Press Releases

Tesco shoppers are being asked to look at what's not on the Tesco meat label by Unite the Union

Thursday 4th December 2008

Unite cancels planned strike for Stagecoach drivers in Worthing

Thursday 4th December 2008

Unite fears SNP energy policy will not deliver for Scotland

Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Unite's reaction to Brown's help for mortgage payers

Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Unite’s NHS members hold day of action on Wednesday, 3 December over pay

Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Union anger at 500 HSBC job cuts

Monday 1st December 2008

Workers Uniting to attend ICEM World Conference for the Pulp & Papermaking industries

Monday 1st December 2008

Stagecoach drivers in South-East England to strike over pay

Friday 28th November 2008

Unite comment following Prime Minister's visit to Halifax staff

Friday 28th November 2008

Strike could hit UK poultry supply and Sunday lunch says Unite

Friday 28th November 2008

Unite members at Scottish Water return to work - but fears that further strikes may follow

Friday 28th November 2008

Unite hails transport law as beginning of the end of disastrous bus deregulation

Friday 28th November 2008

NHS National Day of Action by Unite the Union

Friday 28th November 2008

Every worker counts: justice for workers employed by companies operating in Tesco's supply UK supply chain

Thursday 27th November 2008

Unite calls on government to send financial vultures packing and act swiftly to restore financial confidence

Thursday 27th November 2008

Blunkett’s third sector report is ‘a progressive template’

Thursday 27th November 2008

Unite the UK's largest union launches ‘Respect Scotland’s transport workers’ campaign

Thursday 27th November 2008

Unite campaign for the protection of Scottish agricultural worker’s rights

Wednesday 26th November 2008

Unite fears for Glasgow manufacturing jobs

Wednesday 26th November 2008

Unite opposed to private equity bailout of Irish banks

Tuesday 25th November 2008

Further 3 day strike planned at Dover Port

Tuesday 25th November 2008

Abandonment of air duty a 'shot in the arm' for UK air industry, says Unite

Monday 24th November 2008

Unite's reaction to the Pre-budget report

Monday 24th November 2008

Unite welcomes ‘stability rescue plan’ for third sector

Monday 24th November 2008

Unite defends the right to mesothelioma compensation

Friday 21st November 2008

Unite in talks with BP/Castrol, Ellesmere Port over closure

Thursday 20th November 2008

If David Cameron were Prime Minister the recession would last till doomsday

Thursday 20th November 2008

Sussex University staff strike again in fight for pension scheme

Thursday 20th November 2008

Unite comment on AstraZeneca job losses in Macclesfield

Thursday 20th November 2008

Unite exposes senior bankers' greed and calls for government action

Wednesday 19th November 2008

LTSB staff demonstrate outside shareholder meeting

Wednesday 19th November 2008

Government must give hospitality staff fair tips

Wednesday 19th November 2008

Unite warns Carntyne Transport - close pay gap or hit spirit deliveries this festive season

Wednesday 19th November 2008

Disappointment as Plymouth Housing transfer plan accepted

Wednesday 19th November 2008

Unite comment on Dover Port workers’ strike

Wednesday 19th November 2008

Unite's ten priorities to protect millions of families and kick start the economy

Monday 17th November 2008

Unite members' rejection of the latest local government pay offer

Monday 17th November 2008

Dover Port workers strike to prevent their jobs being outsourced

Monday 17th November 2008

Unite reaction to reports of RBS job cuts

Friday 14th November 2008

Unite's reaction to NAG job cuts

Friday 14th November 2008

Unite’s NHS members to hold ‘day of action’ on Wednesday, 3 December over pay

Friday 14th November 2008

Learn lessons from Rover losses, Unite urges government

Thursday 13th November 2008

Unite to donate substantial amount to asbestos charity

Thursday 13th November 2008

Unite reaction to Friends Provident job losses

Thursday 13th November 2008

Unite challenge HP/EDS as UK workers bear brunt of global job losses

Wednesday 12th November 2008

Unite members vote ‘yes’ in NHS pay ballot

Wednesday 12th November 2008

Unite victory in case for incapacity benefits

Wednesday 12th November 2008

Joint leader of Unite calls on government to close tax loopholes as recession begins to bite

Wednesday 12th November 2008

IT workers to strike over offshoring of jobs

Wednesday 12th November 2008

Equal pay 40 years on - a beacon light for all

Tuesday 11th November 2008

Unite's reaction to GSK's decision to close its Dartford operation by 2013

Tuesday 11th November 2008

Unite urges MPs to support Heathrow expansion

Tuesday 11th November 2008

Unite reaction to rival HBOS plan

Tuesday 11th November 2008

Unite calls on passengers to Lighten Up to save themselves - by losing a few lbs

Monday 10th November 2008

Plymouth Council housing transfer plan 'enormous financial gamble'

Monday 10th November 2008

Union anger at Bank withdrawal from UK banking code

Monday 10th November 2008

Unite condemns Mayor's "vision" for transport

Friday 7th November 2008

Union anger over Welsh job cuts at Lloyds

Thursday 6th November 2008

Boris’ madcap plan to move Britain’s busiest airport

Thursday 6th November 2008

New Unite research shows significant drop in HSE injury investigation levels

Thursday 6th November 2008

Industrial action ballot by lorry drivers in a dispute over pay

Wednesday 5th November 2008

Lorry drivers prepare for industrial ballot

Wednesday 5th November 2008

Youth and community workers stage protest at insulting pay offer

Tuesday 4th November 2008

Youth and community workers stage protest at insulting pay offer

Tuesday 4th November 2008

Tories oppose fair tips in Employment Bill

Tuesday 4th November 2008

First Aberdeen workers unhappy with pay increase

Tuesday 4th November 2008

Unite's reaction to the announcement on the take-over of HBOS by LloydsTSB

Monday 3rd November 2008

Press briefing Employment Bill - Key Commons Stages

Monday 3rd November 2008

Lorry drivers mainly deliver whisky and other spirits.

Monday 3rd November 2008

Unite Welcomes Bus Regulation Proposals

Monday 3rd November 2008

Shipyard workers hold first of six strikes

Friday 31st October 2008

Unite fears job cuts as Airlines continue to consolidate

Friday 31st October 2008

Unite calls for talks with cash-strapped Shelter

Thursday 30th October 2008

Stagecoach drivers suspend strike

Thursday 30th October 2008

Unite calls for talks with cash-strapped Shelter

Thursday 30th October 2008

Stagecoach drivers suspend strike

Thursday 30th October 2008

Unite cancels planned protest at Shepherd Neame AGM

Wednesday 29th October 2008

Unite calls on London Mayor to stop wasting tax payer’s money on Thames estuary airport

Wednesday 29th October 2008

Unite pulls the plug on Bradford bath factory

Tuesday 28th October 2008

Unite launches ‘Social Contract’ to demand job protection for finance workers

Tuesday 28th October 2008

Unite NHS pay ballot opens today

Tuesday 28th October 2008

Unite members take demonstration to Shepherd Neame AGM

Monday 27th October 2008

Unite hugely disappointed Staythorpe contractors will not move on jobs for UK workers

