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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Fuel drivers to strike?
Fuel tanker drivers, employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK, and members of the Unite union, are balloting for industrial action in a dispute over job cuts and attacks on conditions.
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Workers face poverty in Heathrow fire and rehire storm
Heathrow, one of the world’s largest airports, is facing a complete shutdown this autumn, as members of Unite prepare to ballot for strike action, over the company’s attempts to slash the pay of…Read more…
Union legend Sarah Chapman’s grave under threat
But such a vital piece of trade union history could be erased to posterity after it has emerged that Sarah Chapman’s grave is now under threat. The Manor Park Cemetery in Newham, London, home to…Read more…
Pay dispute cranked up
Birmingham engineering firm Darcast Crankshafts Ltd has agreed to enter Acas talks after the vast majority of its shop floor workforce voted to strike over low pay.
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Northern Ireland health workers suspend strike and vote on government pay offer
Union thanks public for unwavering support
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Sheerness dock strike suspended
Drivers at logistics firm GB Terminals (Southern) Ltd based at Sheerness docks, Kent, have postponed scheduled strike action after the firm agreed to talks mediated by the conciliation service Acas,…Read more…
‘Thin end of the wedge’
Engineering workers at Felixstowe docks in Suffolk have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over the threat that some of them will be transferred to an outside company. A total…Read more…
Whirlpool ‘poverty wages’
Workers at Whirlpool’s Bristol tumble dryer factory have been forced to go on strike over poverty pay even though it will cause them hardship over the Christmas period.
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UNISON announces health strike dates in Northern Ireland
UNISON has today (Wednesday) announced the dates for strikes and industrial action by health and social services staff in Northern Ireland. Workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly…Read more…
University staff in Edinburgh to stay directly employed
Campus operations staff at Queen Margaret University chalk up win in campaign against outsourcing threat
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Higher education pay ballot result
University workers vote 2-1 for strike action, but ballot does not meet the threshold for legal strike action
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CWU Supporter Network #WeRiseAgain
I have just signed up to the Royal Mail trade union CWU Supporters Network. Hat tip Syed.
“The fight against exploitative employers, dodgy contracts and insecure work requires the support of every single community across the country.Our recent vote fo…Read more…
University staff in Edinburgh vote for strike action
Dispute over outsourcing risk at Queen Margaret University seeks 100% vote for action in 75% turn-out
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#ONENHS #SamePaySameJob: UNISON Strike for Fair Pay for Compass Hospital Workers
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
We are hospital support staff working for Compass in St Helens & Knowsley and Blackpool NHS Trusts. We keep hospitals clean, cook for patients and keep them safe.
We are paid over £1000 less per year and have worse terms &a…Read more…
“Labour MPs backing UNISON members taking strike action for fair pay. Solidarity with the Addaction strikers”
UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, tweets his support & thanks Labour MPs Jo Platt, Yvonne Fovargue and Lisa Nandy for being on the picket line
Background to strike on UNISON NW Regional website
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Addaction staff strike over broken pay promises
Local MPs back drug and alcohol support workers, who were told that pay rises would match NHS workers
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Corbyn supports Unite strikers
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn threw his support behind striking health visitors and shipyard workers occupying the iconic Harland and Wolff shipyard, as he met with both groups to discuss their…Read more…
‘Action not words’
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail supported a motion on local government stating the need to support people from the cradle to the grave – by highlighting the plight of the Unite…Read more…
“Addaction” drug and alcohol staff to strike on Friday (tomorrow)
Solidarity to privatised NHS UNISON members striking tomorrow.
“Strike action involving 31 staff employed by Addaction is set to go ahead after Acas talks did not reach a resolution to their dispute on Wednesday.
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