Christmas travel strikes: What trains and airports are affected by industrial action this winter? Walk-outs in the UK and continental Europe will disrupt millions of Christmas journeys The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan Pay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workers The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024
Edinburgh Airport Christmas flights threatened as strike announced over pay row Fuel tanker drivers employed by North Air have announced a 19-day strike starting on December 18. Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024
Edinburgh Airport flights ‘set to be grounded’ this Christmas over tanker driver strike ‘North Air has no concern for their workers or the travelling public’ said Carrie Binnie, Unite industrial officer The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024
Key routes face disruption as Christmas strike action confirmed at Scottish airport STRIKES by airport tanker drivers at Edinburgh Airport are set to take place over Christmas and New Year with several key routes to face… The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024
Christmas dips and party nibbles run short as Bakkavor factory strike continues Affected products include cheese & chive dip, soups, pasta sauces and taramasalata at Waitrose, Tesco and M&S The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024
Swinney raises union’s plan to save Grangemouth with Starmer Owner Petroineos currently intends to close the oil refinery in 2025. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
1,500 London pensioners given Winter Fuel Payment to replace Government cut Tower Hamlets steps in to pay pensioners Winter Fuel Allowance after Government cut Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024
Protest to take place outside Holyrood over Winter Fuel Payment A protest is set to take place outside Holyrood calling for pensioners to have more help heating their homes this winter. The National (Scotland) · Dec 2, 2024
Edinburgh airport warning over Christmas flight delays as tanker drivers set to strike Unite warns of ‘widespread disruption over the festive season’ unless a better pay offer is made The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024
Flights at Scottish airport 'could be grounded' amid staff dispute CHRISTMAS flights at a Scottish airport could be grounded because of an industrial dispute. The National (Scotland) · Dec 2, 2024
Strikes could hit peak festive season flights at UK airport Unite members ‘overwhelmingly’ backed stoppages in a drive to secure a better pay offer, the union said Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Unions demand action to prevent ‘corporate decapitation’ of Grangemouth Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Petroineos of ‘industrial vandalism’ amid plans to shut down the last oil refinery in Scotland. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Union launches legal action over winter fuel payment cut Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2024 Unite march on Holyrood to demand plan to save Grangemouth oil jobs TRADE unionists marched on the Scottish Parliament to demand that Scotland’s only oil refinery be kept open.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – but 50% of pensioners rejected There are now 53,400 pensioners waiting for their claim to be processed
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts With temperatures dropping, Unite has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s move to means test the payment, which will see it withdrawn from around 10m elderly people
The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2024 SNP Government backs stripping teens of free bus passes for bad behaviour Those responsible for repeated acts of anti-social behaviour on buses could have their free bus passes stripped from them, after a minister backed…
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024 Unions call for direct talks with Government over NHS pay Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and Unite have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting urging him to ‘ditch’ the pay review body process.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024 Scottish bus drivers say death of colleague part of rising trend in abuse Keith Rollinson died in February after being attacked by a drunk 15-year-old he had refused to let on his bus
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Financial statements from Grangemouth owner give ‘distorted picture’, says union Unite Scotland’s regional secretary Derek Thomson made his comments as he appeared before Holyrood’s Economy and Fair Work Committee.
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024 Grangemouth could switch to sustainable fuel ‘relatively easily’, says union Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said she is dismayed ministers appear to have ‘given up’ on keeping the refinery open.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 18, 2024 Stagecoach strike action in Highlands and Islands averted with new pay deal STRIKE action by Stagecoach drivers in the Highlands and Islands has been averted after a new pay deal was secured...
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024 Pink fishy goo makes bad news palatable The shortage of taramasalata because of strike action is a cheery irritation amid a sea of gloom
The National (Scotland) · Nov 14, 2024 SNP must copy fuel payment scheme in Northern Ireland, says union SCOTLAND must replicate Northern Ireland’s bid to mitigate Labour’s cut to pensioner’s winter support payments, a union has demanded.