Glasgow Subway workers strike

Glasgow’s Subway was totally shutdown on Wednesday (June 25) – as drivers and station staff mounted the underground railway’s first strike in 20 years. Staff are in dispute with the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport over working conditions, understaffing and inadequate overtime and sick pay. After the latest offer from the employer was rejected last weekend, […]

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‘No notice’ given to Glasgow East Women’s Aid workers

Unite the union this week confirmed that its Glasgow East Women’s Aid membership were given ‘no notice’ prior to the Easterhouse based organisation being placed into administration last week. The organisation was thrown into turmoil last October after 13 Unite members were suspended amid allegations that workers were targeted on grounds related to their trade […]

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Today’s top stories…Selby bin strikes off after pay win

Selby bin strikes by refuse workers employed by Urbaser on behalf of the North Yorkshire unitary authority have ended after an improved pay deal was secured. The workers voted to accept the deal, which will see pay increase by eight per cent backdated to April for all workers. Drivers will also see their bonus for […]

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‘Only the beginning for us’

Last week, iconic independent cinema Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) signed an historic voluntary recognition agreement with Unite. Earlier this week, we highlighted this key victory in the hospitality sector. Today, we hear from Unite rep and GFT worker Katie Mack who explains how she and her colleagues changed their workplace for the better – and […]

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‘We were really buzzing’

Last week, Unite announced that it had signed a landmark union recognition agreement with Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) – the first cinema in Scotland to voluntarily do so. The recognition agreement, which covers staff working in GFT’s front of house and cleaning teams, will formalise collective bargaining and negotiation on their pay and relevant workplace […]

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Irn-Bru supplies to ‘dry up’ as strike dates confirmed

Unite today (26 July) announced strike dates set to hit the world-renowned A.G. Barr’s production and distribution centre in Cumbernauld. Unite confirmed that its trucker and shunter drivers who are essential to the supply of the company’s products including Irn-Bru, one of the nation’s most popular soft drinks, will now strike in a series of […]

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