Successful Campaigns

Unite reps are pleased to announce that we have won in our dispute at Medway Norse and have ensured a safe environment for the staff and the local community. Thanks to the strength of workers who stood together and the support of people like you who signed our petition, Medway Norse have agreed to pay all staff for yesterday and today regardless if they went to work or not, they have implemented social distancing measures, PPE (such as hand Sanitizer, Gloves, Wipes and Masks) have been made available, and all staff are guaranteed toilet access even if they close the toilets to the public. On behalf of Unite the Union, we would like to send a big thank you to everyone who signed and shared the petition and backed our members to get this victory.

Thanks in part to your support we were able to push LBG into tabling a pay offer which ensured a pay increase of 8-13% for 43,000 LBG workers.

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

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.

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.

Unite members at CHEP in Manchester are celebrating after voting to accept an inflation-beating pay deal to end the long running strike. Thanks to everyone who showed solidarity with us!

Thank you for signing our petition and putting pressure on the government to keep those working in heritage safe. Last week, we won! The government extended the mask mandate to museums, galleries and libraries in England.

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.

The workers have won pay hikes of between 14.3% and 18.5%, according to job grades. Up the dockers!

RMT reached agreement in dispute.