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London United bus workers out in full force on the picket line

Workers at all seven London United bus garages are on were out on strike on Thursday (April 15). The strikes went ahead after talks brokered by... Read More

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Black Friday 1921: One hundred years on the unemployed still need to organise

Mention Black Friday today and most people will conjure up images of bargain-hunting shoppers grappling with each other for discounted consumer goods. But 100 years... Read More

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‘Fighting its’ members corner’

Staff members at The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Unite being their recognised trade union to represent them... Read More

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Support pandemic domestic abuse victims call

The increase in domestic abuse across the general population caused by the pressures of the pandemic has prompted Unite the union to write to all... Read More

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Fresh London bus strikes as peace talks fail

Londoners face fresh public transport disruption as Unite announced further strike action involving bus drivers employed by London United, a subsidiary of the French owned... Read More

News Analysis

‘Leeching the public purse’

Serco civil enforcement officers in Ealing have voted to strike over the targeting of union activists in the latest in a series of industrial disputes... Read More

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‘There has to be a reckoning’

The revelations over scandal-hit Greensill Capital and the role of David Cameron should set alarm bells ringing about the accelerating pace of NHS privatisation and... Read More

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Short notice shifts are damaging workers’ health and families

Unite has warned that the failure of many businesses to provide adequate notice of shift patterns is damaging workers’ health and destroying family lives. Unite... Read More

Coronavirus News

Unite urges govt to be careful over compulsory vacs

Unite has urged the government to carefully examine the pitfalls, as well as the advantages, of requiring care home staff to be compulsorily vaccinated for... Read More

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Outlaw fire and rehire plea to Mayors

Unite today (Thursday April 15) called on the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to publicly back a declaration to outlaw fire... Read More

GS election 2021

Yesterday (April 14) the Unite Executive Council set in hand the election process for a new Unite general secretary. The current general secretary, Len McCluskey,... Read More

Coronavirus News

Hospitality is back – but job loss pain remains

After a long winter in lockdown, Britons today (April 12) will celebrate the re-opening of pub and restaurant gardens in England, in a significant milestone... Read More

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‘Strength and solidarity’ of members hailed

Strikes at aerospace parts firm SPS Technologies have been called off after a deal was reached to end ‘fire and rehire’ threats that would have... Read More

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Remote sign on should be ‘jettisoned’ call

More than 4,000 bus drivers working for Metroline in London have overwhelmingly voted for strike action over the controversial ‘remote sign-on’ policy, Unite said today... Read More

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Unite warns Amazon against using anti-union tactics

Unite, the union which has launched the campaign to give Amazon workers a real voice, is warning Amazon not to use union busting tactics in... Read More

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Urgent support for aviation call

Commenting on the government’s plan to force holidaymakers to pay around £120 each for Covid tests to travel abroad this summer, Unite assistant general secretary... Read More

Comment

Don’t push workers into poverty

A London tour guide approached me recently near to the office. He was a Unite member and wanted to know what we have been doing... Read More

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St Mungo’s maintenance staff to strike

Maintenance workers at the St Mungo’s housing charity will begin indefinite strike action from Thursday 22 April in response to ‘appalling treatment’ by senior management, Unite said today (Thursday 8 April).... Read More

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Estate agents using Goodlord ‘facing further pain’

London estate agents using services from Goodlord are ‘facing further pain’ after striking workers from the lettings software provider were balloted for fresh industrial action over £6,000 pay... Read More

Coffee lovers could be going without their fave brew as JDE workers to take action over ‘fire and rehire’ plans

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