Unite workplace wins
Here's how Unite is delivering on improving jobs, pay and conditions for workers across the country.
August 2026
Unite hails latest pay win for offshore medics on Adura assets - Monday 24 August 2026
Unite delivers wage win for CNOOC offshore workers - Friday 21 August 2026
GXO warehouse workers on Sainsburys contract celebrate pay win - Thursday 20 August 2026
Public control of West Midlands bus services welcomed by Unite - Tuesday 18 August 2026
Hundreds of Thales defence workers secure new pay deal - Friday 14 August 2026
Cambridge Marshall Aerospace strikes off after workers secure improved pay deal - Monday 10 August 2026
Unite delivers union recognition deal for Prestwick airport tanker drivers - Friday 7 August 2026
Navantia workers in Methil secure new pay deal - Wednesday 5 August 2026
Unite takes legal action against Heathrow catering firm Do & Co over TUPE transfer agreement - Tuesday 4 August 2026
Pay win delivered for GXO drivers in Bellshill - Tuesday 4 August 2026
Unite secures wage win for Brake Brothers workers in Motherwell - Monday 3 August 2026
July 2026
Aberdeen airport workers accept enhanced pay offer - Monday 27 July 2026
Irish Ambulance workers secure huge pay increase - Friday 17 July 2026
Neo Next offshore workers secure pay rise after strike threat - Friday 17 July 2026
Oxalis tanker drivers secure landmark pay award after threat of strike action - Thursday 16 July 2026
Strike at Haldane-Fisher ends after workers win inflation-busting pay deal - Saturday 11 July 2026
Win for Unite veterinary workers as government agrees to mandatory regulation - Friday 10 July 2026
Unite secures union recognition at Milk & More - Wednesday 8 July 2026
Grangemouth based Veolia workers secure new pay deal - Tuesday 7 July 2026
Unite secures recognition at North Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau - Monday 6 July 2026
Aberdeen airport workers strike suspended - Saturday 4 July 2026
June 2026
Unite welcomes London Mayor’s pledge to sweltering bus drivers - Friday 26 June 2026
Welsh defence workers cheered by hefty pay rise
Monday - 22 June 2026
City & Guilds provides guarantees to Unite over mass redundancies and offshoring - Thursday 18 June 2026
Morrisons Wakefield, Stockton-on-Tees and Cheshire HGV drivers’ strike threat ends in victory - Thursday 18 June 2026
British Airways HQ cleaners win union recognition after two-year campaign - Wednesday 17 June 2026
Hundreds of Greater Manchester bus drivers celebrate after Unite secures huge pay win - Wednesday 17 June 2026
Wage win for Prestwick Airport workers averts strike action threat - Tuesday 16 June 2026
Edinburgh airport workers secure new two-year pay deal ending strike threat - Monday 15 June 2026
Hundreds of Glasgow airport workers back new pay deals - Sunday 14 June 2026
Aberdeen airport workers secure pay deals after strike threat - Friday 12 June 2026
Northumberland Amcor strikes end after Unite secures pay deal - Monday 8 June 2026
Unite members at Barclays vote to accept sector-leading pay deal - Wednesday 3 June 2026
May 2026
First South Yorkshire Doncaster bus strikes over as drivers win pay parity with Sheffield - Thursday 28 May 2026
Unite seals recognition agreement with St John Ambulance & Rescue Service in Guernsey - Wednesday 27 May 2026
Unite secures further recognition agreement at Seagate Technologies in Northern Ireland - Wednesday 27 May 2026
Grangemouth tanker drivers secure significant pay win after dispute - Wednesday 20 May 2026
Unite secures new recognition with North Sea operator EnQuest - Thursday 14 May 2026
Stansted Airport strikes ended as ABM workers accept better pay deal - Tuesday 12 May 2026
Unite saves jobs for Heathrow catering workers left in limbo by 'disgraceful' employers - Tuesday 12 May 2026
Encirc Elton industrial action ended as workers accept safety improvements - Tuesday 12 May 2026
Unite secures UK Nestle workers inflation beating pay rise - Friday 8 May 2026
Unite wins recognition for workers at Harrods - Tuesday 5 May 2026
Unite secures wage win for Motherwell based Resideo workers - Friday 1 May 2026
April 2026
Unite members at GH Luton Ground Handling Services celebrate "excellent" pay win - Tuesday 28 April 2026
Thousands of construction engineers receive pay rises worth around £2,000 - Friday 24 April 2026
North Air workers driving more wage wins across Scottish airports - Friday 17 April 2026
Unite: Government must back our defence workers now - Wednesday 15 April 2026
Unite secures inflation beating pay rise for workers at dairy company Saputo - Tuesday 14 April 2026
Unite secures recognition with North Sea operator Apache - Thursday 9 April 2026
March 2026
Adura Energy pay deal for offshore workers - Wednesday 25 March 2026
Pay boost for Highlands and Islands airports workers - Wednesday 25 March 2026
Lochcarron Mill workers in Selkirk secure inflation beating pay rise - Monday 23 March 2026
Unite members at Oxalis secure strong pay deal - Thursday 19 March 2026
North East London bus strikes averted after pay win - Wednesday 18 March 2026
Diligenta workers win pay rise following successful strike action - Tuesday 10 March 2026
Barnsley Michelmersh brick workers secure strong pay rise after strike vote - Monday 9 March 2026
Unite pay win for Oregon timber workers in Selkirk - Wednesday 4 March 2026
Leeds Passenger Transport action ended as council commits to tackling safety fears - Tuesday 3 March 2026
February 2026
Unite: Leonardo contract is a ‘tremendous victory’ for workers across the aerospace sector - Friday 27 February 2026
Unite secures recognition for Glasgow food workers - Tuesday 24 February 2026
Bilfinger offshore workers accept improved pension offer - Monday 23 February 2026
Transport for Greater Manchester strikes end as workers secure pay victory - Monday 16 February 2026
Unite secures inflation beating pay rise for ICTS screeners at Glasgow airport - Monday 16 February 2026
