More than 1,000 local authority craft workers covered by the Red Book agreement are to be balloted for strike action following a dispute over pay and conditions. The dispute centres on a 3.2% pay offer for 2025 from the Local Government Association (LGA), which Unite says was presented as a full and final offer without [...]
A strike next week at Tarmac's Alfreton Blocks Plant in Derbyshire has been suspended after the company put forward an improved pay offer. Over 30 Unite members at the plant, who include maintenance workers, quality technicians and fitters who make aerated concrete blocks for construction projects and pack them on the production line, were set [...]
Over 30 workers at Tarmac and its Alfreton Blocks Plant in Derbyshire are preparing to stage strike action next month following a breakdown in pay negotiations. The group, represented by Unite the union, includes maintenance personnel, quality technicians, and fitters responsible for producing aerated concrete blocks used in construction projects. Workers voted by 93% in [...]
Unite union members in Scotland’s local government craft workforce have overwhelmingly accepted a new two-year pay agreement with COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities), offering a combined pay increase of 7.5% over the period from April 2025 to March 2027. The agreement provides a 4% pay rise in the first year, followed by a 3.5% [...]
Thousands of electricians will benefit from a 14 per cent pay rise over three years secured by Unite, the UK’s leading union. The deal, negotiated through the Joint Industry Board (JIB) agreement, will benefit nearly 10,000 electricians employed by around 550 employers. From January 2026, the workers will receive a 3.95 per cent rise, followed [...]
A recent survey conducted by Unite the union has revealed that sexual harassment remains a pervasive problem within the construction industry, affecting nearly a third of women working in the sector. The survey, part of Unite’s Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment campaign, found that 31% of female construction workers reported experiencing sexual assault at work, [...]
The UK government has announced the formation of a new Construction Skills Mission Board (CSMB)—a collaborative initiative designed to deliver 100,000 new construction workers annually by the end of the current Parliament. The move has been welcomed by major construction unions Unite and GMB, who will sit on the board alongside government ministers, industry leaders, [...]
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