Monday 27th October 2008

Demonstration and lobby to restore pleural plaques compensation

Monday 27th October 2008

Unite comment on proposed job losses GKN

Monday 27th October 2008

Creeping NHS privatisation in north west under scrutiny

Friday 24th October 2008

Unite demands that Cameron apologies to Rosyth workforce

Thursday 23rd October 2008

Staythorpe Power Station: Unite condemns scandal of failure to offer construction jobs to local skilled workers

Thursday 23rd October 2008

Unite condemn proposed closure of International Paper Mill

Thursday 23rd October 2008

Speech and language therapy services 'heading towards crisis'

Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Unite to seek recognition in Anchor Housing Services

Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Unite joins rally to support senior citizens

Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Castrol GTX workers protest against 'blame culture'

Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Unite to host a series of Q&A open days for Tulip workers

Wednesday 22nd October 2008

London bus strike suspended as Unite challenges attack on right to strike

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unite hails inquiry into multi-billion meat industry abuse as watershed moment for workers

Tuesday 21st October 2008

The Tories have no right lecture anyone on the economy

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unite secures landmark ruling on age discrimination against Rolls Royce

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unite report points to ‘brutality' of budget for lowest income groups

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unite to seek urgent meeting with Taoiseach

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unite slams HP job cuts and takes its message direct to the Chief Executive

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Government shift on levy is not enough

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unite reaction to confirmation of Waterford announcement

Thursday 16th October 2008

Unite expresses disappointment at budget hit for low income earners

Wednesday 15th October 2008

Unite's reaction to the latest employment figures

Wednesday 15th October 2008

Ballot victory overwhelming at BA Cityflyer

Wednesday 15th October 2008

Community nursing 'out of policy loop' in new NHS reports

Wednesday 15th October 2008

Unite reaction to 800 job losses at Freescale Semiconductor

Wednesday 15th October 2008

Unite representative vote to support rejection of draft national wage agreement

Tuesday 14th October 2008

Joint Statement by Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley

Tuesday 14th October 2008

Unite reaction to decision not to prosecute Northern Rock Directors

Tuesday 14th October 2008

Unite to fight compulsory redundancies at French IT giant in Manchester

Monday 13th October 2008

Local MPs urged to unite to keep Liverpool Post and Echo printed on Merseyside

Monday 13th October 2008

Unite reaction to the UK banks' bailout

Monday 13th October 2008

Government must act to protect jobs and communities hit by Icelandic banks collapse

Friday 10th October 2008

Government urged to act on charity banking cash crisis

Friday 10th October 2008

Unite welcomes the Transport Secretary's decision to approve planning permission to increase capacity at Stansted

Friday 10th October 2008

Six thousand bus drivers take strike action over pay inequality

Friday 10th October 2008

State Bank of India faces strike action

Friday 10th October 2008

Mass meeting for Enterprise workers to decide on action to fight potential job cuts

Friday 10th October 2008

Unite will fight to keep British Airways' Scottish base

Thursday 9th October 2008

Unite reaction to bank rescue plan

Thursday 9th October 2008

Unite members at Burntisland Fabrications continue all out strike over pay parity

Thursday 9th October 2008

Protest outside US Embassy in London to mark ten year travesty of the Miami Five

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Eleven London Bus garages join strike action in the capital

Monday 6th October 2008

Unite disappointed at Royal Mail decision to abandon Liverpool

Monday 6th October 2008

MoD workers take action against poverty wages with a “heavy heart”

Monday 6th October 2008

Take asbestos victims out of compensation limbo, Unite urges government

Friday 3rd October 2008

UK's biggest Union sponsors the In the City 2008 Unsigned Music Festival, Manchester, 5-7 October

Friday 3rd October 2008

Unite condemns Tory defence strategy

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Unite to hold industrial action ballot over NHS 'derisory' pay

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Celebrities call for justice for prisoners held in United States

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Tories sell Britain short as greedy city pigs fund party

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Unite calls for action after damning ‘Flying Phantom’ report

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Unite the Union to ballot prison service staff for strike action

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Unite's reaction to job cuts at HSBC's investment banking division

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Unite recommends rejection of draft pay deal and vows to fight on for ‘right deal for workers’

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Clergy set for biggest boost in employment conditions in 500 years, says Unite

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Unite leads fight to save Alitalia jobs

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Unite supports striking Canadian potash miners

Thursday 25th September 2008

Union leader visits finance workers in Liverpool

Thursday 25th September 2008

Striking Steelworkers Issue Alert to Investors

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Unite members in Scottish Local Government to strike again and bring Scotland to a "standstill"

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Gordon: "It's time to throw off the shackles of new Labour and reveal the real Labour"

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Unite emergency motion at Labour Party Conference calls for action to protect finance jobs

Monday 22nd September 2008

Unite urges Windfall Tax to give £250 needy consumers towards fuel bills this winter

Monday 22nd September 2008

Secretive industry of hedge funds must answer for financial crisis

Monday 22nd September 2008

“Tax the bonus system out of existence” says union leader

Monday 22nd September 2008

Unite reaction to Legal and General pension changes

Friday 19th September 2008

Angry public sector workers march against breadline pay

Friday 19th September 2008

Unite leader demands that LTSB and HBOS come clean and end this speculation over jobs

Friday 19th September 2008

Unite urge local people to back campaign to keep the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo printed on Merseyside

Friday 19th September 2008

Unite reaction to resignation of David Cairns

Wednesday 17th September 2008

Stop BAA fire sale of Gatwick Airport

Wednesday 17th September 2008

Unite's reaction to the news that HBOS and LTSB are in advanced merger talks

Wednesday 17th September 2008

Unite reaction to BAe’s announcement to make 150 redundancies

Wednesday 17th September 2008

Unite calls for urgent action to shore up financial services sector

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Unite condemns HP’s announcement to sack 24,600 staff

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Unite will fight on for fuel justice

Monday 15th September 2008

Unite's reaction to the sale of the Airbus manufacturing facility at Filton to GKN

Monday 15th September 2008

Unite's reaction to the sale of the Airbus manufacturing facility at Filton to GKN

Monday 15th September 2008

Unite calls for government action to save Fujitsu redundancies on £13bn NHS IT contract

Monday 15th September 2008

Unions fight for justice for Miami Five on 10th anniversary of imprisonment

Monday 15th September 2008

Workers fear for safety over scrapping of HMS Intrepid in Liverpool

Monday 15th September 2008

Unite calls for early warnings for employees as another airline goes bust

Monday 15th September 2008

Dossier of disgrace exposes the greed and excess of the energy companies

Friday 12th September 2008

Unite members in Scottish Local Government to strike again and bring Scotland to a “standstill”

Friday 12th September 2008

Skilled crafts workers entitled to premium thanks to Unite

Friday 12th September 2008

Further strikes planned for London’s buses

Friday 12th September 2008

Unite’s warning on European Court’s decision on workers’ rights

Friday 12th September 2008

Unite prepared to listen but local claims continue

Friday 5th September 2008

Unite members at Sellafield vote overwhelmingly for industrial action

Friday 5th September 2008

Unite reaction to 500 job losses by Pearl Group

Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Unions look to announce further strike dates in local government

Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Unite demands clear signal on issues if new talks are to have meaning

Monday 1st September 2008

Former trade union leader to meet with Unite reps

Monday 1st September 2008

Swissport workers accept improved pay offer

Friday 29th August 2008

First London Bus workers' strike is solid

Friday 29th August 2008

First London Bus workers' strike will go ahead

Thursday 28th August 2008

"First" London Bus workers to vote for strike action

Thursday 21st August 2008

Strike action at Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports suspended pending ballot

Wednesday 20th August 2008

Unite's warning over BAA break-up

Tuesday 19th August 2008

Unite members in local government strike as the Scottish government fails to step in over low pay

Tuesday 19th August 2008

Baggage handlers and check-in staff vote for strike action at Manchester Airport

Monday 18th August 2008

The Harrods strike

Sunday 17th August 2008

Unite calls on the Scottish government to step in over local government pay

Thursday 14th August 2008

Gatwick and Stansted workers vote for strike action

Thursday 14th August 2008

Unite and Accord unions express deep concern over further HBOS job losses.

