Successful Campaigns

After months of campaigning, the catering and cleaning staff at 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office have won their campaign to be paid monthly. Over 5000 of you put your support behind the campaign by signing their petition. And many of you went a step further by contacting your MP to ask for their support.  Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign! There is no doubt that your actions helped us win.

The workers have won! Thanks for your support! Since winning in December 2023, the workers have been retrospectively re-banded up to April 2018, recieving up to 6 years of back pay and increased wages. Thank you for taking action! Together you showed the CEO how much we value our NHS workers. And you reminded the workers that there was a whole movement ready to back them up. Please can you take a moment to suport Healthcare Assistants in the Wirral who are still fighting for fair pay: https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pay-fair-for-patient-care-support-wirral-s-clinical-support-workers

The workers have won! Thanks for your support! Since winning in February 2024, the workers have been retrospectively re-banded up to April 2018, recieving up to 6 years of back pay and increased wages. Thank you for taking action! Together you showed the CEO how much we value our NHS workers. And you reminded the workers that there was a whole movement ready to back them up. Please can you take a moment to suport Healthcare Assistants in the Wirral who are still fighting for fair pay: https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pay-fair-for-patient-care-support-wirral-s-clinical-support-workers

The bin dispute which began in January has now ended with a pay rise for the drivers worth up to 12.9%, which is worth an estimated £3,600 per year in their pay packets. The deal also includes Christmas bonuses worth some £4,000, and disciplinary charges against Unite Shop Steward Pete Randle dropped.

After 2 days of strike action, our members voted to accept an improved offer which provides an additional £5.7m in payments to our lowest paid workers. Oxfam has also committed to work with Unite to introduce a pay progression system and also explore new pay principles (including pay bands) to protect real incomes, and develop new evidence-based benchmarks for minimum wages that ensure all Oxfam GB employees receive a decent income for the hours that they work and are not experiencing in-work poverty. Thank you so much for supporting us in our fight for fair pay!

On 14th February 2024, we delivered this petition to Council Leader Cammy Day and convener of the Finance Committee, Mandy Watt. Over 3,500 of us have called on them to reverse savage school cuts that would massively impact the children of our city. As a result of this campaign and your support of this petition, we have had assurances that alternatives have been found for this year in the latest budget proposals. This is a huge win for our campaign and Edinburgh schools! You can read more about our campaign was mentioned in the news here: https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/petition-scrap-edinburgh-school-cuts-28634643 We will continue to campaign and make sure that these cuts are permanently revoked to protect our schools in the long term. Be assured that we'll be lobbying throughout the coming months to ensure this happens.

Thank you for signing the petition Demanding £10 an hour for cleaning staff at the University of Sheffield. Your solidarity was a contributing factor to WINNING this campaign. Here is a link to the Unite University of Sheffield Facebook page, where you can view details about the campaign and photos of some of the staff involved - https://www.facebook.com/SheffUniUnite/posts/417125209939967

Microsoft have responded to the public outcry over their worker Productivity Score feature by announcing they are removing the parts that allowed managers to see individual workers’ data in Office 365, and only keeping the averaged, anonymous data.

I am delighted to inform you that Nautilus members working onboard Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo) vessels have ceased industrial action after the ferry operator withdrew the threat of fire and rehire and committed to further talks and arbitration if necessary. Following constructive dialogue, facilitated by the Manx Industrial Relations Service, the company has withdrawn notices of termination issued just before Christmas and has agreed to further talks and to engaging in arbitration should talks again result in a stalemate. On January 3 the ferry operator was forced to cut its scheduled services by 50% following unexpected crew leave. Talks are scheduled to continue from January 15. Thank you for your support to our members at this incredibly difficult time.

After 34 days of strike action, the members have agreed a deal that will see their pay rise above the Living Wage Foundation’s rates. They've also secured further gains on full pay sick absence and other vital terms, closing the gap between them and the civil service. Thank you to everyone who signed this petition, donated to the workers' strike fund and came down to the picket line!