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Construction unions accuse employers of treating workers with contempt

25 May 2012

Construction unions have accused employers of treating workers with contempt after the employers proposed to freeze pay for workers.

West Midlands police authority delays decision on privatisation

24 May 2012

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has welcomed the West Midlands police authority's decision to delay a crucial vote on whether to proceed with privatisation in order to allow public consultation on the plans.

Unite in fight to save up to 1,600 UK jobs at Hewlett-Packard

24 May 2012

Unite, the largest union in the country, is to hold urgent talks with Hewlett-Packard to safeguard up to 1,600 jobs under threat at its UK operations.

Maria Eagle raises working conditions of lorry drivers with ministers

24 May 2012

Labour’s shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle has pledged to raise the serious concerns of lorry drivers with government ministers and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, after meeting a delegation from Unite, the largest union in the country.

Tax avoidance, strike breaking, human rights abuses: The organisations bidding to profit from police privatisation

24 May 2012

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has lifted the lid on the activities and record of some of the organisations attempting to profit from our police service.

Unite launches compliance campaign in mechanical and electrical contracting sector

23 May 2012

Unite has launched a national campaign ‘Play by the rules’ to police the key agreements on every site in the UK at its national meeting of key union representatives from the industry.

Unite airport ground staff strike as talks breakdown

23 May 2012

Members of Unite, Britain’s biggest union, employed by Swissport at Stansted airport have started the first of a series of strike actions over changes to scheduling and holiday allocation.

Unite comment on BAe and Saudi Arabia Hawk jet deal

23 May 2012

This is good news for BAe, but makes no difference to the Brough site.

Robocop steps out to stop police service ‘sell off’

23 May 2012

Unite police staff will be joined by Robocop to tell West Midlands chief constable Chris Sims to dump his police privatisation plans in the bin at a protest rally outside the West Midlands police HQ in Birmingham this Thursday (24 May).

Unite cautiously welcomes draft energy bill

22 May 2012

The bill is expected to outline long-term contracts to encourage investment in nuclear and renewable energy.

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