Guinness workers in Belfast secure pay boost as strike threat ends - Thursday 12 February 2026
Apprenticeship charter for fair treatment of apprentices launched by Unite - Wednesday 11 February 2026
Sodexo dispute ends as Unite delivers pay win at Sullom Voe - Friday 6 February 2026
Unite secures back payments for former Public Health England workers - Thursday 5 February 2026
January 2026
Metropolitan Police strikes called off as workers accept new pay offer - Thursday 29 January 2026
Unite signs landmark sexual harassment policy at Heathrow Airport - Tuesday 20 January 2026
Strikes off as First Glasgow workers secure pay win - Tuesday 20 January 2026
Staff at Glen Dimplex, Portadown end industrial dispute after vote to accept improved pay offer - Thursday 15 January 2026
Unite secures significant win for Glenrothes based Bosch Rexroth workers - Thursday 15 January 2026
Heathrow cabin crew at SAS airline win pay victory after strike action - Thursday 15 January 2026
Unite wins recognition at Derby-based engineering firm Trescal - Thursday 15 January 2026
Certas fuel tanker driver strikes off after improved offer accepted - Thursday 8 January 2026
Luton Airport easyJet strikes off after DHL workers secure improved deal - Tuesday 6 January 2026
December 2025
DHL strikes at Luton Airport off after improved offer - Monday 22 December 2025
Strikes at Shelter off as workers accept new working hours deal - Friday 19 December 2025
Metrolink tram driver strikes off as workers accept deal to tackle fatigue - Wednesday 17 December 2025
Newham mental health staff celebrate newly won pay and conditions - Monday 15 December 2025
Arriva Leicestershire strikes off after Unite wins improved pay offer - Monday 15 December 2025
First Aberdeen drivers and staff celebrate early pay increase - Thursday 11 December 2025
Strikes at Diageo Belfast suspended after improved pay offer - Thursday 4 December 2025
Welsh bus workers celebrate significant pay win after strike action - Monday 1 December 2025
November 2025
Pay win delivered for GXO Logistics drivers in Motherwell - Thursday 27 November 2025
Bank of England security strike off as workers accept 'excellent' deal - Wednesday 26 November 2025
Leonardo workers achieve pay increase deal - Tuesday 25 November 2025
Imperial College union membership grows as strike escalates - Tuesday 11 November 2025
Unite members win high court victory in pay battle with BAE Systems - Thursday 6 November 2025
Immingham DB Cargo workers celebrate £11,700 pay victory secured by Unite - Thursday 6 November 2025
October 2025
Unite secures pay rise for offshore Altrad workers on EnQuest’s Magnus and Thistle Alpha platforms - Friday 31 October 2025
Lufthansa Technik workers in Hayes celebrate pay victory - Friday 31 October 2025
Hospitality workers at Sussex University secure sick pay win - Thursday 30 October 2025
Inverness based Bear Scotland workers secure union recognition and wage win - Monday 27 October 2025
Gatwick immigration services workers strike off after Unite secures 6% pay deal - Monday 20 October 2025
Unite secures significant pay victory at HSL following strike action - Friday 17 October 2025
Manchester Bee Network bus strikes over as workers win excellent pay deal - Tuesday 14 October 2025
Thousands of easyJet workers secure bumper pay deal - Thursday 9 October 2025
Bournemouth Airport strike called off as workers given improved offer - Thursday 9 October 2025
Leicester Citybus strikes averted as drivers get bumper pay deal - Tuesday 7 October 2025
Norwich Eaton Park Café becomes first hospitality venue in city to unionise - Tuesday 7 October 2025
Wirral council Biffa bin workers in Unite secure 5% pay win - Friday 3 October 2025
Birkenhead, Chorley and Preston bus strikes off after inflation busting pay victory - Friday 3 October 2025
First Manchester strikes called off after 'exceptional' pay deal won - Friday 3 October 2025
Collins Aerospace workers vote to accept 10 per cent pay deal and end pay dispute - Thursday 2 October 2025
Bristol bus drivers at First West of England win improved pay offer - Wednesday 1 October 2025
Sussex bus strikes in Brighton and Crawley off as workers win new pay award - Wednesday 1 October 2025
September 2025
AW Crewing strike off in Falmouth as workers accept improved pay deal - Monday 29 September 2025
Strike by PX Limited at Sellafield off as workers accept new pay deal - Friday 26 September 2025
Birkenhead, Chorley and Preston Stagecoach strikes suspended after improved pay offer - Friday 26 September 2025
Linamar workforce votes to accept improved pay deal - Monday 22 September 2025
Airbus strike action off after new deal agreed - Friday 19 September 2025
Edinburgh airport workers back new pay deal averting strikes - Friday 19 September 2025
Arriva bus strikes off as Unite wins members new pay deal - Friday 19 September 2025
Unite delivers wage win for CNOOC offshore workers - Thursday 18 September 2025
Tarmac Derbyshire strike averted as workers accept improved pay offer - Wednesday 17 September 2025
Leeds housing support charity GIPSIL signs Unite recognition agreement - Monday 15 September 2025
Unite delivers sweet pay deal for Tunnock’s factory workers - Friday 5 September 2025
Lincoln Siemens Energy workers celebrate Unite pay win after strike vote - Tuesday 2 September 2025
August 2025
Cardiff Bus strike off as Unite members accept new deal on pay and conditions - Friday 29 August 2025
Ellesmere Port Electrical Oil Services strikes off after Unite secures pay win - Friday 29 August 2025
Stagecoach North East strikes off after workers accept improved pay offer - Wednesday 27 August 2025
Hundreds of Plymouth Princess Yachts workers celebrate huge pay win - Wednesday 27 August 2025
Govan Village Hotel Strike achieves pay and conditions win for workers - Tuesday 26 August 2025
Gatwick ICTS baggage screening strikes off after 7% rise - Tuesday 26 August 2025
