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Unite

A UK and Irish trade union with members across many industries and the public sector.

Known aliases

  • Unite CMA
  • Unite the Union

Current stories

scienceOne report1 publisher

Airbus chief is said to warn prime minister that a Lockheed award could cost UK its European role

Airbus chief Guillaume Faury is understood to have written to the prime minister over the £2.4bn Skynet 6 contract, the Guardian reports. Lockheed Martin's rival bid includes a Durham factory that north-east politicians back.

Publishers:theguardian.com

Reality

Evidence35
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap
Not scored
Incentives85
Confidence40
leadershipConfirmed4 publishers

Royal Mail confines up to 2,500 job cuts to head office and support staff

Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 head office and support roles by the end of 2027, with no reductions in frontline delivery and processing jobs. At under 2% of its 131,000 staff, the plan trims the centre of the business and leaves the network that carries the post intact.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 5%
Operator
Operator 65%
Investor
Investor 30%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives60
Confidence75
leadershipConfirmed2 publishers

Glasgow offers three years of pay protection to win a vote on its equal-pay regrading

Glasgow City Council dropped a fire-and-rehire threat to 23,000 staff by agreeing three years of pay protection with its unions. The equal-pay regrading still needs union members' votes, and for staff who lose under the new grades the deal delays the cut until the protection ends.

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives55
Confidence65
leadershipOne report1 publisher

Wood Group's fire-and-rehire threat brings six days of strikes to Harbour Energy's platforms

Unite and RMT members will strike for six days on Harbour Energy's North Sea platforms, saying contractor Wood Group threatened to fire and rehire them. Harbour expects to maintain production, a forecast the RMT's open-ended overtime ban will test.

Publishers:bbc.co.uk

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives75
Confidence60
leadershipOne report1 publisher

Apache's 4% pay offer brings a North Sea strike threat to the Forties pipeline

Unite says more than 160 Apache offshore workers on the Forties and Beryl fields could strike later this month over a 4% pay offer. The union warns of severe harm to UK fuel supply, a claim Apache answers by comparing any pipeline pressure drop to routine maintenance.

Publishers:theguardian.com

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+30
Incentives75
Confidence50
leadershipOne report1 publisher

Glasgow's fire-and-rehire notices to 23,000 staff run out just before January's ban

Glasgow City Council has put all 23,000 non-teaching staff on fire-and-rehire notice over a new equal-pay grading system that would cut pay for 11%. Council leader Ricky Bell's idea of dismissing only Unison members has the union taking legal advice.

Publishers:theguardian.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives60
Confidence55