Fire and rehire protest ahead of Queen’s Speech

Workers take to Thames to call for Queen’s Speech end to fire and rehire

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‘Classic example of bandit capitalism’

Unite which represents thousands of members at transport company First Group, is demanding that venture capitalists Coast Capital Management are thwarted in attempting to block... Read More

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‘Excellent alternative business plan’

Members of Unite employed at GKN Birmingham have today (May 6), along with the joint consultative committee, presented an alternative business plan to the company’s... Read More

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Fire and rehire ban call

Trade unions representing millions of UK workers and Labour MPs and Lords from across the country have issued a joint call for the government to... Read More

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Gene edited food rules to be relaxed

Unite, the UK’s leading union, is urging caution over moves by both the UK and the EU to relax rules governing the commercial use of... Read More

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JDE dispute latest

Crunch talks are being held on Friday (May 7) in a bid to resolve the ‘fire and rehire’ dispute involving nearly 300 workers at JDE... Read More

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‘Biggest shake-up of pathology services in decades’

There needs to be a proper public consultation for a new mega centre to analyse blood samples from Lancashire and South Cumbria, as the proposal... Read More

Coronavirus News Feature

‘We must move cautiously’

Unite has joined other education unions, scientists, public health experts, parents and pupils in calling for Covid safety measures in secondary schools to remain in... Read More

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IHG bosses: ‘do the right thing’

Global hotel chain IHG’s annual meeting on Friday (May 7) should act as a catalyst for a new chapter in employment rights for its staff,... Read More

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Tugboat strikes ‘shot across management’s bows’

Devonport naval base faces 96 hours of disruption next week when tugboat crews strike in the continuing rostering dispute, Unite said today (May 5). About... Read More

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Hopes for Euro hols – but govt support vital

Commenting on reports that popular European travel destinations will be added to a UK government ‘green list’ for holidaymakers by the end of June, Unite national officer... Read More

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‘Unsung heroes’

On May the Fourth – Star Wars Day – Unite sends 'the force' to all council workers in their continued fight for fair pay. Alongside... Read More

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Dudley Hospital Covid risk shame

Unite is warning because of systematic failures by outsourcing giant Mitie, which holds the facility management contract for the NHS Dudley Hospital Trust, staff and... Read More

Sound and Vision

Overlooked and undervalued

With you from cradle to grave, council workers are the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 crisis. They are key workers who have kept our communities... Read More

Sound and Vision

Walk the wall

On International Workers' Memorial Day on Wednesday (April 28), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey joined bereaved families who lost their loved ones to Covid-19 at... Read More

Elections 2021

‘Being a Unite member will anchor everything I do’

From Cornwall now to London - our final stop on our Unite candidates tour of Britain. Sakina Sheikh, climate change campaigner, talks about her hopes... Read More

Elections 2021

“We’ve got the whole picture, we’ve got a plan”

From Leeds down to Cornwall, where we meet champion of all things local, Joy Bassett “I got involved in politics in 2010 when the coalition... Read More

Elections 2021

‘What Labour can do for the community’

Back up to West Yorkshire and it’s the turn of IT worker John Garvani who’s standing for Labour in the Leeds City Council ward of... Read More

Elections 2021

‘I want to be part of the solution’

And now we return to Wales – where Unite member Majid Rahman tells Hajera Blagg why he’s standing as a Labour candidate for the Welsh... Read More

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‘Amazon workers need an independent voice’

Amazon has tripled its profits off the backs of workers who are routinely prevented from having a collective voice in their workplace says Unite. Against... Read More

Workers take to Thames to call for Queen’s Speech end to fire and rehire

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