indefinite strike planned from 26 August if there is no resolution to outsourcing dispute
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Why I’m voting yes – part two
In the second of our series of first-hand accounts from Unite members at St Mungo’s on why they’re voting for strike action, we meet a member* who says that “sensible people know that you don’t make…Read more…
‘Make your voices heard’
Unite regional officer Tabusam Ahmed explains why members need to vote in homeless charity St Mungo’s strike ballot
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Why I’m voting yes
Unite members at homeless charity St Mungo’s are having to consider taking strike action. In the first of a series, we meet the members having to make this tough choice as they tell us their…Read more…
New offer suspends Gatwick strike
Strikes by security workers at Gatwick airport have been suspended after an improved pay offer was made. The 130 members of Unite, who are employed by ICTS (UK) to scan passengers’…Read more…
Security scanners to strike
Unite has struck back after Gatwick airport security workers were illegally told they could be fired for taking part in lawful industrial action. The threats have diminished the chances of a…Read more…
Air strike suspended
A strike by more than 4,000 workers at Heathrow due to start tomorrow at 00:01 and finish at 23:59 has been suspended while the workforce votes on an improved pay offer, Unite said today (5 August)….Read more…
True state of NHS
The crisis afflicting Britain’s health services continues this week, with Unite health visitors engaged in fresh industrial action amid a backdrop of misleading NHS spending pledges from prime…Read more…
Staff at Bradford Hospitals Trust strike over privatisation plans
Two-week action to oppose two-tier workforce
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Outsourced NHS staff in Blackpool and St Helens strike over pay and conditions
Compass employees demand pay parity, while staff in Liverpool celebrate their own victory
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Birmingham university members strike
Noisy, colourful and good humoured pickets call for fair pay
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North West hospital staff to strike for pay equality
Members at three NHS trusts deliver 100% vote for strikes to win NHS rates for all staff
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HE members to vote on industrial action over pay
Ballot will start in autumn following rejection of employers’ final pay offer
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Bradford hospital staff strike to stay in the NHS
Picket lines mark the start of seven days of action against plans to transfer members to a wholly owned subsidiary private company
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Mark of respect
About 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire have postponed their strike over pay on Saturday (June 29) as a mark of respect for veterans wishing to attend events on Armed Forces Day, Unite said today…Read more…
Cleaners at Essex hospital call off strike as Trust agrees to their demands
Domestic cleaners at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Wednesday) called off six days of planned strikes after their employer dropped plans to outsource their jobs. The Trust had been…Read more…
Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory
Long-running strike looks to be over
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Cleaners vote overwhelmingly for strike action to halt privatisation at the Princess Alexandra
Cleaners at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Friday) voted almost unanimously in favour of strike action against plans to outsource cleaning services. UNISON members voted 99% in…Read more…
Hospital catering workers strike on May Day
Outsourced Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospital members plan 11 days of strikes in May to win health service pay rise
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Strike ballot over ‘derisory’ pay for college staff
Hundreds of further education (FE) staff will today (Tuesday) vote on taking strike action over pay, says UNISON. Employees at 14 colleges* across England will take part in the ballot including…Read more…