Unite secures recognition for members at Lineage in Peterborough - Thursday 14 August 2025
Liverpool University staff halt strike action after hybrid working win - Wednesday 13 August 2025
Unite craft workers back COSLA pay deal - Tuesday 12 August 2025
Knottingley Lockwood Haulage strikes off after recognition agreed - Monday 11 August 2025
Glasgow airport summer strike action averted as Unite delivers major pay win - Friday 1 August 2025
July 2025
Unite delivers Menzies Aviation pay deal for 300 Edinburgh airport workers - Thursday 31 July 2025
Unite members fly-high with pay deals at Aberdeen airport - Wednesday 30 July 2025
Unite hails latest offshore medics recognition agreement - Friday 25 July 2025
Encirc workers in Bristol secure pay rise as wine bottle shortage averted - Friday 25 July 2025
Victory for workers in long-running Oscar Mayer dispute - Thursday 24 July 2025
Scottish Water workers celebrate pay victory - Thursday 17 July 2025
Unite wins recognition deal for warehouse workers at Culina Logistics in Tilbury Port - Wednesday 16 July 2025
Thousands of electricians benefit from 14% pay rise secured by Unite - Tuesday 15 July 2025
Shell’s offshore medics secure pay deal - Monday 14 July 2025
Glasgow subway strike action ends in time for TRNSMT festival - Thursday 10 July 2025
Wincanton strikes called off as Unite members win pay victory - Tuesday 1 July 2025
June 2025
Heathrow passenger assistance strikes end with huge 12.5% pay victory - Friday 27 June 2025
Unite delivers pay win for Amcor workers in Ayrshire - Friday 27 June 2025
Unite hails victory over pay and pensions at Veolia waste plant in Cheshire - Thursday 26 June 2025
Stagecoach West Scotland strikes over as drivers accept new pay offer - Friday 20 June 2025
TotalEnergies offshore workers win boost to jobs, pay and conditions - Friday 20 June 2025
Guys and St Thomas cardiac theatre nurses win their dispute - Thursday 19 June 2025
Gatwick refuellers strike ends after Unite secures pay deal - Tuesday 10 June 2025
Victory for Gatwick workers as pensions problem is solved - Wednesday 4 June 2025
Long-running Knowsley Livv Housing strikes end with ‘fantastic’ pay victory - Tuesday 3 June 2025
May 2025
Unite secures double digit increase in pay for ICTS workers at Glasgow airport - Thursday 29 May 2025
Unite secures wage win for Brake Brothers workers in Motherwell - Wednesday 28 May 2025
Unite secures wage wins for Glasgow Airport workers - Thursday 22 May 2025
John Crane strikes in Slough over after Unite members accept new pay deal - Wednesday 21 May 2025
North Air tanker driving wage wins across Scottish airports - Tuesday 20 May 2025
Unite extends recognition agreement for Key social care workers across Scotland - Monday 19 May 2025
NHS Scotland 8 per cent pay offer over two years accepted by Unite members - Thursday 15 May 2025
Scotrail workers accept two-year pay offer - Wednesday 14 May 2025
Wage win for Prestwick Airport workers - Thursday 8 May 2025
Unite delivers wage win for East Kilbride based Ethigen drivers - Wednesday 7 May 2025
First Bus engineers across Greater Glasgow secure bumper pay deal - Wednesday 7 May 2025
Unite secures recognition agreement for Sodexo workers at Sullom Voe terminal -
Tuesday 6 May 2025Bus strikes in Telford averted after Unite members vote to accept an improved pay deal - Tuesday 6 May 2025
Unite delivers pay deal for East Kilbride based Merson Signs - Tuesday 6 May 2025
Unite members at Heathrow secure significant pay increase - Thursday 1 May 2025
April 2025
Bumper pay rise for Wincanton Drivers in Rochdale - Wednesday 30 April 2025
Pay victory for Unite members at East Midlands Airport - Thursday 24 April 2025
Unite secures Edinburgh airport pay deal for hundreds of workers - Thursday 17 April 2025
March 2025
Pay victory for Unite members at First Bus in Hampshire - Thursday 20 March 2025
Unite members celebrate landmark six-figure pay deal with American Airlines - Wednesday 19 March 2025
Unite member wins employment tribunal against NHS employer for detrimental treatment - Thursday 6 March 2025
Birmingham BMW strikes off after Unite secures improved pay deal - Saturday 1 March 2025
February 2025
Bolton Toby Carvery workers in groundbreaking campaign for union recognition - Wednesday 26 February 2025
Huddersfield First bus strikes off after Unite secures pay win worth nearly 16% - Tuesday 18 February 2025
Drax canteen workers celebrate another inflation busting pay rise - Friday 14 February 2025
Battersea Power Station celebrations over 12-year construction project involving thousands without single serious accident - Thursday 13 February 2025
Unite wins significant pay award for British Airways staff - Tuesday 11 February 2025
Unite wins recognition agreement with Siemens Mobility for Lincoln workers - Thursday 6 February 2025
January 2025
Huddersfield First bus strikes suspended following improved pay offer - Friday 31 January 2025
Unite delivers new recognition agreement for advocacy service workers in Aberdeen - Thursday 30 January 2025
Unite delivers recognition agreement for security workers at Sullom Voe terminal - Wednesday 29 January 2025
Gloucestershire Stagecoach strike threat ends after Unite secures 11% rise - Tuesday 28 January 2025
Altrad Sellafield strikes off as workers celebrate huge pay win - Friday 24 January 2025
100 North Air workers secure boost to jobs, pay and conditions across Scottish airports - Tuesday 7 January 2025
December 2024
Transport for Greater Manchester strikes called off after Unite secures improved pay deal - Monday 23 December 2024
Southampton hospital porters secure landmark agreement to end bullying dispute - Monday 23 December 2024
Unite delivers Repsol Resources recognition agreement at Flotta terminal - Thursday 19 December 2024
Thousands of electrical apprentices gain over £1,000 a year from Unite pay deal - Tuesday 17 December 2024
