Unite

Drivers on the picket line this summer (Photo: Guy Smallman)
Environment

London bus drivers show the power of strikes

The Unite the union members have won commitments to protect drivers from the perils of heatwaves
11 September 2026
Oxford University Press strikes
News

Unions round-up: OUP workers want to bring bosses to book over job cuts

Publishing house wants to offshore jobs
09 September 2026
Environment

North London bus drivers win ‘significant improvements’ after heatwave strikes

Unite union rep speaks on deal
04 September 2026
The strikers decided to all go into the negotiation meeting together
Trade Unions

Cancer research bosses forced to concede—but the fight’s not over

The whole trade union movement must rally behind the strikers
04 September 2026
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Trade Unions

Unions round-up: Kimpton hotel workers clock off over Pride weekend

The first hospitality strike in the north west
01 September 2026
ICR strikers rally on Friday as negotiations with management continue
News

Cancer research strikers make their voices heard outside talks with management

Strikers don’t want the lowest paid to be left behind
28 August 2026
Arriva offered them a deal last week, but Stamford Hill drivers rejected it overwhelmingly (Photo: Guy Smallman)
News

Striking bus drivers: ‘This time we want commitments’

The drivers voted no to an offer from Arriva last week
27 August 2026
The strikers first walked out earlier this summer (Photo: Guy Smallman)
News

South London hospital workers standing strong in pay fight

Some workers are earning £10,000 less because of pay banding
26 August 2026
There is a shortage of places for NHS clinical psychologists
News

‘Don’t train us and then throw us on the scrapheap’ say health workers

A staffing crisis in the NHS
25 August 2026
Some 50 workers who are in the Unite union joined the rally at the Maudsley Hospital on Thursday
News

Unions round-up: Manchester health workers prepare to strike over lack of overtime pay

Health workers set to strike across four Manchester hospitals
25 August 2026
Strikers met with a group of Palestinian students and their teachers
Trade Unions

Heather’s ICR strike diary

ICR striker writes about the delegation to Manchester
25 August 2026
Arriva North London bus strikers say ‘don’t stew the crew’
News

London bus strikers say ‘we are not compromising any more’

Bus workers rejected an offer and came back out
25 August 2026
Unite union members rally at NHS East London Foundation Trust on 20 August 2026
News

NHS workers pushing for strikes as cuts threaten thousands of jobs

Labour’s health secretary has no answers
20 August 2026
Trade Unions

‘We hope that we can inspire others,’ say ICR strikers

Unite union members have their eyes on the prize
20 August 2026
Drivers say they're afraid of collapsing while driving in the extreme heat
News

Arriva bus strikes back on after workers vote to reject bosses’ offer

Drivers took action over extreme heat
19 August 2026
Trade Unions

Strikers inspire each other to fight back

'One fight can inspire more fights'
19 August 2026
AQA picket line in Manchester
News

Unions round-up: Lessons of the AQA pay fight

Striker speaks about how they won
18 August 2026
30 strikers showed up instead of four, saying 'We deserve to be heard'
News

Chris’s ICR strike diary

ICR striker writes about his week
18 August 2026
Drivers say they're afraid of collapsing while driving in the extreme heat
Environment

‘You wouldn’t even treat dogs like this’ say bus drivers striking over heat

Strikers are fighting for their safety and against climate catastrophe
14 August 2026
ICR strikers are staying out until all their demands are met (Photo: Dave Gilchrist)
News

‘We’re going to get everything we want’ say striking cancer researchers

Workers will be on indefinite strike until all their demands are met
13 August 2026
Sharan Graham, general secretary of Unite the union (Picture: Guy Smallman)
News

Sharon Graham wins after poor choice in Unite union leadership race

The key is building rank and file confidence and an alternative to the politics of the bureaucracy
12 August 2026
An Arriva bus in north London (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Trade Unions

‘We are in a mobile greenhouse’ say bus drivers striking over heat

Bus drivers in north London are demanding better air conditioning
11 August 2026
ICR strikers on the picket line on Monday
News

Help cancer researchers win—and spread the strikes

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) workers began an indefinite strike on 10 August.
11 August 2026
30 strikers showed up instead of four, saying 'We deserve to be heard'
Trade Unions

Cancer researchers ambush bosses in negotiations powerplay

The Unite union members started an indefinite strike this week
06 August 2026