Private contractor gets funding from government to pay non-medical staff the COVID bonus
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Dudley NHS staff gain Mitie victory
Private contractor gets funding from government to pay non-medical staff the COVID bonus
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Dudley MP raises Mitie strikers’ struggle in the Commons
Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt MP says she will make sure the case of the Dudley workers is looked at
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Dudley MP raises Mitie strikers’ struggle in the Commons
Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt MP says she will make sure the case of the Dudley workers is looked at
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The NHS workers in a Mitie fight for fair pay
Company is refusing to pay a COVID bonus to the privately-employed NHS workers – despite being signed up to Agenda for Change
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The NHS workers in a Mitie fight for fair pay
Company is refusing to pay a COVID bonus to the privately-employed NHS workers – despite being signed up to Agenda for Change
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National Express West Mids pay win
West Midlands bus strikes have ended after a ballot of more 3,100 National Express drivers resulted in an improved offer being accepted, Unite announced on Saturday (March 25). The offer includes a one-year 16.2 per cent pay increase and improvements to the drivers’ accident pay and hourly rates for working over the Christmas holidays. National […]
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West Mids National Express bus strike back on
All out indefinite strike action impacting 93 per cent of the West Midlands bus network by 3,100 National Express drivers will begin on Monday (March 20). Strikes are back on after National Express refused to allow drivers to vote on its latest offer during meetings at their depots. The union was willing to put the […]
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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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West Mids National Express bus drivers in strike vote
Around 3,000 West Midlands bus drivers are preparing to be balloted for strike action over pay, Unite said today (January 16). Last Friday, the drivers, some of whom earn as little as £11.80 per hour, rejected a pay offer for 2023 worth around eight per cent. National Express, which made £15.8 million in profits during […]
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‘Criminal negligence’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham is set to join NHS ambulance workers, Unite members, on the picket line in Coventry from 8am on Wednesday (December 21) at Coventry Ambulance Headquarters, Ibstock Road, Coventry, CV6 6JR. Addressing the ambulance workers, the union leader will say, “This government is guilty of criminal negligence in its hollowing out […]
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Sandwell leisure workers celebrate pay victory after latest strike
Employer announces it will return the workers to national pay, terms and conditions after last week’s industrial action
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Sandwell leisure workers strike to open new pay battle
Together with the GMB and Unite, the move comes after the council vowed to end the contract with Sandwell Leisure Trust in the wake of its decision to fire and rehire all staff
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Further industrial action at Sandwell Leisure Trust
UNISON members set to take to the picket lines for a sixth time in continued fight against their employer’s fire and rehire tactics
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Sandwell Leisure Trust workers set to strike again over fire and rehire
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
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Sandwell Leisure Trust employees take further strike action in row over contracts
The fourth day of action in the last 12 months comes on the back of proposals for more cuts to terms and conditions
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Sandwell leisure staff strike again over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Leisure trust that is set to run the aquatic centre for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is targeting staff while having millions in the bank
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‘Never been a better time to care’
I’m the Labour Party candidate for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, and currently work as legal aid solicitor and member of Unite. I represent people at risk of eviction from their homes,…Read more…
UNISON wins U-turn over hospital parking charges
West Midlands trust criticised for reimposing parking charges that were meant to be free during the pandemic
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‘We will not allow workers to be sold out’
Members of Unite employed by Chamberlin and Hill Castings Ltd, will stage a social distanced demonstration tomorrow (Thursday, October 22) in protest at huge pay cuts instigated by the company. The…Read more…