Wednesday 13th August 2008

Workers are the victims of inflation not its cause

Tuesday 12th August 2008

Unite’s Tony Woodley and UK personalities sign petition for the Miami Five

Tuesday 12th August 2008

Unite and Accord unions express deep concern over further HBOS job losses

Tuesday 12th August 2008

Government Report advocates less than three minutes a day for health and safety

Monday 11th August 2008

Unite the union comment on Royal Bank of Scotland half year results massive loss announcement

Thursday 7th August 2008

Union members win £120,000 at tribunal for lack of consultation

Monday 4th August 2008

MOD And Unite settle information and consultation claims

Sunday 3rd August 2008

Unite comment on HSBC half year results

Sunday 3rd August 2008

Unite members overwhelmingly back new rule book

Sunday 3rd August 2008

Unite calls on the Bank of Scotland to save Cains brewery

Sunday 3rd August 2008

Unite seeks protection for workers and looks at the long term effect of BA/Iberia merger

Thursday 31st July 2008

Unite members at Argos stand firm over strike action

Thursday 31st July 2008

Unite comment on British Energy

Thursday 31st July 2008

Unite resists attacks on members' terms and conditions at Spirit Group

Thursday 31st July 2008

Unite welcomes new ownership at Iralco

Wednesday 30th July 2008

Unite declares victory for tips campaign

Wednesday 30th July 2008

Unite local government members in Scotland vote yes to strike action

Wednesday 30th July 2008

MOD and Unite settle information and consultation claims

Tuesday 29th July 2008

MOD and Unite settle tupe claims questions and answer session

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Unite suspends industrial action at Hibernian after talks breakthrough

Monday 28th July 2008

Further unrest in local authorities

Monday 28th July 2008

Pay strike to hit "top people's" store

Sunday 27th July 2008

Unite accuse Royal Mail of draconian practices

Thursday 24th July 2008

Statement on Glasgow East by-election result

Thursday 24th July 2008

Unite member awarded over £1 million after being struck by disqualified driver

Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Waiting staff demand fair pay in Norwich

Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Argos strike called off pending ballot

Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Unite and Daily Mirror launch fair tips initiative for Manchester restaurants and hotels

Thursday 17th July 2008

Unite sign recognition agreement with Intertissue – Port Talbot

Thursday 17th July 2008

Unite gains recognition at Kamns paper mill, Leicester

Thursday 17th July 2008

Accident caused printer to 'break it like Beckham'

Thursday 17th July 2008

Workers at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals vote overwhelmingly for strike action

Thursday 17th July 2008

Local government workers will walk out again to win living wage vows Unite

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Unite calls on Barclays to come clean with their workforce

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Solid strike action at Argos

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Unite's reaction to the Butler and Tanner takeover

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Unite statement on the future of the Airbus Filton operation

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Big turn-out expected for 'Save Bridlington Hospital' on 26 July

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Unite NHS members say ‘cut my pay – no way!’

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Argos workers strike

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Unite calls on government to create a ministerial 'construction tsar'

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Cleaners at Manchester Airport call off strike action

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Union reaction to HBOS job losses

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Unite concerned over impact of Supreme Court's risk equalisation ruling

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Toilet demonstration outside Tesco in Glasgow

Monday 14th July 2008

Unite's reaction to the announcement of the preferred bidder to run Sellafield

Thursday 10th July 2008

Hibernian staff ballot for industrial action

Thursday 10th July 2008

Unite NHS day of protest friday 18th July

Thursday 10th July 2008

Unite urges the mayor to act on bus drivers' pay

Thursday 10th July 2008

Unite's reaction to the Julius report

Wednesday 9th July 2008

Argos workers announce strike dates

Tuesday 8th July 2008

Unite incensed by over 300 Barclays job losses

Monday 7th July 2008

Cleaners at Manchester Airport to begin strike action

Sunday 6th July 2008

Argos workers to take strike action

Sunday 6th July 2008

Waiting staff take tips protest to Parliament

Sunday 6th July 2008

Unions to take action on climate change

Sunday 6th July 2008

Unite's reaction to Boris Johnson's announcement for the replacement of the bendy buses

Thursday 3rd July 2008

No sell off for road safety

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Union outrage at Bridlington ward closure

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Unite prepared to take legal action against GE Aviation

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Unite reach agreement with bank and call off strike action

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Unite demand a ‘living wage’ for local government workers

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Unite delivers pension security for airport workers

Tuesday 1st July 2008

Unite threatens Argos with strike action

Tuesday 1st July 2008

Irish company profits are second highest in Europe

Tuesday 1st July 2008

AXA PPP Healthcare targeted by union for wage capping

Thursday 26th June 2008

Manchester Airport strike ballot over pay

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Cleaners at Manchester Airport vote overwhelmingly for strike action

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Unite members in local government vote 3 to 1 for strike action

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Workplace equality must be a twenty-first century reality

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Unite urges Tescos to stop one of its UK suppliers from subjecting its workforce to a draconian toilet break policy

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Bonds untied for migrant domestic workers

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Shell drivers vote to accept pay deal

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Staff to begin industrial action at CE Electric

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Unite members to take industrial action at Reckitt Benckiser

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Justice must not depend on the ability to pay

Monday 23rd June 2008

INEOS statement

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Union equality representatives are a breakthrough for equality in the workplace

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Unions puts emphasis on workers rights in review of Lisbon

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Union expresses shock and anger at Hibernian job announcement

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Don't expect those with the least to tighten their belts first: says union leader

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Highlands and Islands fire fighters strike over pay

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Tories and Lib Dem defence plans betray thousands of workers

Thursday 19th June 2008

Administration staff at EIS take strike action over pay

Thursday 19th June 2008

Unite calls for government decision to save 700 Fujitsu redundancies on £13bn NHS IT contract

Thursday 19th June 2008

Unite seeks urgent assurances over Grampian buy-out

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Unite NHS members call for strike ballot

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Unite anger at Yorkshire Trust’s sudden executive resignations

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Imperial Tobacco cuts 260 jobs

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Farm workers' leaders welcome for 4.3% pay deal– but warn it’s too little to stop labour crisis

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Union members to demonstrate against hospital canteen sell-off

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Unite To Cease Funding Rise Stage After Mayor’s Political Censorship

Monday 16th June 2008

London bus drivers left in the firing line over children’s oyster cards

Monday 16th June 2008

Unite calls for government decision to save jobs and skills on £13bn NHS IT contract

