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Talks with Sainsbury’s over ‘sign or be sacked’ contract row
Unite, the country’s largest union, is due to hold talks with Sainsbury’s bosses on Wednesday (8 August) over a collective grievance by the union’s me… Read news article -
Government must step in and preserve pay and conditions of Carillion workers
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is urging the government to ensure that workers employed by Carillion do not have their pay and conditions cut when the… Read news article -
Employer that refused to pay redundancy is forced to compensate Unite member
Unite member, Frank Hutchinson, worked for a manufacturing company for more than 18 years at a site that was a 15 minute walk from his home. His empl… Read news article -
Government failed to protect workers following Carillion’s collapse as taxpayers pick up the bill, says Unite
Unite, the UK’s largest union, has lambasted the government’s handling of the collapse of Carillion five months after the firm’s implosion. 3,000 work… Read news article -
Unite member secures £1 million settlement after road accident
A Yorkshire member who was involved in a road traffic collision in August 2015 has secured £1 million in compensation. He was employed as a deliverym… Read news article -
Unite achieves major victory for Stagecoach drivers with £10.50 per hour pay deal
Unite members at Stagecoach in South Wales have won a major victory in their fight to improve their terms and conditions. Following 17 days of indus… Read news article -
Pathologists banned from work for exercising legal right to strike
Unite, the UK’s largest union has branded Northampton General Hospital’s banning of 78 biomedical scientists from the workplace a ‘disgraceful abuse o… Read news article -
Unite launches revolutionary online tool to empower workers amid brexit and inflation
Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has launched a powerful new online tool to help workers across Britain protect themselves from attacks on their pay fo… Read news article -
Unite warns Qantas against using ‘anti-union’ tactics to silence health and safety concerns
Britain’s largest union, Unite, today (Friday 18 May) warned Qantas airlines against employing ‘anti-union’ tactics to try and silence legitimate heal… Read news article -
Axing Union Learning Fund is ‘short-sighted and self-defeating’
Plans to axe the Union Learning Fund, which has helped thousands of people to gain new skills for the workplace, has been branded as ‘short-sighted an… Read news article -
Major legal challenge launched to defend right to picket during lockdown
Unite has filed an urgent judicial review seeking to protect the right to picket, following the introduction of the new coronavirus lockdown regulatio… Read news article -
Hospitality workers in the eye of the COVID-19 storm need more support, urges Unite
Unite, which represents thousands of hospitality workers, is urging the government to not ignore the plight of workers in the sector following the ann… Read news article -
Labour’s manifesto: a Fair Deal at Work
The Labour Party launched its manifesto For the Many, Not the Few ahead of the upcoming General Election on June 8. Howard Beckett, Unite assistance… Read news article -
The Labour Party launched its manifesto IT’S TIME FOR REAL CHANGE ahead of the upcoming General Election on 12 December
The Labour Party launched its manifesto IT’S TIME FOR REAL CHANGE ahead of the upcoming General Election on 12 December. Howard Beckett, Unite Assista… Read news article -
Increase in North West lockdown restrictions must come with increase in economic support warns Unite
Unite Regional Secretary for the North West, Ritchie James, said: “The first and foremost priority during this crisis must be to save lives. “If a ti… Read news article -
Manchester Go Ahead bus drivers ‘bullied and intimidated' with sack threat in fire and rehire dispute
Unite, the UK’s leading union, has accused management at Go North West of attempting to intimidate workers into signing vastly inferior contracts. Uni… Read news article -
650 Durham bus drivers to strike for a week in pay dispute
Intransigent bus bosses are being blamed for the impending week-long strike on Sunday by 650 bus drivers in the north east in a pay dispute, which wil… Read news article -
Suffolk poultry catchers win battle as plan for Christmas day working rescinded
Specialist poultry catchers in Suffolk have notched up a significant victory after a plan to make them work on Christmas day, Boxing day and new year’… Read news article -
Pub giant Greene King sees workers hold strike ballot in pay dispute
Pub giant Greene King will see its workers balloting for strike action in a dispute over a ‘paltry’ pay offer, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest un… Read news article -
UK government must follow Spain’s ‘time critical’ support for auto industry
Commenting on the Spanish government’s £3.3 billion support package for the country’s automotive sector, Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turne… Read news article -
Heathrow catering company snubs furlough extension and plans to sack more than 1,000 workers
A Heathrow Airport catering company, whose biggest customer is British Airways, has snubbed the government’s extension of furlough until December as i… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 07 June 2021
At Unite Legal Services, we’ve collated the latest news and information regarding employment matters and workers’ rights in relation to coronavirus CO… Read news article -
Labour is the only party to protect our industry
The Labour party has put a cohesive strategy to support UK industry back onto the political map, the leader of the UK’s biggest union, Unite, said tod… Read news article -
Job fears as Sports Direct buys House of Fraser, warns Unite
The poor working and pay practices at Sports Direct should not be transferred to the House of Fraser now that Mike Ashley’s company has acquired the t… Read news article -
Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary, reacts to Jeremy Corbyn’s speech at the Labour party conference
Reacting to the speech today (Wednesday 25 September) by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour party, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said: “That… Read news article