Luxury Scottish hotel closes restaurant and leaves number of jobs 'at risk' A LUXURY Scottish hotel has closed its fine dining restaurant, leaving a number of jobs at risk of redundancy. The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2023
A-League stars delight in GF backflip, Unite round Melbourne's A-League Men and Women stars have delighted in the Australian Professional Leagues ditching the NSW grand final deal in favour of the 'Unite Round'. AAP · Oct 19, 2023
Steakhouse chain Miller & Carter criticised as waiting staff lose out on tips to up pay for chefs Payments intended as way to share tips but some waiting staff losing ‘hundreds of pounds a month’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
UK regular pay rising faster than inflation again; Goldman Sachs profits fall by a third – as it happened Basic pay outpaces inflation for the first time in almost two years, but fall in vacancies suggests jobs market is cooling The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
Vodafone-Three merger could add up to £300 a year to mobile bills, says union Tie-up is a ‘terrible deal for Britain’ that also poses risks for national security, Unite claims The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
Strike action at Scottish Water over pay dispute set to go ahead HUNDREDS of staff at Scottish Water are set to go on strike as a dispute over pay continues to escalate. The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2023
What does nationalising energy mean? Labour faces calls from party faithful to follow through on original plan for nationalisation Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023
Keir Starmer says Labour will tackle obstacles holding back housebuilding as protester interrupts conference speech – as it happened Labour leader says party has ‘plan to get Britain building again’ after security breach where protester threw glitter on him at start of speech The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023
Labour grandee Peter Mandelson slams Unite union over strikes Unite leader Sharon Graham hits back that the New Labour architect would have opposed NHS in 1945 Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023
Sharon Graham of Unite: ‘Labour must be bolder – they can’t afford not to be’ The union leader fears ‘austerity mark two’ is coming whereas what is needed is a tax on wealth and nationalising energy The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Unite union boss Graham says she will hold ‘timid’ Starmer’s ‘feet to the fire’ Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said Labour had to come out to bat for workers. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
Quarter of UK’s seaborne trade could be blocked as strike action brews across ports Exclusive: A quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade could be blocked as industrial action brews across 21 ports across the country over a dispute about medical assessments. The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
Unite Students boss leaves as rents soar amid chronic student housing shortage He leaves the student landlord in strong shape, with its properties all but full for 2023-24 Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023
First Minister urges union to listen to members over school support staff strike School support staff in 24 local authorities in Scotland walked out this week. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023 How British refuse collectors won their strikes and became a model for successful trade unionism As mountains of rubbish built up in Tower Hamlets and elsewhere, authorities were forced to listen, says Polly Smythe, labour movement correspondent at Novara Media
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 Union bosses demand emergency HS2 meeting: ‘Economic benefits must not be squandered’ Union bosses say huge economic benefits of HS2’s northern leg ‘must not be squandered because of ongoing Conservative incompetence’
The National (Scotland) · Sep 28, 2023 Scottish drinks company 'tarnishing its reputation', union members warn Union members employed by a Scottish soft drinks manufacturer are to strike on Friday.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023 London refuse workers’ strike ends as pay deal with council reached Unite says extra £750 secured for Tower Hamlets striking workers after rubbish left on streets for nearly two weeks
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Piles of rubbish to be cleared as Tower Hamlets strike ends with pay deal Tower Hamlets Council and Unite the Union negotiated an end to a pay dispute involving waste service workers and street cleaners.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 Strike by support staff closes hundreds of Scottish schools Three-day action over cuts begins amid confusion caused by split between unions on how to handle new offer
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023 Tower Hamlets: Piles of rubbish to be cleared as refuse collection workers strike called off Festering piles of rotting rubbish have been piling up in the streets of Tower Hamlets since refuse workers launched strike action over a week ago
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Up to 1.5 million households could be hit by bin strikes as rubbish piles up on London’s streets The first wave of bin strikes hit London last week causing widespread disruption in Tower Hamlets
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023 What a load of rubbish! Thousands of bin bags litter London streets as strike extended for two weeks 6ft high piles of rubbish in echoes of the winter of discontent
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 What do I need to know about how strikes are affecting schools in Scotland? Here, the PA news agency answers some of the key questions about the strikes.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2023 SNP challenge Labour to back motion calling for devolution of employment law SCOTTISH Labour MSPs have been challenged to put workers before their “right-wing London bosses” and support a motion backing the devolution…