SOCIALIST PARTY PUBLIC MEETING SPEAKERS Frank Jepson Unite Convenor at Basildon Visteon and NO2EU candidate in European elections in Eastern Region Kevin Nolan Unite Convenor at Enfield Visteon Rob Williams Unite convenor at Linamar (formally Visteon) Swansea Speakers invited from workers at Visteon Belfast (all in personal capacity) THURSDAY 23RD APRIL, 7.30PM Room 101 University of London Union ...

Well done to all concerned. A good result all round. Workers at Cision Media monitoring have voted overwhelmingly for Unite to represent them for collective bargaining. The employees recorded a massive 95% in favour of a ballot vote of 76 for any and 4 against. This has been a long drawn out...

From SOLIDARITY Magazine This is a letter from UNITE NEC Health Sector members Gill George and Frank Wood to UNITE health workers. Since its distribution it has been adopted as UNITE policy. Dear Colleague We are writing to explain clearly our absolute opposition to the ‘Enabling Agreement’ being proposed by the NHS Employers. In our view (shared by

Kent MEP Mr Farage said that a demonstration held by Unite on 19 March was actively deceiving Unite members into believing that the union stood behind them in seeking the employment of more local residents.   However, Unite says it has no objection to the mass hiring of Eastern European workers for employment in the UK and its main concern is to ensure that migrant workers receive higher pay ...

Unite dock workers from ports across the UK attended a conference in London today (Thursday) to...

Jerry Hicks, who is being urged to stand by many people in next years election for General Secretary of the whole of the Unite union has urged that UNITE make its position of support for the CWU absolutely clear in their current dispute with Royal Mail, and UNITE needs to grasp the nettle over the question

Yesterday's shock announcement at the lay-off of 850 agency workers at the Mini plant in Cowley demonstrates the precarious nature of the UK "flexible" labour market. Unite, the GPMU and TUC have campaigned for proper employment rights for agency workers to stop just this sort of...

Unite’s press release is below. Our ballot for industrial action, including strike action, starts on 28th October. Unite has over 100,000 members in Health, in some key occupational groups. Strike action by Unite can have a real impact. An obvious point to make, but all health workers have...

Unite the union says the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board will have dire consequences for farming and farm workers leading to falling living standards in rural communities across England and Wales. Wages and terms and conditions are set by the Agricultural Wages Board on behalf of 154,000 agricultural workers. Unite national officer, Ian Waddell, said: “Even

Two power stations are planned for Kent and hundreds of EU workers have been hired. Unite claims that many of the workers from Poland are being paid only £10 an hour instead of the British level of £14 an hour. However,  Unite says it is are not concerned at the hiring of foreign workers but is concentrating on ensuring they are being paid the  correct rate. South Eas...