‘Benchmark deal for all other bus companies to follow’
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Unite has welcomed news today (December 8) that more than 1,300 First Bus Glasgow drivers are set to receive an inflation busting pay rise over the next two yea...
‘Unite took on the company – and won’
Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
In the old days if Stagecoach drivers at a local depot took strike action, the bus giant would put the word out for scabs from outside the area to earn as much ...
Next steps – Amazon now in Unite’s sights
Monday, December 6th, 2021
In a ‘ground breaking move’ Sharon told the Sunday Mirror on December 5 that her next target would be none other than the global mega-billions business, Amazon ...
One hundred days of winning for you
Monday, December 6th, 2021
Sharon Graham – elected as Unite general secretary on August 27 has, by December 6, her first 100 days in office, won literally millions of pounds in extra pay ...
One hundred days of winning for workers
Monday, December 6th, 2021
Over 90 Argos lorry drivers based at the Heywood depot in the North West see their basic rate of pay increase by an incredible 31 per cent – meaning annual earn...
Winning for workers
Monday, December 6th, 2021
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, who has now served her first 100 days in office, has introduced radical changes to the way the union operates, focusing i...
Hospitality staff subjected to abuse and death threats over mask wearing
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
Unite has demanded Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, acts now to ensure mandatory mask wearing for customers visiting hospitality venues across the UK, in the ...
Liverpool dockers secure improved pay deal
Monday, November 29th, 2021
Dock workers employed at the port of Liverpool have accepted a significantly improved pay offer.
Unite saves Christmas
Wednesday, November 24th, 2021
South West Sainsbury’s shortage fears ended as DHL drivers agree inflation beating pay increase
‘Landmark case’ in fight against NHS hiving-off
Friday, November 19th, 2021
The takeover of GP practices in London by US health insurance giant Centene Corporation will be subject of a judicial review in early 2022 after more than £70,0...
Time for tea? Time for talks more like
Friday, November 19th, 2021
Unite has called for urgent talks with consumer goods giant Unilever, following the sale of its tea division to private equity group CVC Capital Partners, part ...
Workers must not pay for pandemic
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
Unite’s leader Sharon Graham said the union will continue to base claims on the RPI (retail price index) figure rather that CPI (consumer price index) because i...
‘An act of industrial vandalism’
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
Unite has today (November 18) described the government’s decision to cancel the HS2 spur to Leeds as an ‘act of industrial vandalism’.
Woolwich Ferry workers to strike again
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
Woolwich Ferry workers vote to strike over Transport for London’s ‘year of misrule’
Morrisons warehouse staff in strike ballot
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
Morrisons warehouse workers ballot for industrial action with pre-Christmas strikes looming
Pandemics have their own music...
Friday, November 12th, 2021
Unite's Joy Johnson reflects on pandemic in her latest poem
'Excellent result'
Friday, November 12th, 2021
Faiveley Transport workers on Merseyside secure pay increase as strikes avoided
'Tremendous achievement'
Friday, November 12th, 2021
Future of Rolls-Royce plant at Barnoldswick finally secured after long campaign