Sunday 15th June 2008

Unite presents inflation busting pay claim for farm workers and issues warning of possible food crisis

Sunday 15th June 2008

3,000 BMW workers temporarily laid-off due to Spanish fuel protests

Sunday 15th June 2008

Unite welcomes no vote and points way forward

Sunday 15th June 2008

Strike back on at Highlands and Islands Airports following breakdown in pay talks

Thursday 12th June 2008

NHS Unite members reject pay offer and vote to ballot on strike action

Wednesday 11th June 2008

Shell tanker drivers - talks have broken down

Wednesday 11th June 2008

Unite's statement on today's negotiations with Hoyer UK Ltd and Sucklings Ltd through Acas

Tuesday 10th June 2008

Unite urges Shell "stop sitting on your hands" over tanker drivers' dispute

Monday 9th June 2008

Unite anger at HSBC pensions changes

Monday 9th June 2008

Trade unionists call for no vote to Lisbon

Sunday 8th June 2008

Unite warns Gordon Brown of public sector recruitment and retention crisis

Sunday 8th June 2008

Unite calls for rethink on Faccenda closure

Sunday 8th June 2008

Unite invites Secretary of State to listen to workforce

Thursday 5th June 2008

Unite reaction to Aviva (Norwich Union) job loss announcement

Thursday 5th June 2008

Unite launches pay strategy for finance sector workers

Wednesday 4th June 2008

Maintaining a world class commercial aerospace industry

Wednesday 4th June 2008

Pay cap on public sector pay - Unite's comment

Wednesday 4th June 2008

Unite agrees to meet with ACAS over fuel dispute

Wednesday 4th June 2008

Unite urges members to vote against Lisbon and for workers rights

Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Unite reaction to Government plans to replace the management of failing hospitals with private sector management

Tuesday 3rd June 2008

The government must make the UK's energy needs a priority says Unite leader

Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Unite welcomes Acevo report for improved relations between third sector and trade unions

Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Unite members to protest against Council Tendering

Monday 2nd June 2008

Highlands and Islands fire fighters call off industrial action

Monday 2nd June 2008

Union backs Sinn Fein bill on collective bargaining

Monday 2nd June 2008

Unite comment on Nissan's announcement to build new car

Monday 2nd June 2008

New survey reveals that votes can be won or lost on pensions

Sunday 1st June 2008

Scottish local authority craft workers to take strike action

Sunday 1st June 2008

Unite backs High Court test case on behalf of thousands of asbestos victims

Sunday 1st June 2008

Unite backs High Court test case on behalf of thousands of asbestos victims

Sunday 1st June 2008

Unite statement on HSBC AGM

Thursday 29th May 2008

London bus workers at Hackney to strike over dismissal of shop steward

Thursday 29th May 2008

MSP and INEOS workers discuss Scottish Apprenticeship Bill

Thursday 29th May 2008

Unite reaction to Scottish ambulance service inquiry

Wednesday 28th May 2008

Unite anger at 300 Capita jobs "at risk"

Tuesday 27th May 2008

Unite statement on Gordon McNeill

Tuesday 27th May 2008

Unite's reaction to the announcement that Metronet will be taken over by Transport for London (TfL)

Thursday 22nd May 2008

Unite comment on Arla Foods’ proposal to close Manchester site

Thursday 22nd May 2008

ECJ decisions hit UK labour scene with new twist

Thursday 22nd May 2008

Unite's reaction to the London Mayor's announcement on DNA kits

Thursday 22nd May 2008

Tulip staff meet to campaign for jobs justice

Wednesday 21st May 2008

Staff at Bristol based Babcock International to take strike action over pay

Wednesday 21st May 2008

University of Ulster staff vote for strike action

Wednesday 21st May 2008

'Youth work is the answer' - New research shows an increase in the role and number of youth workers

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Unite welcomes HSE announcement of more inspectors

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Unite reaction to a deal on agency work

Monday 19th May 2008

Copeland Council refuse collectors to take strike action

Monday 19th May 2008

Unite comment on the MoD’s decision to build new carriers in the UK

Monday 19th May 2008

Unite warns M&S of significant reputational risk

Monday 19th May 2008

Strike ballot for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Sunday 18th May 2008

NHS ancillary and ambulance staff overwhelmingly reject the Government's three year pay deal

Sunday 18th May 2008

South London & South East blood supply under threat

Sunday 18th May 2008

Staff at the National Blood Service in Colindale and Edgware are ready to take industrial action

Thursday 15th May 2008

Unite's reaction to the Mayor's announcement to increase police resources on London's buses

Thursday 15th May 2008

Comment on BA profits

Thursday 15th May 2008

Blackburn faces another strike over pay

Thursday 15th May 2008

Unite’s reaction to the government’s announcement on the extension of the right to request flexible working

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Unite and Daily Mirror launch fair tips campaign

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Lloyds TSB offshoring IT functions resulting in up to 445 job losses

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Unite reaction to the draft Queen's speech

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Aviation undercutting sees 300 jobs go at Gatwick

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Scottish local authority craft workers vote for strike action

Monday 12th May 2008

Unite's reaction to Alistair Darling's announcement on the 10p tax band

Monday 12th May 2008

Unite fights to maintain wages across Scotland’s farming industry

Monday 12th May 2008

Unite ballots Argos workers for industrial action

Monday 12th May 2008

Unite's Joint Executive agrees new rules for the union

Sunday 11th May 2008

Unite the Union supports 'Show Racism the Red Card' awards ceremony

Sunday 11th May 2008

Grangemouth shop stewards give exclusive interview to Union TV

Sunday 11th May 2008

Unite condemns Freescale as sale puts 900 jobs at risk

Thursday 8th May 2008

INEOS statement - Unite news update

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Unite comment on Royal Mail's financial results

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Unite members lodge a petition in the High Court

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Eliminating exploitation at work must be your great cause, Unite urges government

Tuesday 6th May 2008

Protest to Standard Chartered Bank chairman over Zimbabwe sacking

Tuesday 6th May 2008

Bridlington demo to save hospital on 26 July

Tuesday 6th May 2008

Hundreds of outraged Unite members to demonstrate as agency workers are brought in to cover sacked staff

Thursday 1st May 2008

Scottish local authority craft workers ballot for strike action

Wednesday 30th April 2008

Unite demands ahead of Northern Rock restructuring

Wednesday 30th April 2008

Ken Loach joins union pickets at Shelter in Manchester

Wednesday 30th April 2008

Virgin Atlantic end in-flight beauty services

Wednesday 30th April 2008

Vote for a Mayor who has the interests of London's workers at heart

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Unite teams up with cable channel to launch Union TV

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Joint statement from Unite and Ineos on the Grangemouth pensions dispute

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite reaction to oil profits

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite comment on uncertainty in financial services industry

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite comment on Royal Bank of Scotland

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite sign recognition deal with Newquest Worcester

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite accuses semiconductor companies of living in an Alice in Wonderland fantasy over workers' safety

