UniteLive stories of the year - Journey to victory
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Workers at Europe’s biggest soft drinks plant were facing a pay cut in real terms at the highly profitable Coca Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) based in Wakefi...
UniteLive stories of the year - Gatwick’s back
Monday, December 25th, 2023
Unite wins big for Gatwick ground handlers after bold new strategy of coordinated action
UniteLive stories of the year - The 'TikTok recruiters'
Sunday, December 24th, 2023
Sometimes you have to think outside the box
UniteLive stories of the year - Equalities 'part of the fabric of our union'
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
UniteLive hears from Unite's first-ever National Black History Month awards gala winners
UniteLive stories of the year - Landmark agreement
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Unite signs national recognition agreement with housing and social care provider Mears
Health workers in Grinch protest
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
Unite members enlist Grinch's help to deliver signed Xmas card to health secretary
'Serious industrial matter'
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023
Unite survey reveals more than 80 per cent of women do not receive menopause support at work
Take your thermal break
Friday, December 15th, 2023
When people think of frostbite they picture arctic explorers – but for many workers in the frozen food industry this is a very real hazard that can cause perman...
End poor rural mental health
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
The government is showing a “worrying degree of complacency” when it comes to the issue of rural mental health according to the Environment, Food and Rural Affa...
Fighting the flood
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Flooding unleashed by Storm Ciarán in October devastated villages and towns up and down Northern Ireland. Newry and Downpatrick were among the worst hit, with h...
Oxfam strike suspended
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
News just in – strike action being taken by Unite Oxfam members has been suspended after talks resulted in an improved pay offer being made.
Oxfam staff strike
Monday, December 11th, 2023
Set up in 1941, the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief as it was originally known is now a global anti-poverty movement. Over 81 years later it has shops and of...
'Don't back down'
Friday, December 8th, 2023
As the TUC meets to plan its response tomorrow (December 8) my message is clear: don’t back down, strikes are a vital part of how we improve pay and conditions.
Food down a snip, but profits still up
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
Although news just in may be whispering of a wafer-thin helping of food inflation slowdown – for most of us in the real world your tasty turkey dinner is still ...
Unite secures major pay win
Monday, December 4th, 2023
After a long dispute involving lengthy industrial action it was cheers all round for Unite Go North East bus members when the union secured a significant pay aw...
Connecting communities through steel
Friday, November 24th, 2023
A quiet November Saturday afternoon in Sheffield. The steel-grey sky hangs heavy over the Sheffield United FC club house on Bramall Lane, home to the famed loca...
‘Failure for workers’
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
Calling it an ‘abject failure for workers’, a ‘missed golden opportunity to tackle the issues threatening jobs and livelihoods,’ and ‘leaving consumers at the s...
‘It shouldn’t be like this’
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
Unite members in Deeside, North Wales, employed by DE&S DECA, formerly known as the Defence Electronics and Components Agency, are currently out on strike in a...