Security staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, locked in a ‘David and Goliath’ pay battle with their employer, will be staging a third wave of strikes into early March. The 20 security…Read more…
Fresh Babcock strikes at RAF Leeming
Strike action by Babcock Aerospace workers at RAF Leeming, near Northallerton in North Yorkshire, over a £5,000 pay disparity will continue until the end of February, Unite said today (January 28)….Read more…
‘Wheels fall off Wagon Wheel talks’
Hopes that further strike action by workers on the DHL Supply Chain contract in Liverpool could be avoided have been dashed as negotiations have collapsed. The 120 strong workforce undertake the…Read more…
‘Fair day’s pay for fair day’s work’
Members of the Unite and GMB unions employed at International Paint in Gateshead have announced strike action and an overtime ban beginning early next year in a dispute over pay and national…Read more…
‘Crispmas’ saved!
As part of the season of goodwill, Unite has delayed launching strike action on the Walkers Pepsico contract operated by Eddie Stobart Ltd from its Warrington depot. Lorry drivers on the contract…Read more…
Liverpool DHL workers stand up against ‘poverty pay rates’
Workers employed by DHL Supply Chain in Liverpool, who undertake the Burton Biscuits and AB World Foods delivery contract, have voted for industrial action in a dispute over low pay, victimisation of…Read more…
‘Preparing to battle’
Workers at Heineken’s cider brewery in Hereford, Herefordshire, are ‘preparing to battle’ a ‘sack and sign’ (SAS) ultimatum by the company that will see staff lose thousands of pounds in pay and…Read more…
Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick strikes continue
Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick in Lancashire will be hit with a second and third wave of targeted strikes over plans to offshore the production of Trent jet engine blades to Singapore with the loss of 350…Read more…
Broken pay deal prompts strike
Workers paid below industry standard at Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare have voted in favour of strike action over the company’s ‘broken promise’ to provide a pay increase for 2019 and 2020,…Read more…
Rolls-Royce plant ‘heart and soul’ of local jobs
Members of Unite have begun to ballot for industrial action as part of a campaign to save the historic Rolls-Royce plant at Barnoldswick in Lancashire. The iconic site, which is the cradle of the jet…Read more…
The ‘fight of our lives’
With the tsunami of job losses we predicted when Rishi Sunak announced, the phasing-out of the furlough scheme now coming to pass, the government’s reversion to type with a reliance on a failed “free…Read more…
‘Goodwill gesture’
Unite announced the suspension of two separate strikes on Friday (February 21) to allow for further talks. Lifeguards at Blackburn and Darwen leisure centres have suspended strike action this…Read more…
‘Last chance saloon’ for Harrods management
Members of Unite, employed as security guards and CCTV operators at the Harrods store in Knightsbridge have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay and unpaid work. The workers returned…Read more…
Whirlpool strike off
Strike action at Whirlpool’s Bristol tumble dryer factory has been called off after the company agreed to pay workers at least £10 an hour and offer long serving agency workers jobs, Unite said today…Read more…
‘Pushed over the edge’
Wigan council fleet mechanics, who have reluctantly accepted rota changes to reduce overtime that will leave some up to £400 a month worse off, are being balloted for strike action after being told…Read more…
‘Insulting’ pay offer
Unite has today (July 16) confirmed that it will move to ballot its members at Diageo for strike action following the overwhelming rejection of a derisory pay offer of 2.5 per cent made to the…Read more…
‘First shot across the bows’
Workers at Derby’s Reckitt Benckiser plant will start a continuous overtime ban and work to rule from Thursday 11 July in the dispute about workers being asked to work for up to an extra four weeks…Read more…
‘Heavy-handed’ bosses at Dettol plant slammed
Heavy-handed bosses at Derby’s Reckitt Benckiser plant are blamed for triggering a strike ballot by about 160 workers angry at being asked to work for up to an extra four weeks a year. Unite…Read more…
Alternative Futures Group (AFG) workers begin seven-day strike
Company has rejected UNISON’s offer of serious talks over cutting carers’ sleep-in shift payments
Solidarity to AFG strikers hat tip UNISON website
“Over 650 UNISON members employed by the Alternative Futures Group (AFG) begin seven days of strike acti…Read more…
Southampton hospital strike off
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital, who have been attacked in the A&E department, have suspended a 48-hour strike due to start on Friday (May 3), while they vote on a new pay and sick…Read more…