Sunday 27th April 2008

Unite calls for more rights for union health and safety representatives

Sunday 27th April 2008

Grangemouth workers direct appeal to people of Scotland

Sunday 27th April 2008

Unite condemns actions of Butler and Tanner Printers Ltd

Friday 25th April 2008

Scotland's pensioners back Grangemouth workers

Friday 25th April 2008

Union leader to address Grangemouth workers

Thursday 24th April 2008

Unite 'angered' as JVC say 300 Scottish jobs to go

Thursday 24th April 2008

Unite condemns Ineos' inflammatory behaviour in Grangemouth dispute

Thursday 24th April 2008

Scottish refinery strike to go ahead after ACAS talks fail

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

Unite reaction to Shell job losses

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

The SNP is failing to deliver on Scotland's public transport system

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Ineos reduction in workforce pensions House of Commons - Early Day Motion

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Unite backs member in sex discrimination case against HSBC

Monday 21st April 2008

Unite reaction to RBS announcement

Monday 21st April 2008

The SNP's energy policy is a shambles

Monday 21st April 2008

Unite the union, the UK's largest civil aviation trade union, said today BAA should not be broken up

Monday 21st April 2008

MPs to show support for Scottish refinery workers

Monday 21st April 2008

Unite reaction to £50bn bond issue

Sunday 20th April 2008

Unite statement on Ineos

Sunday 20th April 2008

Unite urges government – protect workers, implement safety report in full

Sunday 20th April 2008

NHS Trust in £350,000 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ recruitment splurge

Sunday 20th April 2008

Scottish trade unions back Grangemouth workers

Sunday 20th April 2008

Unite tells the STUC that the SNP's freeze on council tax will harm the most vulnerable in society

Sunday 20th April 2008

First strike at an oil refinery for 73 years to go ahead

Thursday 17th April 2008

Pensions dispute threatens UK fuel supplies

Thursday 17th April 2008

Axing of “Gold Standard” Corus jobs at Trostre push South West Wales economy to the precipice

Thursday 17th April 2008

Young people bear brunt of Coventry council cuts

Wednesday 16th April 2008

Clydeport pilots take strike action

Wednesday 16th April 2008

Unite demands Pizza Express manager is reinstated

Wednesday 16th April 2008

Unite condemns Wiltshire food factory closure

Tuesday 15th April 2008

Unite comment on latest national statistics produced by Defra

Monday 14th April 2008

Unite secures £500,000 of compensation for sacked workers at Laurence Scott Electromotors

Monday 14th April 2008

Unite fears Welsh economy at ‘tipping point’ with continued manufacturing meltdown

Monday 14th April 2008

Unite NHS Committee to recommend to members to reject the goverment's three year pay offer

Sunday 13th April 2008

Reaction to new powers for the Pensions regulator announced today

Sunday 13th April 2008

Union warns SNP to buy British

Sunday 13th April 2008

Ireland bottom of wage table

Sunday 13th April 2008

Irish wages 25 per cent lower than other leading EU economies

Saturday 12th April 2008

Virgin Atlantic redundancies a symptom of problems in the wider industry say Unite

Friday 11th April 2008

DSG (ex-DARA) St Athan TUPE settlement - joint communication

Thursday 10th April 2008

Unite backs calls to protect UK sugar industry

Wednesday 9th April 2008

MoD experts have a pivotal role supporting the UK's armed forces says Unite

Tuesday 8th April 2008

Virgin Atlantic redundancies a symptom of problems in the wider industry say Unite

Monday 7th April 2008

Joint trade union response to VOSA funding announcement

Monday 7th April 2008

Threat of more airline unrest as Thomas Cook attempt to cut crew

Monday 7th April 2008

Unite the Union warns that road haulage companies are feeling the bite over fuel tax

Sunday 6th April 2008

Unite the Union vows to resist compulsory redundancies at Bae Systems at Brough and Woodford

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Unite the Union responds to a statement from the Skills Secretary John Denham

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

European Court judgement could derail the London Olympics say Unite

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Unite calls on government to act as 63,000 workers' pensions are threatened by private equity

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Unite the Union wins recognition for staff at Victim Support West Yorkshire

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Unite say printer boss’ actions have brought plant to the brink of a strike

Tuesday 1st April 2008

Unite slams HSBC for abandoning Livingston, Scotland

Tuesday 1st April 2008

Denham urges government departments to ensure suppliers sign skills pledge

Tuesday 1st April 2008

Unite launches campaign to save UK’s largest brewery

Tuesday 1st April 2008

Lords' migration report should 'silence the peddlers of fear'

Monday 31st March 2008

Unions submit local government pay claim for craft workers

Sunday 30th March 2008

Unite reaction to CBI job loss forecast

Sunday 30th March 2008

Unite Reaction to Northern Rock business plan details

Sunday 30th March 2008

Unite to ballot ex-Preston City Council members for strike action

Friday 28th March 2008

Unite brief on waste in the MoD and low pay

Thursday 27th March 2008

Unite reaction to Tata purchase of Jaguar

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Unite reaction to Barclays annual accounts

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Unite calls for international standard design to be applied for new nuclear power stations

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Unite reaction to FSA report on Northern Rock

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Tony Woodley on Tata and Jaguar Land Rover

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Who are the lame ducks now? says union boss

Monday 24th March 2008

Consumer concern on M&S meat labelling

Thursday 20th March 2008

Unite ballot sees overwhelming rejection to Royal Mail pension plans

Tuesday 18th March 2008

Unite reaction to Northern Rock business plan

Tuesday 18th March 2008

Unite hails Easter round up of rogue employers

Monday 17th March 2008

Colombia – leaders of our sister finance union UNEB being targeted by death squads

Monday 17th March 2008

Unite activists to lobby parliament to save Bridlington Hospital

Friday 14th March 2008

London restaurant workers back sacked manager

Wednesday 12th March 2008

UNITE sends Easter Message to Sir Stuart Rose at Retail Week Conference

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Tony Woodley reaction to today's budget

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Unite condemns Ericsson's factory closure in Nottingham

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Unite to keep pressure on Government to make sure it delivers on workers’ pensions

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Unite backs jobs and growth for Stansted

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Unite raises concerns over Rosyth development plan

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Defence workers aim high in the fight to tackle low pay

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Workers to strike again at Shelter housing charity

Monday 10th March 2008

Darling urged to tackle tax tremors in Budget

Monday 10th March 2008

Unite comment on the Private Equity Bill

Friday 7th March 2008

Unite welcomes government pledge on private equity

Friday 7th March 2008

Worldwide action on Marks & Spencer

Friday 7th March 2008

Unite say Telent illustrates the problems with private equity

Friday 7th March 2008

More national demos as survey reveals consumers expect more from M&S

Thursday 6th March 2008

Calls to end private equity secrecy

Wednesday 5th March 2008

Unite 'Reading' the Way

Wednesday 5th March 2008

One in five workers kept in the dark

Monday 3rd March 2008

Unite reaction to HSBC results

Monday 3rd March 2008

Unite reaction to meetings being held this week between energy companies and the Government

Monday 3rd March 2008

Unite urges managers to reject Royal Mail's pensions decision

Monday 3rd March 2008

Equity for private equity employees

Friday 29th February 2008

Unite calling for a national training levy to fund more apprenticeships

Friday 29th February 2008

Unite launches demonstrations across the UK to demand that M&S practices what it preaches