Strikes off at Leeds-Bradford airport as Unite secures pay increase for ramp agents - Friday 13 December 2024
Water workers end industrial dispute after accepting long overdue pay offer - Wednesday 11 December 2024
West Midlands Citizen Housing strikes end after Unite pay victory - Wednesday 11 December 2024
Unite secures huge pay win for Qantas workers - Wednesday 11 December 2024
Unite secures union recognition at Camden Town Brewery - Wednesday 11 December 2024
Unite secures deal to avert dnata airline catering strikes - Tuesday 10 December 2024
Hounslow CCTV and parking strikes off after Unite wins improved pay deal - Tuesday 10 December 2024
Water workers suspend industrial action following pay offer - Friday 6 December 2024
November 2024
Yorkshire Ambulance workers celebrate after Unite secures pay victory - Friday 29 November 2024
Stagecoach Highlands drivers secure wage win ending strike threat - Monday 18 November 2024
Unite achieves Supreme Court victory for Newcastle Metro workers - Wednesday 13 November 2024
Unite secures inflation busting wage win for Loganair cabin crew - Tuesday 12 November 2024
Jiffy dispute ends with pay increase for Cheshire workers - Wednesday 6 November 2024
Unite secures wage win for dock workers on the Clyde - Wednesday 6 November 2024
October 2024
Unite delivers pay win for First Bus workers in Aberdeen - Wednesday 30 October 2024
Unite members vote to approve Wales NHS pay deal - Monday 21 October 2024
Edinburgh Tram workers win improvements following toilet breaks dispute - Monday 21 October 2024
Ammanford Pullmaflex car seat workers win double digit pay rise - Monday 14 October 2024
Guys’ and St Thomas’ nurses win late-night shift fight after strikes - Monday 14 October 2024
Unite secures pay victory at Cathay Pacific - Tuesday 8 October 2024
Unite hails offshore medics recognition agreement - Friday 4 October 2024
Unite rail workers vote to accept pay deal - Wednesday 2 October 2024
September 2024
Unite secures pension pay outs for former MoD firefighters - Monday 30 September 2024
Seagate engineering specialists vote for representation by Unite - Thursday 26 September 2024
Unite delivers inflation beating pay rise for Wincanton drivers - Monday 23 September 2024
Unite members vote to approve NHS pay deal - Monday 16 September 2024
300 Scotrail workers accept pay offer - Wednesday 11 September 2024
Hounslow CCTV strikes off after Unite backpay win - Tuesday 10 September 2024
Billingham fertiliser strike off after Unite secures 21% pay rise - Tuesday 10 September 2024
Unite members at Diageo secure inflation beating pay deal - Tuesday 10 September 2024
Unite secures Stansted passenger assistance workers over 12% pay rise - Friday 6 September 2024
Unite members back COSLA pay offer as over 70 per cent support minimum cash increase of £1,292 - Thursday 5 September 2024
Unite secures deal worth 8.5 per cent for Allied Bakeries workers - Thursday 5 September 2024
Inflation beating pay increase secured for Wirral Biffa waste workers - Wednesday 4 September 2024
Airbus cleaning strikes suspended following improved pay offer - Wednesday 4 September 2024
August 2024
Unite delivers strong pay increase for Orkney Ferries workers - Friday 30 August 2024
Unite delivers new pay deal for Alvance aluminium workers - Friday 30 August 2024
Unite secures pay win for Mitie Manchester Airport workers - Thursday 29 August 2024
Unite delivers improved pay offer for hundreds of SPEN workers - Tuesday 27 August 2024
Unite's offshore caterers accept wage offer - Tuesday 27 August 2024
Further Gemini rail strikes called off as employer agrees to allow union representation - Friday 23 August 2024
Leicester SPS strikes off after Unite secures improved pay offer - Thursday 22 August 2024
Unite wins Sellafield power workers pay rises of up to 7.5% - Wednesday 21 August 2024
Scottish Borders Housing Association workers secure boost to jobs, pay and conditions - Monday 19 August 2024
Victory after St Helens’ Pilkington Retirement Services secure pay boost - Thursday 15 August 2024
Unite secures union access to HS2 London tunnel workers following long campaign - Thursday 15 August 2024
Firefighters at Aberdeen airport secure boost to jobs, pay and conditions - Thursday 15 August 2024
Oldham Stagecoach bus workers secure improved pay and conditions - Tuesday 13 August 2024
Guys and St Thomas’ security guard pay dispute ends after Unite secures £3,000 uplift - Tuesday 13 August 2024
Northern Ireland: Education Authority workers win pay and grading improvement to end industrial dispute - Wednesday 7 August 2024
Hull Siemens Gamesa dispute ends after Unite secures pay deal worth 8.4 per cent - Monday 5 August 2024
Skytanking workers secure boost to jobs, pay and conditions at Inverness airport - Monday 5 August 2024
Nearly 5,000 Gatwick workers celebrate average 8.3% rise secured by Unite - Monday 5 August 2024
July 2024
Unite launches Fair Pay and Fair Tips campaign for hospitality workers ahead of new tipping laws - Wednesday 31 July 2024
Nuclear naval base strike threat lifted as 600 Babcock Marine workers secure pay win - Wednesday 24 July 2024
Metrolink strikes called off after Manchester workers secure new pay deal - Tuesday 23 July 2024
Unite delivers pay wins for Glasgow airport workers - Friday 19 July 2024
Bedfordshire bus workers hail pay victory at Stagecoach Cambus - Monday 15 July 2024
Unite members at Stagecoach celebrate pay victory in Liverpool - Monday 15 July 2024
Aberdeen and Glasgow airports dispute ends as Unite secures pay deal - Sunday 14 July 2024
Gatwick passenger assistance strike suspended after improved offer - Wednesday 10 July 2024
Unite secures Edinburgh airport pay deal for OCS workers - Monday 8 July 2024
Stagecoach Swindon drivers celebrate 17% pay deal secured by Unite - Thursday 4 July 2024
London Trams strike ends after Unite secures pay deal of up to 20% - Wednesday 3 July 2024
