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Hotel guests staying at Village Hotels in Leeds are facing Christmas chaos as workers walk out over demands for equal pay. Hospitality staff at Village Hotels in Leeds have joined colleagues from Glasgow in taking strike action in an ongoing dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The workers at two Leeds hotels are to take […]
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Unite activists joined thousands of trade unionists from across the world in a day of action supporting US baristas, and telling Starbucks to wake up and smell the coffee. In Glasgow, Norwich and London Unite activists gathered in solidarity with US workers as part of the Starbucks Global Day of Action on Wednesday (10 Dec). […]
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Unite members and supporters came out in their droves yesterday (3 August) in a public demonstration of solidarity outside the Village Hotel in Glasgow. The Village Hotel is one of the city’s major hotels, and has been rocked by all-out strike action that started this weekend following Unite members returning an overwhelming mandate for industrial […]
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Staff at iconic Nottingham music venue, Rock City, are fighting for Unite recognition, and have been given support by comrades in the Musician Union. Workers at the world famous concert hall began their public campaign for union recognition earlier in June, but still have no response from Rock City owners DHP Family. Unite has now […]
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This feature first appeared in the autumn edition of the Landworker magazine. You can view the latest issue here. The UK’s hospitality industry is inextricably entwined with rural economies – in fact, rural tourism accounts for a whopping 70 to 80 per cent of all British tourism, and it adds around £14bn a year to […]
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Hospitality workers across the east of England are being invited to wake up and smell the coffee as the region launched a new Unite Hospitality branch. The Unite Hospitality East Anglia Branch was launched last month and drew in lots of new members whilst also holding branch elections. The new branch team are raring to […]
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Former 13th Note workers have lodged a formal bid to take over the iconic Glasgow venue. The workers, members of Unite Hospitality, have submitted a comprehensive 27 page business plan to re-establish the 13th Note as one of the most important cultural spaces for the people of Glasgow to enjoy live music, art and sustainably […]
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