Thousands of Workers Head to Birmingham to say ‘Jobs Come First’LONDON - National March for Jobs WHEN: from 11am, Saturday, 16th May, 2009, LONDON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ – LDV: Unite Calls for Just GBP4 Million State Help to Save Plant and JobsLONDON - Following the news today that Midlands-based van manufacturer LDV will go into administration on May 6th with the loss of around 900 jobs directly and thousands more in the wider supply chain, Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite said: United Biscuits Workers Lobby MPs to Save Jobs and Secure Their FuturesLIVERPOOL, England - Unite members at United Biscuits’ Liverpool Binns Road site are taking their fight to Parliament tomorrow (Tuesday 21st April 2009) to stop plans to move their jobs to India. United Biscuits Workers Appeal to People of Liverpool - Help Stop Company Greed Hitting Merseyside JobsLIVERPOOL, England - Photo and interview opportunities Date: Saturday 18th April 2009 Time: 11.30 am Venue: Bold Street (Lyceum Building), Liverpool City Centre L1 - Liverpool City Central Business Improvement District Unite Offers Lifeline to British Airways to Secure ‘Temporary Solutions to Temporary Problems’LONDON - In a positive and significant effort to combat the serious impact of the deteriorating global economy on British Airways, Unite, the UK’s leading union, yesterday (Thursday) proposed to the airline a major package of negotiated efficiencies, temporary cost savings and deferred payments worth millions over the next two years. Secular Attack on NHS Chaplaincy ‘Simplistic’, Says UniteLONDON - An attack by the National Secular Society (NSS) on the NHS chaplaincy service has been described as ‘erroneous and simplistic’ by Unite, the largest union in the country. Unite Slams Mayor Boris’ Decision to Cancel Rise Festival ‘09LONDON - Unite, one of the former sponsors of the Rise anti-racism festival, has today (Wednesday), slammed London Mayor Boris Johnson for his short-sighted and hasty decision to cancel the event on the basis of what he deemed to be a lack of ‘major sponsorship’. Unite’s Reaction to Aon’s Plans to Cut Pension PaymentsLONDON - Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has today issued a stark warning that it will not tolerate employers who attempt to use a credit crunch as an excuse to attack workers’ pensions. Unite Reaction to RBS Job LossesLONDON - Rob MacGregor, Unite national officer, said: “The news that 4,500 RBS staff in the UK are to lose their jobs is truly devastating. Unite is appalled that thousands of people, who form the backbone of the RBS operations, are to be made redundant. These employees are totally blameless for the current position which RBS is in, yet they are paying for the mistakes at the top of the bank. Aviva Cut 1,100 Staff, Unite ReactionLONDON - Derek Simpson, Unite joint general secretary, said: “The announcement by Aviva to cut 1,100 staff will cause alarm across the insurance industry. Today we see a scenario where a company that is continuing to deliver positive results is slashing the staff that have enabled them to weather the current financial storm. ‘One School Nurse for 6,900 Children’LONDON - Unite Calls for Urgent Recruitment Programme One specialist school nurse is looking after an estimated 6,900 children in England, according to Unite, the largest union in the country, which is calling for a massive recruitment campaign. |
