Bus passengers in Yorkshire are braced for substantial strike action next month as workers challenge Arriva’s failure to tackle low pay. Over 650 members of Unite have recorded 96 per cent vote in…Read more…
‘What Labour can do for the community’
“Where I live we’ve had three Tory councillors for the past three years. Before that it was Lib Dem. We’ve never had a Labour city councillor in this area so I’m hoping to be among the first.
The…Read more…
All pulling together
Unite Community activists have teamed up with other trade unionists in Doncaster to help flood victims – raising nearly £10,000 – after the government’s indifference response. Secretary of…Read more…
Mark of respect
About 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire have postponed their strike over pay on Saturday (June 29) as a mark of respect for veterans wishing to attend events on Armed Forces Day, Unite said today…Read more…
Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs
Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action
The article Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Bradford mental health workers strike over imposed shifts
Company fails to negotiate over plans for ‘unfair’ work pattern which could see transferred UNISON members on call for 14 hours a day
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Powering ahead for Yorkshire and the Humber’s energy intensive industries
This week the TUC published a major paper on how UK industry can match Europe’s environmental leaders. Comparing UK industry with the Germans and the Danes is very timely given the Brexit vote on June 23rd and what this means for heavy industry across Yorkshire and the Humber. We are the most…Read more…
Yorkshire ambulance paramedics win pay rise
Agreement reached on regrading to reflect paramedics’ skills as UNISON prepared for industrial action ballot
The article Yorkshire ambulance paramedics win pay rise first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Trying to stop check-off for union subs ‘a silly and petty policy’
Trade Union Bill is “unfair, unnecessary and undemocratic,” says Doncaster mayor Ros Jones
The article Trying to stop check-off for union subs ‘a silly and petty policy’ first appeared…Read more…
Jobs blow for printers
Telephone book printers RR Donnelley is set to close at the end of the year with a “devastating” loss of about 200 jobs. Unite is due to have talks with the management at the Flaxby plant in…Read more…
Councils condemn trade union bill
Employers across the country join unions in condemning ‘unnecessary and petty’ legislation
The article Councils condemn trade union bill first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Government must act on energy
Unite is calling on the government to investigate the adverse impact of the planned closure of the Eggborough coal-fired power station in West Yorkshire which will bring job losses in the region’s…Read more…