Unite members who provided essential services during the height of the pandemic have voted to suspend their six week strike after ongoing talks with Thurrock Council delivered a breakthrough, it was…Read more…
‘Now is not the time to batten down the hatches’
Over the last decade the importance of organising workers has been critical to building real workplace density. That means the union is heard and, crucially, workplaces can be strike-ready, vital to…Read more…
‘Dangers as well as opportunities’ for home workers
Unite says employers should reach homeworking agreements to avoid an industrial minefield when turning workers’ homes into a place of work. The explosion in home-working, caused by Covid-19,…Read more…
‘Strong collective voice’
Former workers from Premiere Handling, which collapsed last year, have secured an excellent new trade union recognition deal with their new employer Stobart Aviation Services with the help of Unite….Read more…
‘Humans forgotten’
Unite has criticised a new report on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public services for failing to discuss the real threat to public sector jobs. A Unite analysis of the threat…Read more…
‘It can be won’
While automation provides opportunities but as Sharon Graham, Unite Executive Officer for organsing and leverage argues we must not let employers seize them for their own benefit taking eye-watering…Read more…
‘Looming skills crisis’
Workplace training has dropped sharply according to new analysis by the TUC, which warned that the UK is facing a “looming skills crisis”. Technological developments and increasing automation…Read more…
‘Setting a living standard nobody should fall below’
Workers must be protected if a universal basic income (UBI) is implemented in the future Unite has warned, following a report welcomed by Labour that recommends every UK adult be paid an…Read more…
Pantomime drama to pay victory
Unite has negotiated an inflation beating pay increase for hundreds of workers at Bristol Waste, following a sustained organising campaign to overturn the company’s original pay offer which fell well…Read more…
Brave stand secures pay win
Staff employed by Menzies at Luton Airport have secured a pay increase of almost 9 per cent after successful negotiations prevented industrial action and delivered significant improvements for the…Read more…
Inflation-busting deal
Unite has negotiated a pay deal that beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across Rolls Royce. The union has agreed an increase of 3.7 per cent for this year…Read more…
Follow the money
Thousands of Unite union reps are using the union’s powerful online tool to generate pay claims as part of the union’s growing campaign to fight for increased pay and a fair share of company profits….Read more…
Luton Airport pay row
Workers at London Luton Airport are up in arms over a pay offer which is almost half the rate of inflation despite sky high increases for the bosses and record passenger numbers. The latest…Read more…
Union-powered pay deal
Following a Unite organising campaign, 6000 workers at Western Power Distribution have secured an inflation beating pay deal of an extra £1260 a year on average for each worker, followed by another…Read more…
Extra £1k a year
Workers at a Japanese firm based in Wigton, Cumbria are delighted to have accepted an extra £1000 a year on their annual salary following talks between the unions and management. Following…Read more…
Pay boost win
Workers at an engineering company in Bolton have secured a major boost to their basic pay after taking a stand. The win means workers’ basic pay will increase on average by £3,500. Earlier…Read more…
‘Fantastic result’
Over a hundred construction workers at three high profile projects across London have collectively secured an estimated £250,000 pounds worth of holiday pay after a Unite organising campaign forced…Read more…