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Members of Unite’s Section of Architectural Workers (SAW) drew support from fellow Unite members at a noisy demonstration in the City of London today (3 Feb). The members were protesting outside the offices of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architects about threats to slash its UK workforce by half with mass redundancies , along with the […]
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UNISON argues the plans are short sighted and will have wide ranging consequences, and vows it will fight to protect jobs
The article Thames Water announces it is to consult on axing 300 jobs first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON argues the plans are short sighted and will have wide ranging consequences, and vows it will fight to protect jobs
The article Thames Water announces it is to consult on axing 300 jobs first appeared on the UNISON National site.
One of the UK’s largest veterinary care providers is risking pet safety with redundancies to non-clinical staff, Unite said on Friday (July 21). IVC Evidensia, which runs over a thousand veterinary practices across the country, is refusing to disclose how many non-clinical staff, including veterinary care assistants and receptionists, it plans to fire. However, the […]
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Check out UNISON press release below but this dreadful story is even worse than it appears since Coram is refusing to recognise UNISON and refusing to meet our organisers? Why on earth are they refusing to recognise the UN recognised human rights of th…Read more…
UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on a bill, which just passed its third reading, to provide additional protections in the workplace
The article Blog: A significant step forward for pregnant workers and new parents first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Labour Party staff who are members of Unite and the GMB have indicated they are willing to strike over potential compulsory redundancies. Indicative ballots amongst both unions members recorded…Read more…
Unite Scotland and GMB Scotland, which jointly represent the vast majority of the 472 McVitie’s workers based at Tollcross in Glasgow, have reacted furiously to the company formally issuing…Read more…
Unite has secured an important victory over the union’s right to be notified of redundancies following a ruling regarding workers employed at the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire. In April 2020, the…Read more…
Unite fuel tanker drivers employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK who are based at the Stanlow oil refinery in Cheshire, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in a dispute over job cuts.
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The union says that with the government’s furlough programme continuing in some form until October, and with the union fighting for a sector support package, the move to lay-offs is premature.
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Unite has given a guarded welcome to a commitment made today (July 17) by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to provide funding to ensure workers at its former site in Avonmouth, Bristol, receive their…Read more…
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is facing pressure from MPs to handover £12m in promised redundancy payments to staff who worked at its former Avonmouth site. The calls came as Unite called…Read more…
UNISON prepares to defend members as staff are asked to pay the price for funding crises at two universities
The article Redundancies raise their heads first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action
The article Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
University of Bradford climbs down on redundancy numbers the week after four-day strike
The article UNISON declares victory in Bradford redundancy row first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
FE colleges in northern England announce plans for hundreds of job losses
The article Redundancy threats stalk northern colleges first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
On Friday 12 January Fujitsu dismissed me under the guise of redundancy. They had given me the news by letter earlier in the week, when I was on compassionate leave for a family funeral. They didn’t even allow me to work my notice despite the fact that…Read more…
Unite announced today (October 4) that it was launching legal action on behalf of over 1,800 Monarch airline workers who lost their jobs after the firm went in to administration earlier in the week….Read more…
Unite yesterday (September 27) confirmed that it will ballot refuse workers for strike action, which will affect bin collections later this year and over the Christmas period, in a dispute over job…Read more…