Wednesday 27th February 2008

Trade unions postpone strike as Birmingham Council agree to talk

Tuesday 26th February 2008

Unite reaction to Siemens announcement to cut jobs

Tuesday 26th February 2008

Unite to fight trust proposal to close vital hospital laboratory

Monday 25th February 2008

Union boss visits Northern Rock Staff in the North East

Friday 22nd February 2008

Offshore workers win their right to paid leave

Friday 22nd February 2008

Commons vote means government must now deliver agency worker legislation

Friday 22nd February 2008

Unite challenge Chief Executive over Rolls-Royce closure

Thursday 21st February 2008

Union leader calls for guarantees on jobs and shares for Northern Rock staff

Thursday 21st February 2008

Unite reaction to BAA’s decision to be first to implement ID cards for its staff

Wednesday 20th February 2008

Unite reaction to Cadburys' profits

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Unite demands social benefits from nationalisation of Northern Rock

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Cadburys gets green egg on its face

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Mystery worker reveals truth about agency employment: hardship, insecurity and creeping casualisation

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Unite the union to send message to M&S and Sir Stuart Rose at the NFU AGM

Monday 18th February 2008

Unite reaction to Northern Rock public ownership

Sunday 17th February 2008

Fury as AKZO Nobel axes 109 jobs in Darwen, Lancashire

Friday 15th February 2008

Unite and the BPIF reach National Pay Agreement for 2008

Friday 15th February 2008

Unite expresses concern at Royal Mail IT redundancies

Thursday 14th February 2008

Practice what you preach - Unite The Union's Valentines message to M&S and Sir Stuart Rose

Thursday 14th February 2008

Unite reaction to Barclaycard Crawley job losses

Thursday 14th February 2008

Unite launches ‘Period Drama’ to highlight Lil-lets boycott

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Unite reaction to Scottish and Newcastle's decision to close its Berkshire Brewery

Tuesday 12th February 2008

British Embassy workers vote unanimously for second one day strike

Monday 11th February 2008

Unite activist gets five figure payout for unfair dismissal

Monday 11th February 2008

Unite sponsor major anti-racism carnival

Friday 8th February 2008

Goodrich strike and industrial action suspended

Friday 8th February 2008

Drug giant excludes union from redundancy talks

Friday 8th February 2008

Rolls-Royce strike ballot over plant closure

Thursday 7th February 2008

Goodrich workers to take a second day of strike action

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Unite reaction to Virgin announcement on potential job losses

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Unite reacts cautiously to blood service announcement

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Rolls Royce workers anger as company announces plant closure

Tuesday 5th February 2008

City rally to fight Rolls-Royce closure

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Unite demonstrates outside private equity company Electra AGM

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Three point challenge to private equity after unions' case is vindicated

Monday 4th February 2008

Trade unions welcome NEC support for agency worker legislation

Friday 1st February 2008

Unite reaction to Friends Provident Strategic Review

Thursday 31st January 2008

Aviation unions respond to EasyJet's expansion ambitions

Thursday 31st January 2008

MPs and agency workers unite to end undercutting and exploitation

Thursday 31st January 2008

Unite reaction to AstraZeneca's proposed job cuts

Thursday 31st January 2008

'Obscene' Shell profits demand a windfall tax

Thursday 31st January 2008

Unite comment on Quebecor’s decision to put its Corby plant into receivership

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Strike action set to Continue at Argyll & Bute

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Unite response to Scottish and Newcastle takeover by Carlsberg Heineken

Friday 25th January 2008

Baroness Taylor to visit DARA's Almondbank site in Perth

Friday 25th January 2008

Workers at Remploy vote for strike action

Friday 25th January 2008

Strike dates set at Goodrich

Friday 25th January 2008

Unite calls for an end to bureaucracy as NICE finally approves asbestos cancer drug

Wednesday 23rd January 2008

Unite demands a role for council housing in new housing and regeneration bill

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Unite campaign to save Bangor theatre

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Capita Belfast job losses appear to be a failure to keep promises

Monday 21st January 2008

Unite reaction to Northern Rock proposal

Monday 21st January 2008

Unite calls for windfall tax on energy companies

Friday 18th January 2008

Unite condemns calls for split up of Jersey Telecoms as drastic, disruptive and damaging

Friday 18th January 2008

Industrial action looms as more prison workers reject pay offer

Friday 18th January 2008

Rolls-Royce workers present plan to save Bootle site

Thursday 17th January 2008

Workers at Goodrich Aerospace vote for strike action

Thursday 17th January 2008

Capita confirm closure of Birmingham operation

Thursday 17th January 2008

Spooner Vicars goes into administration

Wednesday 16th January 2008

Cream eggs threat as Unite calls for Cadbury products boycott

Wednesday 16th January 2008

Northern Rock staff made their voice heard at shareholder meeting

Tuesday 15th January 2008

Unite urge government help to secure the UK motor industry

Tuesday 15th January 2008

Rolls-Royce workers take fight to save their jobs to Parliament

Monday 14th January 2008

Helicopters returning to the front line at risk say Unite

Monday 14th January 2008

Unite reaction to Rolls Royce announcement

Friday 11th January 2008

UK must rise to skills challenge in finance to maintain world leader status

Friday 11th January 2008

Calling notice - Northern Rock staff demonstrate outside shareholder meeting

Wednesday 9th January 2008

Unite calls for a bold vision on nuclear

Wednesday 9th January 2008

Unite say Chancellor’s announcement on three year pay deal will incense trade union members

Tuesday 8th January 2008

Unite the Union calls off planned industrial action at Virgin Atlantic

Monday 7th January 2008

BAA strikes cancelled after pension victory

Friday 4th January 2008

Unite secures legal victory for sacked workers

Friday 4th January 2008

New Year march and rally for construction workers

Wednesday 2nd January 2008

BAA workers vote to strike – first action on 7 January

Friday 21st December 2007

Christmas cracker strike threat averted at the last minute

Thursday 20th December 2007

Virgin Atlantic Cabin Crew Vote To Strike In the New Year

Thursday 20th December 2007

Boxes of personal data left in staff canteen at Wigan County Council

Wednesday 19th December 2007

Union outrage at recommendation to close Cardiac Monitoring Unit

Tuesday 18th December 2007

£12 Billion FAS victory means ‘Christmas has come early’ for 125,000 pension victims say unions

Monday 17th December 2007

Company announce 500 jobs cuts in the run up to Christmas

Friday 14th December 2007

DARA workers stage national demonstration

Wednesday 12th December 2007

Unite demand inquiry into how PCT ‘accidentally’ sent out thousands of staff's personal details

Tuesday 11th December 2007

Rolls-Royce workers across the UK rally to save Merseyside plant

Monday 10th December 2007

Unite call for UK jobs to be created from new nuclear plant contracts

Wednesday 5th December 2007

Christmas cracker strike threat as workers ballot on industrial action

Wednesday 5th December 2007

New move on equal treatment for all workers - Andrew Miller MP announces his Private Members' Bill on agency workers

Tuesday 4th December 2007

Virgin Atlantic could be hit by New Year strike

Monday 3rd December 2007

Unite builds up campaign to fight the closure of Rolls-Royce on Merseyside

Monday 3rd December 2007

Trade unions oppose MoD sale of Military Helicopter and Component Servicing and Repair Facilities