June 2024
Veolia pay dispute ends as workers agree new offer - Friday 28 June 2024
Tyneside British Engines strikes end after Unite pay victory - Thursday 27 June 2024
Historic victory for Unite members at Barts NHS Trust - Wednesday 26 June 2024
Unite secures pay award of up to 12.5% for workers at CNOOC - Tuesday 25 June 2024
Industrial dispute at Harland and Wolff ends after workforce vote to accept significant pay increase - Thursday 20 June 2024
Unite members in East Lancs NHS celebrate safe-staffing victory - Wednesday 19 June 2024
Unite secures Edinburgh airport pay deal for hundreds of workers - Wednesday 19 June 2024
Unite secures new wage deal for Gourock based James Walker Devol - Wednesday 19 June 2024
First Cymru bus workers secure 11.6% pay increase - Tuesday 18 June 2024
Envases Liverpool dispute resolved as fire and rehire threats shelved - Tuesday 18 June 2024
Menzies Aviation workers at Edinburgh airport secure 7.4 per cent wage deal - Friday 14 June 2024
North West and Scottish borders fuel tanker strikes off after pay deal - Monday 10 June 2024
Unite campaign secures new and improved offer for Barts NHS staff - Thursday 6 June 2024
Vantec workers’ strike threat wins pay rise at Rolls Royce ‘house of luxury’ - Thursday 6 June 2024
Berry Norwich strikes off after Unite secures improved pay deal - Wednesday 5 June 2024
Menzies Aviation workers at Glasgow airport secure 6.8 per cent wage deal - Tuesday 4 June 2024
Workington Amcor strikes off after Unite secures pay victory - Tuesday 4 June 2024
Unite secures OCS recognition agreement at Edinburgh airport - Monday 3 June 2024
May 2024
Unite wins double digit pay increase at Edinburgh Airport - Thursday 30 May 2024
Unite will make school support staff campaign for a pay and grading review an election issue - Thursday 23 May 2024
Unite secures jobs guarantee at Heathrow - Monday 20 May 2024
Gatwick easyJet refuellers secure Unite recognition - Tuesday 14 May 2024
Unite seals hefty pay rise for north east National Express drivers - Tuesday 14 May 2024
Unite achieves pay victory for Transport UK bus controllers in London - Tuesday 14 May 2024
Drax canteen strikes end after Unite wins 19% pay uplift - Monday 13 May 2024
ELE Advanced Technologies increases workers’ wages by 13% following strike, Unite says - Friday 3 May 2024
East Midlands Airport DHL workers pleased at average 18% pay increase for workers, says Unite - Thursday 2 May 2024
April 2024
Unite secures 10.9% pay uplift for OCS workers at Glasgow airport - Tuesday 30 April 2024
Refuellers strike at Heathrow called off as Unite wins new deal for workers - Monday 29 April 2024
CofE Leicester diocese signs first ever union agreement with Unite - Monday 29 April 2024
Unite secures JLR workplace menopause support policy - Thursday 25 April 2024
Unite secures 10 per cent pay rise for ABM workers at Glasgow Airport - Wednesday 24 April 2024
Unite members claim pay victory in dispute with Arriva Northumbria - Wednesday 24 April 2024
Unite secures access agreement for HS2 Old Oak Common after ‘relentless’ campaign - Tuesday 23 April 2024
Glasgow 13th Note workers win tribunal over shock redundancies - Tuesday 16 April 2024
JW Suckling tanker strikes off after Unite secures ‘excellent’ deal - Friday 12 April 2024
Unite secures 7 per cent pay win for Clydeport engineers - Friday 12 April 2024
Unite lands a 20% pay increase for easyJet cabin crew - Wednesday 10 April 2024
Unite wins substantial pay award for Doncaster-based Lucchini Unipart Rail workers - Wednesday 3 April 2024
Unite hails Royal College of Occupational Therapists recognition agreement - Tuesday 2 April 2024
March 2024
Sainsbury’s Birmingham and Essex lorry strikes off as Unite secures driver win - Thursday 28 March 2024
Strike success after Greenwich and Bromley library workers see sick pay increased by 20% - Thursday 28 March 2024
Striking Flintshire and Stafford MoD workers win improved pay deal - Thursday 28 March 2024
Strike success for Slough’s parking enforcement officers as Unite lands 25% pay increase - Tuesday 26 March 2024
Unite wins lump sum payment for Dudley healthcare workers - Monday 25 March 2024
Pilgrim’s Foodmasters workforce in Enniskillen wins inflation-busting pay increase - Monday 25 March 2024
Unite welcomes the end of deregulation of the bus industry in Wales - Tuesday 5 March 2024
SQA dispute over as Unite members accept revised pay offer - Tuesday 5 March 2024
February 2024
Gloucestershire Suntory strikes off as Unite lands 5.5% pay increase - Tuesday 27 February 2024
Unite secures Stand Scotland and Newcastle comedy club workers 19% pay rises - Monday 26 February 2024
Unite celebrates win for onshore oil and gas workers at St Fergus Gas plant - Monday 26 February 2024
Unite wins West Midlands Metro tram drivers 13.5% pay rise - Monday 26 February 2024
Unite secures West Mids NX Ring and Ride workers 13% pay rise - Friday 23 February 2024
Sullom Voe oil terminal workers celebrate wage win - Tuesday 20 February 2024
Unite hails recognition agreement for Mondelez Sheffield managers - Wednesday 14 February 2024
Southampton Airport strikes off as Unite secures 10% pay increase - Wednesday 14 February 2024
Unite secures recognition agreement at Sustrans - Wednesday 14 February 2024
Cornwall Imerys clay mine strikes off after Unite’s 8% pay victory - Friday 9 February 2024
Unite hails offshore recognition agreement with Equinor - Wednesday 7 February 2024
Unite members at 2Gether in East Kent NHS win COVID lump-sum payment - Tuesday 6 February 2024
Unite secures new pay deal for GXO Iceland workers in Swindon - Tuesday 6 February 2024
Hartlepool TMD brake pad strikes off after Unite secures 11% pay deal - Monday 5 February 2024
Sandwell council building worker strikes off after Unite secures pay deal - Friday 2 February 2024
January 2024
Historic vote by Seagate workers secures collective bargaining rights for Unite the union - Tuesday 30 January 2024
