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Arriva London bus strikes off
Strike action by over 1,000 London bus drivers employed by Arriva has been called off following an improved pay offer. The dispute concerned an outstanding... Read More
Crown Bevcan strikes continue
Carlisle can factory strikes to hit summer supplies of Coca Cola, Heineken, Brewdog and Magners
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GSK pay win
The threat of strike action at the multinational pharmaceutical company GSK has been averted after members of Unite, accepted an improved pay offer. For the... Read More
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Darchem Engineering workers to strike
The flagship Hinkley Point nuclear power plant development could face significant delays due to a pay dispute at Darchem Engineering in Stockton-on-Tees. Strike action will... Read More
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Southampton Exxon refinery pay strikes to escalate
Pay strikes at Exxon’s Fawley refinery near Southampton will escalate in June risking petrol supply disruption at a sixth of the UK’s petrol stations. Around... Read More
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‘By whatever means necessary’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the union would fight back against any attacks on the right to strike after the government indicated it may... Read More
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‘Brilliant’ pay win at Oxford MINI plant
Warehouse strikes at the Oxford MINI plant have ended after workers employed by logistics firm Rudolph & Hellman secured a pay deal worth 21 per... Read More
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County Durham car bearing workers in pay win
Pay strikes at car bearing manufacturers NSK Bearings and AKS Precision Ball in Peterlee, County Durham, have ended after a pay deal was reached. Around... Read More
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Unite celebrates another Glasgow Airport win
Unite has secured OCS Group workers based at Glasgow Airport a one-year pay deal, the UK’s leading aviation trade union confirmed today (May 20). Up... Read More
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Hackney council strikes intensify
Strikes at Hackney council will escalate in the coming weeks, Unite has warned, with 70 parking services workers now joining more than 200 of their... Read More
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GXO drivers to strike over pay
Members of Unite, employed as drivers and transport clerks by logistics giant GXO on the outsourced Co-op delivery contract, have announced extensive strike action beginning... Read More
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BA Heathrow workers in strike vote
British Airways travellers face travel chaos as Heathrow workers vote on strike action, unions say. Hundreds of Unite and GMB members working as Heathrow check... Read More
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Glasgow airport ground staff celebrate pay win
Ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation at Glasgow Airport have accepted a new one-year pay deal confirmed as the ‘best deal’ across the company’s... Read More
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‘We can’t pay our bills’
In a show of unity, refuse collectors and street cleaners in Rugby, who have been on strike since the end of April, will stage a... Read More
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Inflation leaps to highest on record
As real terms inflation (the RPI) crashes into double–digits at 11.1 per cent, the leader of the Unite union hit back at demands for wage... Read More
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Lerwick Port industrial action back on
Unite the union this week (May 16) confirmed that its members working at the Lerwick Port Authority are set to re-start industrial action over pay,... Read More
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London bus strikes off
A 48 hour bus strike, involving bus drivers employed by Arriva, has been suspending following an improved pay offer. The dispute involves over 1,000 bus... Read More
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Wabtec workers in strike vote
Rail maintenance workers at Wabtec in Doncaster are being balloted for strike action over the company’s ‘disgraceful’ fire and rehire plans, Unite said today (May... Read More
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Pay win for Heathrow cargo handlers
Two hundred cargo handlers and truckers, who handle freight operations for top international airlines at Heathrow Airport, have voted overwhelmingly to accept a one-year 7.5... Read More
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‘Every War is Called Ukraine’
For Unite organiser Davy Kettyles, solidarity does not start -- nor does it end -- at the factory gates. A lifelong socialist and trade unionist,... Read More