Wednesday 28th November 2007

Unite condemn employee ‘abuses’ at airline FlyGlobespan

Wednesday 28th November 2007

Unite reaction to Prudential outsourcing decision

Wednesday 28th November 2007

Northern Rock signs Unite Charter for Employees

Wednesday 28th November 2007

UK Industry must benefit from new build nuclear power stations

Tuesday 27th November 2007

Unite urge local people to back campaign to 'Keep Rolls-Royce Pride on Merseyside'

Friday 23rd November 2007

Unite comments on the NAO's report into the sale of Qinetiq

Friday 23rd November 2007

Unite's reaction to the expansion of Heathrow consultation

Friday 23rd November 2007

Unite comment on new manufacturing strategy

Thursday 22nd November 2007

Unite's reaction to the Health & Safety Commission and Health & Safety Executive report into the integrity offshore installations

Wednesday 21st November 2007

Council of War over Rolls-Royce closure

Wednesday 21st November 2007

Unite campaign to save Bridlington’s Cardiac Monitoring Unit continues

Wednesday 21st November 2007

Unite reaction to the Rolls Royce's expansion

Tuesday 20th November 2007

Union concern over quality of Portsmouth hospital build

Tuesday 20th November 2007

Unite sets out Charter for Northern Rock

Tuesday 20th November 2007

Doncaster NHS maintenance workers continue strike action

Friday 16th November 2007

Unite steps up campaign to safeguard jobs and pensions in Telent following Pension Corporation takeover

Friday 16th November 2007

Unite signs Charter for Northern Rock

Friday 16th November 2007

Unite reaction to Northern Rock management announcement

Friday 16th November 2007

Unite on Department of Health announcement on private sector involvement in the NHS

Thursday 15th November 2007

Police Service of Northern Ireland to shed 400 civilian posts

Thursday 15th November 2007

Unite asks MPs to take forward legislation to protect agency workers

Wednesday 14th November 2007

Unite reaction to Standard Life pull out of Resolution bid

Monday 12th November 2007

Unite reaction to NAG's end of year results

Friday 9th November 2007

Pay deal at Honda agreed

Friday 9th November 2007

Unite steps up campaign to safeguard jobs and pensions in Telent

Friday 9th November 2007

Unite win recognition in College of Law

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Strike ballot over sacked shop steward in construction

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Unite’s reaction to survey showing pay discrepancy between men and women soon after finishing university

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Unite calls for legislation to prioritise workers in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech

Tuesday 6th November 2007

The UK’s largest trade union issued the following reaction to today’s Queen’s Speech.

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Private companies must be made to reveal NHS profits say Unite

Saturday 3rd November 2007

Rolls-Royce workers say they will fight closure plan

Thursday 1st November 2007

Unite demand the release of two Colombian trade unionists

Wednesday 31st October 2007

NHS Together Unions attend launch Pay Review Body evidence

Wednesday 31st October 2007

Local Authority Pay Offer

Thursday 25th October 2007

Unite calls off strike pending ballot results

Thursday 25th October 2007

Bid for Resolution means uncertainty for Standard Life staff

Wednesday 24th October 2007

Unite claims Siemens commitments to protect pensions seriously flawed

Sunday 21st October 2007

Thousands turn out to save Bridlington Hospital

Sunday 21st October 2007

UNITE MEMBERS TO STRIKE AT FLAGSHIP PFI HOSPITAL

Thursday 18th October 2007

Unite launches website for UK publishing workers

Thursday 18th October 2007

Unite's reaction to the forthcoming appointment of Bryan Sanderson as the new Northern Rock chairman

Thursday 18th October 2007

Unite reaction to the New Testament Church of God v. Stewart judgement

Thursday 18th October 2007

Rally to Save Bridlington Hospital tomorrow

Thursday 18th October 2007

Unions and MPs urge the Prime Minister to act to end casualisation and support "forgotten" workers

Thursday 18th October 2007

Staff fears at the Corporation of London

Wednesday 17th October 2007

Billions of pounds of UK government contracts are supporting overseas industry says Unite

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Unite's reaction to Aviva's announced plans to slash annual costs by £350 million

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Asbestos victims let down by House of Lords decision

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Luton workers lobby parliament over the exportation of their jobs

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Barclays pay offer sets the standard

Sunday 14th October 2007

Massive pay deal in the pipeline for plumbers

Thursday 11th October 2007

Unite reaction to Resolution rejection of Pearl bid

Wednesday 10th October 2007

Unite and the Confederation of Paper Industries launch a new national partnership agreement

Wednesday 10th October 2007

Anti-bullying campaign launched in not-for-profit sector

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Unite's reaction to confirmation that the RBS consortium has succeeded in its bid for ABN-Amro

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Unite's reaction to Barclays site closure in Peterborough

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Manufacturing and public services must underpin Labour’s approach

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Unite campaign to save Jersey Telecoms hots up

Monday 8th October 2007

Citizens Advice staff devastated by pension scheme closure

Thursday 4th October 2007

Aer Lingus craft group of trade unions defends position

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Money for new council housing must be made available in the public sector settlement says Unite

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Unite members vote for industrial action at Siemens

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Unite response to Northern Rock buy-out speculation

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Mental health football tournament at David Beckham Football Academy

Sunday 30th September 2007

Unite secures recognition deal at The Guardian print centre

Thursday 27th September 2007

Unite reaction to Northern Rock's potential buyers

Tuesday 25th September 2007

Unite warns purchasers of former GEC/Marconi company on pensions

Monday 24th September 2007

Anger over Barclays sell-off

Monday 24th September 2007

UNITE WELCOMES HEALTH SECRETARY’S PLEDGE ON ‘MORE HEALTH VISITORS’

Monday 24th September 2007

The great mail robbery

Sunday 23rd September 2007

Crucial union member votes still up for grabs

Saturday 22nd September 2007

NHS Pensions revamp welcomed by Unite

Thursday 20th September 2007

Unite meets with Northern Rock Management

Thursday 20th September 2007

Largest UK union to back IBM virtual strike

Thursday 20th September 2007

Staff walkout at Rolls Royce company in Denby

Wednesday 19th September 2007

Third Sector undercut as Pathways to Work contracts go to the private sector

Monday 17th September 2007

Unite commenting on the BAE Systems Saudi jet deal

Sunday 16th September 2007

Workers march on Labour for better deal

Sunday 16th September 2007

Lil-lets workers to demonstrate in Birmingham city centre

Friday 14th September 2007

Unite calls off strike at Westlands in Yeovil

Thursday 13th September 2007

Unite reaction to Northern Rock emergency funding

Thursday 13th September 2007

Unite trade union on government's new housing plans

Thursday 13th September 2007

Unite backs calls for increased worker protection in Europe

Tuesday 11th September 2007

Unite and Fujitsu settle dispute

Tuesday 11th September 2007

Unite reaction to 400 Job cuts at Pfizer in Kent

Monday 10th September 2007

Lil-Lets workers experience demonstrates the problems of private equity say Unite

Monday 10th September 2007

Students Unite and ‘Know your Rights’!

