Press Releases
15/10/2008 - Unite joint general secretary, Derek Simpson said,
"The Government has a role to play in increasing public spending, creating jobs and generating confidence. Click here to read the full press release- 13/10/2008 - Unite joint general secretary, Derek Simpson said:
“The government has shown strong leadership and decisiveness in a time of great uncertainty. Click here to read the full press release
- 08/10/2008 - Derek Simpson, Unite Joint General Secretary said:
"Unite welcomes the decisive action today by the government to inject capital into the markets. Click here to read the full press release
- 08/10/2008 - Unite's senior employee representatives from across the financial services, will hold an emergency meeting this Wednesday (8th October), to draw up plans to protect their members in the face of the credit crunch. Click here to read the full press release
- 30/09/2008 - Finance workers dressed in pig masks and bowler hats, holding the Tory coffer, will stage a demonstration at the Conservative Party conference this Wednesday (1st October) over revelations that the party is funded by the culprits of the credit crunch. Click here to read the full press release
- 29/09/2008 - Derek Simpson, joint leader of Unite, Britain's biggest union, is calling on the government to tax the culprits of the credit crunch and not hard-working families. Click here to read the full press release
- 16/09/2008 - Unite, the UK’s largest trade union with thousands of members working in the financial services sector, has today (Tuesday 16th September) called for intervention to restore confidence in the industry to protect its long-term stability. Click here to read the full press release
- 18/07/2008 - Unite members across the NHS will today (Friday 18th July) send a strong message to government to say: “Cut my pay – No Way!” In a national day of protest NHS staff will be making clear their anger against the derisory three year pay offer of 7. Click here to read the full press release
- 16/07/2008 - Unite's reaction to the Government's announcement on housing reforms
Unite Deputy General Secret Click here to read the full press release
- 11/07/2008 - Next Friday (18th July 2008) Unite members will stage a series of national protests against the imposition of a three year pay deal. Click here to read the full press release
- 23/06/2008 - Derek Simpson, joint leader of Unite will today call on the Government to focus on the real culprits of the credit crunch and the worsening economy rather than expecting those with the least to tighten their belts first. Click here to read the full press release
- 13/06/2008 - Unite assistant general secretary Len McCluskey said today (Thursday) that talks have broken down be Click here to read the full press release
- 04/06/2008 - Derek Simpson, the joint leader of Unite will today (4th June) call on the Government to make the UK's energy needs a priority as families are struggling to keep up with rising household bills and the rising price of oil. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/06/2008 - In the wake of the Crewe catastrophe, Derek Simpson, Joint General Secretary of Unite, will warn that, "It is not the differences between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair that are the problem, it is the similarities. Click here to read the full press release
- 15/05/2008 - Unite the union and Daily Mirror newspaper are today (Thursday 15th May) launching a campaign to urge restaurants and hotels to sign a fair tips charter. Click here to read the full press release
- 14/05/2008 - Today's draft Queen's Speech shows that the Government is listening and responding to the concerns of working people, said Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite, the UK's biggest general union. Click here to read the full press release
- 07/05/2008 - Eliminating exploitation at work must be your great cause, Unite urges Government
Eradicating the Click here to read the full press release
- 21/04/2008 - The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) today welcomed a report calling for a rethink over the removal of over 320 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) posts from London. Click here to read the full press release
- 01/04/2008 - Lords' migration report should "silence the peddlars of fear"
Welcoming the report from the House Click here to read the full press release
- 31/03/2008 - Action is needed now to protect British food production from the impact of a serious labour shortage, the leader of the UK’s farmworkers will say today (Saturday) in Cornwall. Click here to read the full press release
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