Drivers employed by the Tesco-owned Booker Retail Partners at its Thamesmead site are to vote on a new pay deal. As a result, the strike action that could have disrupted supplies to convenience…Read more…
‘Sweet’ result in pay deal
A wage dispute between domestic sugar producer British Sugar and its workers at factories across east England has ended after staff accepted a ‘sweet pay deal’, Unite said today (August 10).
The…Read more…
Great Bear lorry drivers secure bumper pay deal
Lorry drivers employed by Great Bear Distribution who work on the Unilever contract at Port Sunlight have secured an inflation beating pay deal, thanks to their union Unite. The 18 month pay deal for…Read more…
JLR pay deal
Unite, the UK’s leading union, has secured an inflation beating two year pay and conditions deal for workers at Jaguar Land Rover. Workers will receive a two per cent pay increase in the first year…Read more…
Millions of public sector workers denied pay rise
Millions of workers have been left out of the latest public sector pay increase announced today (July 21), which is to cover only about 900,000 workers, or 20 per cent of the public sector workforce….Read more…
‘Significant victory’
Cleaners at Ford in Dagenham are being recommended to accept an inflation-busting pay rise of three per cent for 2019, Unite has announced. The 150 cleaners, employed by Hamton Environmental…Read more…
Pantomime drama to pay victory
Unite has negotiated an inflation beating pay increase for hundreds of workers at Bristol Waste, following a sustained organising campaign to overturn the company’s original pay offer which fell well…Read more…
Not just for Christmas
In the run-up to Christmas, Unite and its members have celebrated many victories – in the last two weeks alone, workers at poultry producer Two Sisters, Gatwick Airport and housing charity Shelter…Read more…
‘Excellent deal’
Unite has negotiated an inflation busting pay increase for all workers at poultry producer Two Sisters working in its Midlands workplaces. After extensive negotiations an agreement between…Read more…
Gatwick strike off
A 48-hour strike at Gatwick Airport which was scheduled to begin on Friday, December 12, has been called off, after the company involved, Wilson James, offered a vastly improved pay offer. …Read more…
‘Tremendous solidarity’
Members of Unite, employed by housing charity Shelter, are celebrating victory after agreeing a vastly improved pay offer. The decision to accept the new deal means that the scheduled strike due to…Read more…
Cheque firm dispute ends
Unite members at Communisis in Crewe have called off strike action after a new pay offer was accepted. The workers, who produce cheques and cheque books, had initially voted for strike…Read more…
Brave stand secures pay win
Staff employed by Menzies at Luton Airport have secured a pay increase of almost 9 per cent after successful negotiations prevented industrial action and delivered significant improvements for the…Read more…
‘First class deal’
Trade union representatives at Rosyth Dockyard working for Babcock have negotiated an excellent pay deal meaning a guaranteed pay increase of £2000 plus a £1000 lump sum for over 700 workers. …Read more…
Pay takeoff
Almost a thousand easyJet ground staff and baggage handlers at Gatwick airport employed by DHL have negotiated a pay boost worth on average 7.5 per cent over two years. The workers will also…Read more…
‘Step in right direction’
Construction workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement are set for a boost in pay and allowances next month after a new two-year pay deal worth 6.2 per…Read more…
‘Excellent result’
Planned strike action by Unite today (Tuesday May 29) concerning workers operating on Staffline Recruitment contracts, at the Pirelli tyre factory in Carlisle, has been cancelled following a…Read more…
Inflation-busting deal
Unite has negotiated a pay deal that beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across Rolls Royce. The union has agreed an increase of 3.7 per cent for this year…Read more…
Ellesmere Port investment call
Unite called on PSA to repay the commitment of car workers at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant with investment in new models at the plant after the workforce overwhelmingly backed a pay deal and a…Read more…
Van workers back deal
Vauxhall van workers have overwhelmingly backed a pay deal that secures investment in the Luton van plant and guarantees jobs for over a decade, Unite announced today (April 20). Just over 68…Read more…