#unite-union

#unite-union

This is a real escalation in the dispute with agency workers now joining picket lines due to the terrible way they have been treated by Job and Talent and Birmingham council. Birmingham council is spending a fortune it doesn't have on a dispute that could easily be resolved by agreeing a fair deal for workers. Unite does what it says on the trade union tin we are totally committed to fighting for the jobs, pay and conditions of all its members.

Flanagan Group, which is run by friends of Mr McCluskey, overcharged Unite by at least 30m for the Birmingham hotel and conference centre project, the Unite report says.

Angela Rayner has been accused of handling the Birmingham bin workers' strike in a totally and utterly abhorrent way by the Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham. Graham told BBC Radio 4 Today's programme: Angela Rayner refuses to get involved, and she is directly aiding and abetting the fire-and-rehire of these bin workers, it is totally and utterly abhorrent.

Unite's strike is driven by a pay dispute, with members at Heathrow earning 10% less than their Gatwick counterparts, impacting essential mobility services.

Stagecoach West Scotland have not improved their pay offer in six months. The drivers are being asked to fund a pay rise by working longer hours, taking longer unpaid breaks and losing a week of annual leave. This is simply unacceptable, and it will not be tolerated by Unite. Widespread and prolonged industrial action is set to hit bus services across the west of Scotland because this company doesn't seem capable of listening to its workers.