Unite drives JLR pay rise worth 11% for over 20,000 workers - Tuesday 30 January 2024
Majority of Hitachi workers secure pay deal - Monday 29 January 2024
Unite secures Cheshire refuse workers pay deal worth up to 11.8% - Friday 26 January 2024
Strike action called off as Odfjell drillers secure new working rotation on Equinor’s Mariner platform - Friday 26 January 2024
Unite secures ‘outstanding’ 17.4% rise for thousands of construction workers - Friday 19 January 2024
Unite secures 10% pay win for Huddersfield refuse workers - Wednesday 17 January 2024
Clyde shipyard strike off as contractors secure pay victory worth up to 22.8% - Monday 15 January 2024
Willenhall ArcelorMittal strike ends after Unite secures 26% pay win - Friday 12 January 2024
Unite secures legal victory for Stoneywood paper mill workers - Thursday 11 January 2024
December 2023
Oxfam workers celebrate pay deal following Unite campaign - Thursday 21 December 2023
Unite members at Norfolk’s health trust land pay deal - Tuesday 19 December 2023
Unite secures offshore recognition agreement with Repsol Resources - Thursday 14 December 2023
Merseyside shipbuilders at Cammell Laird secure improved pay and conditions deal - Thursday 14 December 2023
Chivas Brothers dispute over as workers agree new offer - Thursday 14 December 2023
Workers at Synthite secure big win at employment tribunal - Thursday 14 December 2023
Workers raise a glass to new Greene King pay deal - Wednesday 13 December 2023
ASDA HGV drivers in Rochdale put brakes on strike action after securing pay deal - Tuesday 12 December 2023
Manchester housing workers celebrate pay increase - Monday 11 December 2023
Warrington bin strikes off after Unite secures improved deal - Thursday 7 December 2023
500 Unite members accept Scottish Water improved pay offer - Tuesday 5 December 2023
Unite hails recognition agreement for Glasgow University caterers - Tuesday 5 December 2023
New union recognition for management at leading UK aerospace firm - Monday 4 December 2023
Scotland lighthouse workers agree wage offer settling troubled waters - Friday 1 December 2023
Unite secures significant 11.2% pay victory for Go North East workers - Friday 1 December 2023
Unite craft workers accept improved COSLA pay offer - Friday 1 December 2023
November 2023
Offshore Odfjell drillers strike pay deal - Wednesday 29 November 2023
Unite hails recognition agreement for Sussex University hospitality staff - Wednesday 29 November 2023
Architectural workers organise to open first ever Unite union branch - Monday 27 November 2023
New pay offer for 1,200 First Glasgow drivers on table - Wednesday 22 November 2023
New pay offer for Scottish Water workers on table - Thursday 16 November 2023
Unite secures Drax engineering workers’ bonus pay - Tuesday 14 November 2023
150 First Bus engineers dispute across Greater Glasgow resolved after pay deal - Monday 13 November 2023
Unite win pay increase at Tyne and Wear Metro - Friday 10 November 2023
Unite victory win for “Murphy 4” - Friday 10 November 2023
Unite signs national recognition agreement with housing and social care provider Mears - Wednesday 8 November 2023
Lawyers announce groundbreaking agreement with Unite - Friday 3 November 2023
Unite secures pay deal worth 11% for Severfield workers - Thursday 2 November 2023
October 2023
Wrexham Council workers win new deal after 7-week strike - Friday 27 October 2023
Unite secures East Midlands Trent Barton bus engineers pay rise of between 20% and 26% - Thursday 19 October 2023
Strikes by Hull and East Riding Citizens Advice workers end in pay victory - Wednesday 18 October 2023
Unite members vote to accept COSLA pay offer - Tuesday 17 October 2023
IAC Solihull strikes off after Unite secures 13.5% pay victory - Friday 13 October 2023
Browns meat factory dispute over after pay victory - Thursday 12 October 2023
September 2023
Unite hails multi-site recognition agreement at agri-manufacturer ABN - Friday 29 September 2023
Unite launches whistleblowers hotline at Murphy’s Camden headquarters as union-busting campaign intensifies - Thursday 28 September 2023
Strikes off at Hedin Automotive as Unite secures pay increases - Thursday 28 September 2023
Tower Hamlets workers vote to end bin strikes - Tuesday 26 September 2023
Newham refuse workers win across the board payment for low paid council workers - Tuesday 26 September 2023
Unite secures recognition for DHL workers at East Midlands airport - Thursday 21 September 2023
Unite secures ‘huge’ City of London Corporation pay increase after industrial action - Tuesday 19 September 2023
Unite secures double-digit pay increase for Brighton bus workers - Tuesday 12 September 2023
Stagecoach Warwickshire bus strikes off after Unite pay win - Thursday 7 September 2023
First Manchester and GMAT bus strikes off after Unite pay victories - Thursday 7 September 2023
Gateshead International Paints strikes end after Unite secures improved pay deal - Tuesday 5 September 2023
August 2023
The £400 million Unite premium | Unite’s August 2023 wins for workers
Stagecoach Manchester strikes off after Unite secures significant pay rise - Wednesday 30 August 2023
Selby bin strikes off after Unite secures pay victory - Tuesday 29 August 2023
Unite secures inflation beating pay deal to end long running strike at St Mungo’s charity - Friday 25 August 2023
Threat of Gatwick airport bank holiday strikes off as workers accept improved pay offers - Thursday 24 August 2023
Solent bank holiday bus strikes off as First South workers secure cost-of-living payment - Tuesday 22 August 2023
Unite secures bonus payment for all Fawley construction workers - Friday 18 August 2023
Birmingham Airport strikes off as workers secure improved offer - Monday 14 August 2023
Glasgow Film Theatre and Unite Hospitality Agree Landmark Recognition - Thursday 10 August 2023
