June pay strikes at Carlisle’s Crown Bevcan factory will hit summer supplies of cans of Coca Cola, Heineken, Brewdog, Magners and Bulmers, Unite said today (May 24). Around 200 workers, who…Read more…
Darchem Engineering workers to strike
The flagship Hinkley Point nuclear power plant development could face significant delays due to a pay dispute at Darchem Engineering in Stockton-on-Tees. Strike action will hit Darchem Engineering,…Read more…
Southampton Exxon refinery pay strikes to escalate
Pay strikes at Exxon’s Fawley refinery near Southampton will escalate in June risking petrol supply disruption at a sixth of the UK’s petrol stations. Around 100 workers, who make up a third of the…Read more…
‘By whatever means necessary’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the union would fight back against any attacks on the right to strike after the government indicated it may look to introduce new restrictions on transport…Read more…
GXO drivers to strike over pay
Members of Unite, employed as drivers and transport clerks by logistics giant GXO on the outsourced Co-op delivery contract, have announced extensive strike action beginning later this month in a…Read more…
‘We can’t pay our bills’
In a show of unity, refuse collectors and street cleaners in Rugby, who have been on strike since the end of April, will stage a rally outside the town hall on Thursday (May 19) from 10.30am. The…Read more…
‘Know that you are not alone’
Unite members employed by the financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London and Edinburgh have commenced an historic strike action today (Wednesday, May 4). This industrial…Read more…
Coventry residents send message to council
A new poll reveals that over two thirds of Coventry’s residents back the striking HGV drivers’ “reasonable” pay demands. The poll comes as striking bin workers from Coventry and their supporters are…Read more…
Carlisle drinks can manufacturer workers to strike
Workers at the Crown Bevcan soft and alcoholic drinks can factory in Carlisle will strike over an ‘unacceptable’ pay offer from the company. Around 200 workers, members of Unite will stage two 24…Read more…
GSK workers vote to strike – for the first time ever
For the first time in the history of pharmaceutical giant GSK, UK workers have voted for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The workers, members of Unite the union, recorded an 86 per cent yes…Read more…
County Durham car factory strikes intensify
Pay strikes at car bearing manufacturers NSK Bearings and AKS Precision Ball in Peterlee, County Durham, have intensified as workers step up their fight for a fair pay rise. Around 200 workers,…Read more…
Unite members at NEU in strike vote
Members of Unite employed by the National Education Union (NEU) in its London Region, are to take 48 hours of strike action in support of a colleague who they believe was unfairly disciplined. The…Read more…
Chep workers vote for more strikes
Workers at pallet suppliers Chep UK at Trafford Park have today (April 14) rejected the company’s latest pay offer, which means that the five-month long strike could continue into the summer, Unite…Read more…
Teesport Easter tug boat strikes off
Planned industrial action at Teesport this Easter by tugboat crews employed by Svitzer Marine have been called off after Unite the union secured an improved pay offer. The workers were due to strike…Read more…
Coventry councillors told to ‘stop union busting’
Local residents and campaigners, accompanied by a mobile ad van, will be out in full force to support Unite rep Pete Randle (pictured) who is attending an investigation hearing on Tuesday (April 5)…Read more…
GE Aviation strike action continues
Workers at Gloucester’s Hurricane Road GE Aviation factory will be striking every Friday until their call for a fair wage is honoured, Unite said today (March 29). Multinational GE Aviation has been…Read more…
County Durham car manufacturing strikes
Pay strikes at car bearing manufacturers NSK Bearings and AKS Precision Ball in Peterlee, County Durham, are set to disrupt supply chains for automakers, including VW, Toyota and Renault, Unite has…Read more…
Coventry bin strikes to escalate
A “catalogue of failures” and “rank incompetence” on the part of Coventry council means the long-running Coventry bin strike will continue into the summer after HGV drivers voted for further…Read more…
VFS workers strike over pay
Workers employed at the south coast firm VFS Southampton Ltd, who assemble tipper trucks and vans for Ford, have announced extensive strike action in a dispute over pay. The workers, who are members…Read more…
GE Aviation workers to strike over pay
Workers employed by GE Aviation Systems Limited’s subsidiary Dowty Propellers are to begin strike action next week in a dispute over pay. The 90-plus workers, who are based at the company’s factory…Read more…