BAE workers can continue to strike following High Court decision An proposed injunction against industrial action was dismissed on Thursday. Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
RMT accepts three-year pay deal for London Underground staff Agreement that will increase drivers’ pay to nearly £80,000 by 2027 comes after strike action in September The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025
Strike action at one of the world’s biggest defence firms averted IN FULL The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Strike action at defence company Leonardo UK suspended as new pay offer tabled Unite said if the proposed deal is rejected by members, staff will walk out later this month. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to vote for their own strike action The threat of industrial action by agency staff hired to cover for those striking comes amid claims of bullying and harassment The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025
Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to vote on industrial action Hundreds of members of Unite in Birmingham have been on all-out strike since March in a dispute over pay and jobs. Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025
Strike dates set in union’s pay dispute with defence company Leonardo Unite says more than 3000 workers at Leonardo UK’s facilities in Scotland and England will walk out. The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
East London faces travel chaos over Christmas period as bus drivers ballot for strikes The move could cause disruption during the Christmas shopping period, with 13 routes affected Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025
Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognition The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025
Aer Lingus faces another strike – this time by Manchester cabin crew Unite union says tax-free overnight allowance of £97 for dinner, breakfast and incidentals is not enough The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Sheffield Wednesday staff rally against ‘disgusting’ Dejphon Chansiri over pay Employees of the cash-strapped Owls have been paid late five different times this year The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Union raises concerns about efforts to preserve jobs at oil refinery The Insolvency Service said every facet of the sales process for the Lindsey site was being carried out ‘fairly and appropriately’. Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
Aerospace manufacturer staff vote for strikes in fight for improved pay deal Unite said Leonardo is leaving its employees ‘short-changed’. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Almost a third of Prax Lindsey oil refinery workers to lose jobs Insolvency Service says 125 roles to go at Lincolnshire plant, which went into administration in summer The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025 125 jobs to be axed at Lindsey oil refinery after administration Unions have said the job cut plans come despite ‘at least two bids’ to buy and operate the facility as a going concern.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025 Labour just doesn’t get it: workers feel poorer than ever. Is it any wonder Reform is rising? Until the government starts tacking in a radically new direction, it will continue crashing in the polls. It could – and must – act differently, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025 Hundreds of London bus workers strike over pay A dispute between Unite and First Bus is expected to cause disruption on affected bus routes
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025 Housing secretary says work will start on three new towns before election Steve Reed hails predecessor Angela Rayner as ‘true working-class hero’ and accuses Tories of blocking new homes
Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025 Budget is ‘critical point’ for Unite’s continued Labour support – Sharon Graham The general secretary said the party should ‘wake up’ and ‘do Labour things’.
Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025 Over 350 London bus workers to strike over pay dispute The strike will affect routes operating from the Westbourne Park depot, including: 13, 23, 31, N31, 218, 295 and 452
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025 Jaguar Land Rover restarts some IT systems as suppliers call for urgent support Carmaker can make payments and send spare parts but some suppliers say they face permanent closure
The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2025 Labour rift with Unite deepens as union refuses to back deputy leader candidates A RIFT between Labour and its biggest union backer has emerged after it announced that it would not back any candidate in the party's deputy…
Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025 Unite decides not to endorse either candidate for Labour deputy leader Unison and the GMB union earlier announced they were supporting Bridget Phillipson for the post.
Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025 'Disgraceful': Surge in bus drivers being assaulted in London as union demands crackdown New figures show a 20% increase in assaults on drivers last year, as union Unite warns attacks on driver are a daily occurence
Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2025 More bus workers to be balloted on potential strike action RMT members at First South West in Somerset and Cornwall will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.