Unite members at Argos’ distribution network strike over the company’s failure to negotiate a national agreement covering redundancy and severance packages. Argos has failed to give…Read more…
‘Hat trick’ protests
In a stunning display of solidarity, workers involved in three separate disputes were joined by Unite Community branches from across London in a protest against low pay under the banner of…Read more…
Strong stand
Unite regional officer Terry Keefe said, “Our members have taken a strong stand on the picket line at DB Glass in Newton Abbot and shown excellent solidarity as they start a 48 hour strike…Read more…
Showroom protest
Car workers, who make engines, the Mini and Rolls-Royce motorcars for BMW,protested outside the German carmaker’s flagship showroom on Park Lane in Mayfair, London on Saturday (April 29) over the…Read more…
Solid support
A 24 hour strike by BMW workers making car engines and the Mini was being solidly supported today (April 19), as workers mounted picket lines and production lines lay idle over the luxury carmaker’s…Read more…
BMW: Get ‘heads out of sand’ plea
Unite members at BMW’s Swindon Mini plant assembled in droves outside the carmaker’s site this afternoon (April 5) to protest the threatened closure of their final salary pension scheme, which could…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Unite members joined campaigners from Yorkshire and beyond as they collectively took to the streets in Leeds on Saturday (April 1) in defence of the NHS. With a turnout reportedly exceeding…Read more…
BMW: Unite Munich protest
BMW workers took their fight to protect their pensions all the way to the car maker’s headquarters in Munich on Wednesday (March 29) days before their ballot for industrial action closes today…Read more…
‘Over the moon’
Yesterday afternoon couldn’t have been very productive in the Home Office as 500 campaigners stood outside banging pots and pans, blowing whistles and shouting out to make some noise for Orgreave….Read more…
‘Strengthening our industrial voice’
Unite hosted a Migrant Workers Conference on Wednesday (February 22), which was held at the union’s central office in London and hosted a wide range of speakers including Unite executive…Read more…
Low pay? No way!
Unite BA cabin crew took their fight against poverty pay to Parliament today (February 7) as they enlisted the support of MPs. Cabin crew, who earn on average only £16,000 a year including…Read more…
Determination
Pictured are Unite BA cabin crew members on day one of a three day strike beginning today (January 19), with striking crew members joining picket lines at Heathrow Airport to protest over poverty…Read more…
Broken pensions promises protest
Pictured are some of the six hundred Unite members that took strike action today (January 19) at the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s (AWE) two sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire,…Read more…
Decent basic rights call
Angry dock workers at Liverpool’s Seaforth container terminal working for Peel Ports have had enough and pictured today (January 13) are Unite members protesting over the atrocious poor conditions…Read more…
M&S: Happy with BA pay injustice?
Pictured are Unite British Airways ‘mixed fleet’ cabin crew members and supporters handing in a letter to Marks and Spencer at its headquarters today (January 11), calling on the retailer to demand…Read more…
Courageous stand
And action and support for our courageous BA ‘Mixed Fleet’ members are not limited to Heathrow. Pictured are Unite members at Manchester Airport taking part in the fight for pay fairness. …Read more…
‘Courageous step’
Protesting against low pay injustice are Unite’s BA ‘mixed fleet’ members as they start their 48-hour strike over poverty pay levels at the UK’s national carrier. Unite members are pictured at this…Read more…
Making a difference
Unite has teamed up with the Trussell Trust and the Mirror’s Real Britain in a Christmas appeal in support of foodbanks. On Wednesday (December 7), Labour MPs came to support the appeal…Read more…
Pensions fight
Unite South East regional secretary Jenny Formby (pictured right) joined hundreds of striking Unite members today (November 14) who are taking a stand against their employer, Atomic Weapons…Read more…
Give us a break
More than 850 Arriva bus drivers in West Yorkshire, members of Unite, went on strike today (November 14) in a dispute over pay and shifts. At the moment, bus workers drive up to five and half hours…Read more…