Sunday 9th September 2007

Key services at Bridlington Hospital at risk

Thursday 6th September 2007

Scotland deserves more than green energy day gimmicks

Thursday 6th September 2007

Six hundred jobs at Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust saved

Thursday 6th September 2007

Unite formally seeks recognition at Standard Life

Thursday 6th September 2007

Unite talk to Rolls Royce about the future of the site

Tuesday 4th September 2007

Remploy crusade to save jobs reaches Yorkshire and Humberside

Tuesday 4th September 2007

Unite calls on Standard Life to recognise its above standard staff

Monday 3rd September 2007

Unite calls for employment protection for the clergy

Sunday 2nd September 2007

Unite calls off industrial action at Metronet

Sunday 2nd September 2007

Strike back on at Westland

Thursday 30th August 2007

Virgin cabin crew reject pay deal

Thursday 30th August 2007

Coca Cola strike

Wednesday 29th August 2007

Unite warns Standard Life over anti-union remarks

Wednesday 29th August 2007

Stoppage at Westland suspended

Thursday 23rd August 2007

Metronet strikes ‘inevitable’ as talks fail to address jobs issues

Wednesday 22nd August 2007

Strike dates set at Metronet

Wednesday 22nd August 2007

Unite secures recognition at Pierhead Housing Association

Monday 20th August 2007

Metronet workers vote for strike action over jobs and conditions

Sunday 19th August 2007

Unite warns of threat to the public postal service

Thursday 16th August 2007

Two-year deal clinches 5.6% pay rise for train company engineers

Thursday 9th August 2007

Pension strike at helicopter plant

Wednesday 8th August 2007

Amicus on RSA job cuts

Tuesday 7th August 2007

Unite and Virgin Atlantic reach agreement on pay

Tuesday 7th August 2007

Unite warns of threat to the public postal service

Tuesday 7th August 2007

Unite call C&G branch closure unwarranted

Monday 6th August 2007

Unite warns of threat to the public postal service

Monday 6th August 2007

Unite reaction to LTSB offshoring decision

Monday 6th August 2007

Unite reiterate that they will not accept compulsory redundancies at Scarborough Hospital

Monday 6th August 2007

Unite members set to strike over pay

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Industrial Action at Scarborough Hospital not ruled out

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Unite members’ call off strike following improved pay offer

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Unite and Barclays agree transfer terms for Ekins Chartered Surveyors to e.surv

Wednesday 1st August 2007

Unite (Amicus Section) negotiates an inflation busting pay agreement for plumbers

Monday 30th July 2007

Unite calls increased HSE funding following rise in deaths

Sunday 29th July 2007

Unite says that Pearl’s intervention in Resolution and Friends Provident merger will result in more uncertainty for staff

Thursday 26th July 2007

Unite wins legal ‘first’ against major publisher

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Coca Cola strike

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Unite Amicus Section reaction to MoD aircraft carrier contract announcement

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Outrage at new management appointments at Trust planning 600 job cuts

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Unite to meet with RBS consortium over ABN Amro bid

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Virgin cabin crew overwhelmingly reject latest pay offer

Monday 23rd July 2007

Unite Amicus Section Broadly Welcome Rail White Paper

Monday 23rd July 2007

Unite calls on universities to clean up their environmental act

Sunday 22nd July 2007

Survey finds cyber-bullying rife in UK business

Sunday 22nd July 2007

Amicus on Friends Provident and Resolution merger

Sunday 22nd July 2007

Unite on new Corporate Manslaughter legislation

Sunday 22nd July 2007

Unite welcome Vauxhall decision to keep open its final salary pension scheme

Thursday 19th July 2007

Unite outraged by CFS job cuts

Thursday 19th July 2007

ASLEF and Unite sign memorandum of understanding

Wednesday 18th July 2007

Meeting on NHS pay ends in deadlock

Wednesday 18th July 2007

Unite says it will fight 600 job cuts proposed at Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Trust

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Coca Cola strike dates

Monday 16th July 2007

Private equity company accused of being behind sacking of Essex workers before takeover

Sunday 15th July 2007

Union members back changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Sunday 15th July 2007

Victory for mesothelioma suffers

Tuesday 10th July 2007

Training of trade union representatives gives business edge

Monday 9th July 2007

Compensation for asbestos victims

Monday 9th July 2007

Drive to save manufacturing

Sunday 8th July 2007

Supplies of Coca Cola under threat as workers vote to strike

Thursday 5th July 2007

Unions Unite to end assassinations of Colombian trade unionists

Monday 2nd July 2007

Unite and HBOS sign partnership deal

Monday 2nd July 2007

Sacked workers to demonstrate against Electra Lil-lets

Monday 2nd July 2007

Unite reaction to Premier Foods announcement

Monday 2nd July 2007

Unite welcomes Barclays commitment to trade unions

Thursday 28th June 2007

Unite the Union want new Heath Secretary to ‘listen and hear’

Wednesday 27th June 2007

Unite calls on new foreign Secretary to sign up to peace initiative in Columbia

Wednesday 27th June 2007

Unite recommends rejection of Virgin Atlantic pay offer

Wednesday 27th June 2007

Unite protest over pay dispute with NHS London

Tuesday 26th June 2007

Lil-lets pulls plug on UK

Monday 25th June 2007

Unite warns of threat to the public postal service

Monday 25th June 2007

UK nuclear new build first: AECL & Unite sign joint statement concerning UK input into construction of nuclear reactor 70-80% localisation of reactor build in the UK

Monday 25th June 2007

Unite calls for meeting with London Mayor

Sunday 24th June 2007

Unite urges The Lords to deliver justice to asbestos victims

Sunday 24th June 2007

Coca Cola Workers Receive Ballot Papers for Strike Action

Thursday 21st June 2007

Global Unions to meet Barclays to discuss the takeover battle for ABN

Wednesday 20th June 2007

Unite and USW call for government regulation of private equity firms

Wednesday 20th June 2007

UK’s largest union angry over misleading comments

Tuesday 19th June 2007

Coca Cola workers are fizzing with anger over pay offer

Monday 18th June 2007

Cleaners ‘clean up’ in Barclays pay rise

Sunday 17th June 2007

Unite leader calls for a new settlement for working people from Labour

Sunday 17th June 2007

Blood workers see red over job cuts

Thursday 14th June 2007

Stand up to your boss at Glastonbury

Thursday 14th June 2007

‘National Blood Service changes place public at risk’ claims Unite

Wednesday 13th June 2007

Unite welcomes new Repair and Overhaul centre at DARA

Monday 11th June 2007

Unite reaction to Ford sell off rumours

Monday 11th June 2007

Unite ballot begins on New LGPS final regulations

Monday 11th June 2007

Unite - Amicus section biennial policy conference

Sunday 10th June 2007

Monarch cabin crew vote to accept pay deal

Sunday 10th June 2007

Dundee job losses

Sunday 10th June 2007

Unite supports call for creation of Minister for Housing

Wednesday 6th June 2007

Northern Ireland pay victory warning to 'maverick' trusts

Monday 4th June 2007

Global unions to plan cross border response to ABN Amro takeover battle

Sunday 3rd June 2007

Unite members secure £1.2m compensation

Sunday 3rd June 2007

UK's biggest union is preparing to ballot NHS staff for industrial action

Sunday 3rd June 2007

UNITE CALLS ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT AGENCY WORKERS       

Wednesday 30th May 2007

Double standards fat cat to join Standard Life staff in protest outside AGM