National Express union-busting harassment hotline launched

More reports have emerged of union busting bullying at National Express after strikes by more than 3,100 bus drivers began this week, Unite said on Wednesday (March 22). Workers are increasingly angry over the company’s strike breaking tactics, which include unjustly calling the police to peaceful picket lines and threatening striking workers with job losses […]

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Wirral housing workers to strike

Workers at social housing landlord Magenta Living are to take extensive strike action over fears that new working practices will expose them to asbestos. The 100 plus workers, who are members Unite are employed in repairs and maintenance roles for Magenta Living, which manages 13,000 properties mainly covering the Wirral. Magenta Living has imposed a […]

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University of Leeds strikes intensify

Pay strikes will hit the University of Leeds in February as a dispute over pay intensifies, Unite said today (February 1). The 200 non-teaching staff, members of Unite, have rejected an imposed pay deal set by the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) that amounts to three per cent for most workers. With the real […]

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West Mids National Express engineers to strike over pay

Around 200 West Midland’s National Express engineers have voted by 93 per cent in a ballot with a turnout of 80 per cent to strike over pay, Unite said today (January 19). The engineers – responsible for maintaining 1,200 vehicles that cover 93 per cent of the region’s bus network – could be joined on […]

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‘Robin Hood’ protests to hit Aldi stores

Protesters dressed as Robin Hood will be appearing at a number of Aldi stores across the country this week to highlight how the supermarket’s contractor Arrow XL is effectively taking from its poorly paid workers to pay rich directors. The protests will take place on January 12 at Aldi stores including in Warrington, Worcester, North […]

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Liverpool refuse workers strike

Members of Unite, employed by Liverpool Streetscene Services Limited (LSSL), are set to undertake industrial action in a dispute over pay. The 80 plus workers are principally employed in refuse collection, street cleaning and parks and cemeteries. They will begin industrial action on Monday 23 January and it will end on Saturday 28 January. Unite […]

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Govt ‘guilty of criminal negligence’

Just before Christmas around 1,000 Unite Welsh Ambulance Service workers announced they would be staging industrial action. 

The members, including paramedics, EMTs and emergency call handling staff, voted by 88 per cent to strike. Unite will be announcing the strike dates for Wales shortly.

They will join over 1,600 ambulance workers and Unite members in England, who took strike action on December 21. 

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‘Who do politicians’ choices serve?’

Recently the government made two major policy interventions. One was a proposed attack on workers: “new tough laws” against the right to strike, while refusing to negotiate with NHS workers. The other was a gift to the City: uncapping bankers’ bonuses and looking to remove safeguards brought in to tame markets after the 2008 crash.

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Arrow XL – time to deliver fair pay

Low paid workers employed by Arrow XL will protest tomorrow outside the prestigious Logistics UK Awards, where the company has a significant presence. The protest will take place on Thursday, December 8 from 6pm at Park Plaza Hotel, 200 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7UT The demonstration will feature a banner reading: Arrow XL Time […]

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Why are so many voting for strike action?

In what some have called the ‘winter of discontent’, a wave of strike action is engulfing the UK right now amid an unprecedented cost of living crisis. Speaking to Sky News this week, Unite national lead officer Onay Kasab explained explains why tens of thousands of Unite members are taking a stand. Watch in the […]

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Bristol council housing officer strike continues

Around 50 Bristol council housing officers and team leaders, responsible for managing the local authority’s 27,000 tenancies, will continue striking over unsustainable workloads on 14, 15 and 16 December. The workers previously took four days of strike action in late October. The workers, members of Unite, are angry that Bristol council is refusing to act […]

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