Construction workers secure major bonus pay victory at Stanlow oil refinery - Monday 7 August 2023
British Airways workers secure major pay increase - Friday 4 August 2023
South Gloucestershire bin strikes off after Unite secures over 10% rise - Wednesday 2 August 2023
July 2023
July news update – Conditions count | Highlights of Unite wins in July 2023
Birmingham airport strike off after Unite secures 13.3% pay deal - Thursday 27 July 2023
Weekend Gatwick strike off as Unite secures double-digit pay rises at two more firms - Wednesday 26 July 2023
Leicester Trelleborg strikes end after Unite secures pay victory - Tuesday 25 July 2023
More Gatwick strikes suspended as Unite secures DHL workers 15% rise - Monday 24 July 2023
Unite calls off strike action by hundreds of Tube workers - Friday 21 July 2023
Unite secures lump sum payment for hundreds of NHS staff and demands other trusts to follow suit - Friday 21 July 2023
Offshore dispute ends after Unite Stork members win increase - Tuesday 18 July 2023
Somerset bin strikes off as Suez workers accept 9% pay rise - Tuesday 18 July 2023
Workers at RCPCH double their pay offer following strike action - Monday 17 July 2023
Unite’s Wood TAQA dispute ends after members win salary reinstatement - Thursday 13 July 2023
Bristol Waste strikes averted after workers accept improved offer - Wednesday 12 July 2023
Unite secures landmark union recognition at Glee Club Cardiff - Tuesday 11 July 2023
ICTS Gatwick workers secure inflation beating pay increase - Monday 10 July 2023
June 2023
June News Update: Unite is it, read all about Unite’s wins for workers in June 2023
Unite secures more wage deals at Glasgow Airport - Friday 30 June 2023
Construction workers secure pay increase - Thursday 29 June 2023
Manchester Airport workers seal a whopping 17% pay deal negotiated by Unite - Wednesday 28 June 2023
Unite secures improved 15.5% pay deal for TotalEnergies workers over two years - Tuesday 27 June 2023
Heathrow strikes end as workers accept improved pay deal - Friday 23 June 2023
Mahle Engine Systems workers secure 10.7% pay victory - Friday 23 June 2023
BP Petrofac workers latest to accept improved 9% wage offer - Tuesday 20 June 2023
Manchester Metrolink dispute ends as workers accept improved pay offer - Monday 19 June 2023
Sullom Voe oil terminal workers accept improved wage offer - Monday 19 June 2023
Unite welcomes Great Yarmouth’s decision to bring housing maintenance work in-house - Thursday 15 June 2023
Fire service staff gain over £3,200 a year increase at Glasgow Airport - Wednesday 14 June 2023
Workers at Survitec in Dunmurry end strike after securing 10 percent pay increase - Wednesday 14 June 2023
Union negotiated pay deal adds the fizz at Coca Cola as workers in line for increases up to 18% - Tuesday 13 June 2023
Unite secures £2.5m protective award for 700 former YM Group Yorkshire staff - Tuesday 13 June 2023
Striking workers win significantly improved pay deal at Creative Composites - Monday 12 June 2023
700 Bilfinger offshore workers accept ‘vastly’ improved wage offer - Thursday 8 June 2023
Unite secures pay deal for ICTS Search workers at Glasgow Airport - Thursday 1 June 2023
May 2023
May news update: 24% pay rises and recognition deals – check out Unite’s May 2023 wins for workers
Workers hail ‘historic’ decision by Industrial Court to hear application for trade union recognition at Seagate - Monday 22 May 2023
Unite secures recognition with offshore operator CNOOC - Thursday 18 May 2023
Unite secures 11 per cent pay rise for Menzies Aviation workers - Tuesday 16 May 2023
‘Historic’ first ever union agreement at private veterinary practice signed by Unite - Tuesday 16 May 2023
Unite secures recognition for Northampton DHL drivers - Wednesday 10 May 2023
Morrisons’ tanker drivers secure 24% pay increase - Wednesday 10 May 2023
Whirlpool Peterborough strikes cancelled after workers accept vastly improved pay deal - Thursday 4 May 2023
April 2023
April news update: Taking off on a rollercoaster ride – read Unite’s April 2023 wins for workers
Arriva Newcastle and Northumberland strikes off after Unite secures 12% pay rise - Friday 28 April 2023
Chessington strikes off as engineers secure bumper pay deal worth average of 13.53% - Wednesday 26 April 2023
Imperial Logistics drivers at BMW Oxford win pay rise worth over 13% - Thursday 20 April 2023
Strikes at Atomic Weapons Establishment by NG Bailey electricians off after pay victory - Thursday 6 April 2023
Real Living Wage win secures rise up to 18 per cent for Prestwick Airport workers - Wednesday 5 April 2023
Power grid strikes in London, South East, East England off after Unite secures 18% pay deal - Monday 3 April 2023
March 2023
March 2023 news update: Standing united, determined and ready for action – March 2023’s wins for workers
AB AGRI mill worker strikes off after Unite secures 13% two year pay deal - Friday 31 March 2023
Birmingham and Coventry housing workers secure pay increase following Unite’s intervention - Wednesday 29 March 2023
Unite victory with win of 16.2% pay rise at National Express West Midlands - Saturday 25 March 2023
Drax Hydro workers vote to accept pay deal to end energy dispute - Wednesday 22 March 2023
Pay dispute at Highlands and Islands airports over as deal reached after wage uplift of up to 7 percent across 11 airports - Tuesday 21 March 2023
JW Suckling drivers secure fantastic pay rise - Monday 20 March 2023
Strike action ends with £4K pay hike for parking officers in Hounslow - Wednesday 15 March 2023
Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly to accept 13.5 percent pay increase - Thursday 9 March 2023
Drax power station workers secure 16% pay increase - Monday 6 March 2023
Favieley transport workers in Birkenhead secure 15% pay deal - Thursday 2 March 2023
February 2023
Unite secures paid leave for drillers on two flagship BP platforms the Clair and Clair Ridge - Friday 24 February 2023
