GMB STEPS UP THE CAMPAIGN TO SECURE THE GO AHEAD FOR A THIRD RUNWAY AT LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT
GMB calls for the integration of London Heathrow Airport into the UK intercity rail network
Usdaw welcomes increased Government support for getting the unemployed back into work
Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, is welcoming the Government announcement that £500million is to be invested in supporting the longer term unemployed back into work....
GMB To Meet Liverpool City Council Today Over Fate Of School Meals Service Following Failure Of Private Contractor
GMB want City Council to ensure school meals for Liverpool’s children are not interrupted
First Capital Connect ticket-office cuts can be stopped, says RMT
PLANS BY First Capital Connect to slash the opening times of ticket offices across its rail franchise threaten another major blow to passengers already forced to pay massive fares hikes – but they can be stopped, Britain’s biggest rail union says today.
GMB Very Disappointed At Further 684 Job Cuts At JCB Plants In Staffordshire, Cheshire, Wrexham And Derbyshire
Projected orders for the beginning of the year have not materialised and another 684 employees are to lose their jobs and the situation is looking extremely dire
GMB To Seek Meeting With Administrator To See If There Are Any Steps Can Be Taken To Save Findus North Tyneside Factory
This collapse puts on the agenda the need for a publicly owned national investment bank that can invest in these North Tyneside jobs says GMB
GMB Opposing Job Loses At Wincanton Logistics Sites In Trafford Park And Gloucester
GMB want to see all alternatives to closure of these two site when Wincanton Chill merges with Culina Logistics
Jobs summit must focus on co-operation to support jobs and the economy
Derek Simpson, joint leader of Unite, is calling on the leaders attending the government's jobs summit this coming Monday (13 January), to leave laissez-faire policies at the door and begin a new era of co-operation between government, business and unions, which focuses on strategic intervention to support jobs and the economy.
Unite and Bakkavor in talks to minimise cuts as 400 jobs hang in balance
Unite, the UK’s biggest union and leading union for food processing workers, has begun talks with leading Icelandic food manufacturing company Bakkavor in a bid to minimise job losses at its Spalding, Freshcook and Kirton factories. Bakkavor are one of the leading providers of ready meals and salads to many of the top UK supermarkets.
South Eastern job cuts are unjustifiable and will be resisted, says RMT
PLANS BY South Eastern Trains to axe 300 rail workers’ jobs are unjustifiable and will be resisted, Britain’s biggest rail union says today.