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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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Newham Voices Feb 2023: Support the Strikers!
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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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Quotes from the picket line
On Wednesday (February 1) more than half a million workers from unions across sectors took strike action, including Unite members employed as bus workers for Abellio and many others. As Unite ramps up strike action in many disputes, UniteLive will bring you a selection of quotes straight from the picket line. Below are quotes from […]
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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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Environment Agency workers to take historical strike action
Workers who protect communities from floods, water pollution, spills and waste fires will walk out on Wednesday 18 January
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Christina McAnea tours pickets on second NHS strike day
The general secretary visited picket lines across Yorkshire and the North East yesterday to show support and solidarity for UNISON’s ambulance workers on strike
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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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‘Workers in Unite get results’
The Christmas break might be a time for rest and relaxation for many, but at Unite we here for members in dispute every day of the year.
While many were hopefully enjoying a well-deserved and hard earned break, Unite managed to secure some great above inflation pay wins for members in dispute.
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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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Start talking to avert health strikes later this month
Strike date announced for December 21 – but it’s not too late for ministers to talk
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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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Shelter staff in unprecedented two-week strike
Over 600 workers at the housing and homeless charity Shelter begin an unprecedented fortnight of strike action today (December 5) in a bitter dispute over pay. Shelter’s management has imposed a three per cent pay increase, in 2022 which has left many of its own staff being unable to pay their rent leaving them haunted […]
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Harrods’ strike breaking agency named and shamed
The agency brought in to break a pay strike by Harrods’ security guards and CCTV operators has been named and shamed as Protective Security Group Ltd. Under the new anti-trade union law passed this summer by the government, Harrods has been allowed to replace striking workers with agency staff. The company threatened the workforce with […]
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UK facing Christmas pickle crisis
Lovers of some of UK’s most popular pickles face being denied their favourite condiments this Christmas as strike action at the Mizkan Euro factory in Rochdale intensifies in a dispute over pay. The factory produces Haywards Pickled Onions, Sarsons Vinegar and Haywards Pickled Vegetables. The 50 plus workers, who are members of Unite, the UK […]
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