Long running Abellio London bus dispute ends as workers receive major pay boost - Monday 13 February 2023
Unite win for workers at University of Dundee - Thursday 9 February 2023
Welwyn and Hatfield grounds maintenance workers secure double digit pay increase to end strike action - Tuesday 7 February 2023
January 2023
Briggs Marine workers in Liverpool secure double digit pay boost - Wednesday 25 January 2023
Unite secures 28% pay rise for 200 Luton airport workers - Wednesday 25 January 2023
Pembrokeshire construction workers at Valero refinery secure 11% pay increase - Monday 23 January 2023
Strike action delivers up to 17.9% pay boost for West London parking attendants - Monday 23 January 2023
Merseyside household waste strikes off after Unite secures pay deal worth over 18% - Wednesday 11 January 2023
Unite secures pay deal worth over 19% for Luton airport ground handlers - Monday 9 January 2023
December 2022
Wirral bin strikes end after Unite secures 15 percent pay rise - Wednesday 28 December 2022
Go North East bus strikes off after Unite secures pay deal worth up to 13.1% - Thursday 22 December 2022
Rolls Royce car workers win record pay deal - Friday 16 December 2022
Unite secures huge pay rises for Wincanton tanker drivers - Friday 16 December 2022
Felixstowe port workers win 15.5 per cent pay increase - Tuesday 13 December 2022
New Covent Garden security guards secure 22% pay increase as Christmas strikes averted - Monday 12 December 2022
Metroline London bus drivers secure 11 per cent pay increase - Wednesday 7 December 2022
Sharon Graham interviewed in the Big Issue North on how she is delivering double digit pay rise for Unite members across the country - December 2022
November 2022
Unite secures 13.3% pay rise for 450 Warwickshire Stagecoach drivers - Friday 25 November 2022
827% increase in strike action drives up pay for Unite bus workers across the UK - Wednesday 23 November 2022
West Midlands Metro strike ends as tram drivers earn 20 per cent pay increase - Tuesday 22 November 2022
Unite's offshore caterers accept double digit wage offer -Wednesday 16 November 2022
Unite secures Telford Heinz condiment factory workers 11% pay rise - Monday 14 November 2022
Hull Stagecoach workers in strike victory after Unite secures 20% rise - Friday 11 November 2022
Christmas Fox’s biscuit shortages averted as workers accept improved pay offer - Friday 11 November 2022
Stagecoach London bus workers secure 10% pay increase - Wednesday 2 November 2022
World Cup beer strikes off after Unite secures up to 12.5% pay deal - Tuesday 1 November 2022
Unite secures £138k in withheld tips for Cameron House workers - Tuesday 1 November 2022
October 2022
East Midlands Airport security staff secure a 10 per cent pay increase - Thursday 27 October 2022
Arriva Kent bus disputes ends as workers accept inflation beating 14 per cent pay increase
- Wednesday 26 October 2022Offshore drillers accept 10% pay increase - Wednesday 26 October 2022
Go-Ahead London bus workers secure 10.5% pay increase - Monday 17 October 2022
Unite secures 11 per cent for lowest paid Stansted Airport workers - Thursday 13 October 2022
Unite wins mileage payment for homecare workers at Nottingham City Council - Tuesday 11 October 2022
American Airlines Heathrow strikes off after Unite secures 19% pay deal - Tuesday 11 October 2022
September 2022
SQA workforce accept ‘improved’ pay offer - Friday 23 September 2022
Unite secures 14.3% pay increase for First Cymru workers - Friday 23 September 2022
Workers at Chester-le-Street companies Birtley Group and Bowater Doors secure 9% pay increase - Wednesday 7 September 2022
Striking workers at Derry City and Strabane District Council end strike action after winning double pay point increase - Tuesday 6 September 2022
Unite hails another win at British Airways - Friday 2 September 2022
Unite wins Bath & North East Somerset council bin workers 10% pay rise - Thursday 1 September 2022
August 2022
Eastleigh VFS auto strikes end after Unite wins pay deal worth up to 14% - Wednesday 31 August 2022
Unite secures Red Funnel workers pay rises of up to 18%- Tuesday 30 August 2022
Bexley bin strikes off after Unite secures pay rise and defends T&Cs - Friday 26 August 2022
Unite secures Heinz workers pay rise worth 11% - Wednesday 24 August 2022
Unite hails magnificent win at Arriva North West - Friday 19 August 2022
Unite campaign secures sick pay for 19,000 Keir Group workers - Friday 19 August 2022
Unite union chief heralds council workers’ pay victory in Northern Ireland - Thursday 18 August 2022
Unite secures pay deal worth up to £2,000 at Prestwick Airport - Thursday 18 August 2022
Arriva North West strike suspended after 11.1% pay offer - Wednesday 17 August 2022
Unite secures thousands of British Airways staff average 13% pay rise - Monday 15 August 2022
Unite secures Banbury Barry Callebaut chocolate workers 10% pay increase - Monday 8 August 2022
Unite secures cost of living payment for lowest paid in Aviva, but ‘that doesn’t go far enough’
- Thursday 4 August 2022Unite secures cost of living payment at engine maker Cummins - Thursday 4 August 2022
Unite campaign wins £1,500 cost of living payment for thousands of HSBC staff - Monday 1 August 2022
July 2022
Unite wins a cost of living payment for TSB lowest paid workers - Monday 25 July 2022
Unite secures extra cost of living payment for three out of four Virgin Money UK staff - Tuesday 19 July 2022
June 2022
Unite wins Barclays staff cost of living pay increase - Thursday 30 June 2022
Leaders should take a stand against profiteering, not attack hard-pressed workers - Wednesday 22 June 2022
New Unite investigation exposes how corporate profiteering is driving inflation not workers’ wages - Friday 17 June 2022
Unite wins £1,000 cost of living pay bonus for staff at Lloyds Banking Group - Monday 13 June 2022
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