), Unite has warned against crude cost cutting and job cuts. The merger might be…Read more…
Exports revolution
A beefed up role for a trade minister with a seat in the cabinet to coordinate and boost UK exports – a central plank of a new report on delivering an export-led recovery – has been welcomed by Unite. Unite echoes the call for a revolution in export culture to boost manufacturing outlined in […]
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Massive body blow
As AKD Engineering in Suffolk announced that it will shutter its doors yesterday (April 7) after 60 years in operation, more than 100 skilled jobs will be lost, delivering a “massive body blow” to the workforce and local economy. After several years of substantial losses, the oil and gas engineering firm has been particularly hard […]
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Spy in the cab
Angered over a tracker device measuring workloads inaccurately, more than 300 engineering service workers employed by lift firm Kone took strike action today (April 7). The vehicle tracker device, known as VAMS, has shown itself to be unreliable, Unite contends. For example, one driver was alleged to have driven 1,000 miles in one day […]
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Strong message
Unite kicked off its fight back against mass privatisation of Bromley council services today (April 7), in day one of a widely supported two-day strike. Unite members working in libraries, adult services and parks, among other areas, are participating in the walk-out as the Conservative-led Bromley council embarks on a privatisation programme which will […]
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