The Latest Breaking News from Unite

Hundreds of Haringey and Southwark council workers strike over pay

Housing repair workers at two London councils are on strike after rejecting a pay offer

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

Questions for strike union official as Labour and Unionist links revealed

A KEY official in the only trade union to continue strikes in schools next week is a Unionist campaigner and a high-ranking member of the Labour…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2023

Rogue trade union official tells members to cross picket line

A ROGUE trade union official has branded another union’s decision to take strike action “bizarre” in a rift between the two organisations over…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2023

Councils attempt to avert school strikes with 'best and final' offer to unions

COUNCIL leaders in Scotland have made what they say is a “best and final” offer to trade unions in a bid to avert strike action by school…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 21, 2023

Council leaders make ‘best and final’ offer in bid to avert school strikes

Schools across Scotland are likely to close if the three-day walkout planned for next week still goes ahead.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Union extends deadline to council body ahead of imminent Scottish school strikes

Unite has given Cosla until 5pm on Thursday to table a fresh pay offer or janitors, classroom assistants and cooking staff will walk out.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Labour would seek ‘much better’ Brexit deal from Brussels – Starmer

The Labour leader spent the weekend meeting fellow centre-left leaders in Montreal.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Unite launches ‘red wall’ campaign in push for radical Labour policies

Keir Starmer could end up on the back foot as his party’s main backer launches campaigns on energy, steel and green jobs in red wall seats

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

Yousaf: Only limited financial help for councils in bid to avert school strikes

Staff are due to walk out later this month, which could see schools forced to close.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Scottish schools facing closures after third union rejects pay offer and strikes loom

SCHOOLS in Scotland are facing weeks of closures and disruption after a third union rejected a new pay offer.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2023