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We will remember them
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
A once imposing war memorial dedicated to members of the print union Natsopa has been restored to its former glory and takes pride of place in a new peace garde...
6 min
‘Groundhog Day’ at the Woolwich Ferry
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
Workers operating the Woolwich Ferry, now run by Transport for London (TfL), are holding a ballot for strike action over the victimisation of a Unite rep, the u...
3 min
‘Toxic’ firm’s threat to ‘fire and rehire’ 300 staff
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
Coffee-drinking supermarket customers will be a key element in the ‘fire and rehire’ dispute affecting nearly 300 employees at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) si...
4 min
Tugboat crew strike in roster row
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
Two days of strike action this week by Plymouth tugboat crews in a rostering dispute will cause serious disruption to naval traffic in the docks, Unite warned t...
3 min
'Green light to racists'
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
It’s not genetics, vitamin D, underlying conditions, or lifestyle choices causing disproportionate deaths of black and Asian people from Covid-19. It is poverty...
5 min
'Here for you'
Sunday, April 4th, 2021
Unite GS Len McCluskey’s special message to members a year on from the start of the pandemic
2 min
Amazon campaign hits the streets
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Unite began a major newspaper and digital advertising campaign yesterday (March 31), to alert Amazon workers about a confidential whistle-blowing hotline which ...
2 min
'NHS staff are there for us all'
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Unite launches new film highlighting the case for a significant pay rise for NHS staff
2 min
Heathrow strikes called off
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Heathrow workers secure pay offer following extensive negotiations
4 min
London United bus strikes latest
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
London United bus strikes to intensify as new depots join strike action
4 min
'Not a real living wage'
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Low-paid workers worse off despite minimum wage hike as council tax and household bills rise
6 min
Royal London hospital catering workers 'suffering persistent bullying'
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
Royal London hospital patients facing meal disruption in Serco bullying and roster dispute
3 min
Unite slams race report
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
Race report has ‘extinguished any hope’ in addressing endemic inequalities, says Unite
7 min
Safeguards needed on hi-tech work monitoring
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
Unite has warned that safeguards must be fully implemented in workplaces to protect workers from the ‘unintended consequences’ of hi-tech monitoring following t...
4 min
Action on Amazon
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
Unite launches hotline & ad campaign to get a ‘new deal’ for Amazon workers
4 min
Don't 'be left out or left behind'
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Unite welcomes comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry’s appeal to African and African-Caribbean communities to take up the coronavirus vaccine
6 min
Fresh London bus strikes as peace talks fail
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
London United bus drivers to take strike action this week after talks failed to secure breakthrough
4 min
Profits over livelihoods
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Brexit trade barriers or naked corporate greed are to blame for job losses in Co. Antrim amid a sinking job market and during a global pandemic fears Unite.
3 min