Tag Archives: Unite

By Alec Thraves, Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council Steelworkers in Community and GMB unions  are awaiting the results of a vote on whether to accept a settlement with Tata Steel. Unite the Union representatives decided that the terms were not good enough at that point to be put to the vote. Up to 2,800 direct-employed jobs will be ...

By John Williams Valley Vets workers are continuing their historic strike action with a second week  and many more weeks possibly on the cards. Cardiff and Area Unite Community branch have already donated £500 to the strike fund, with more unite branches hopefully to follow. They’re striking for fair pay, fair fees and smaller profits. And there’s plenty of money ...

By Dave Reid Workers at Valley Vets at four sites in Cardiff are taking two weeks strike action to demand fair pay for workers and fair fees for customers. The company is owned by Vet Partners that is worth £3 billion but bosses have offered just 1-1.5% pay increases. This is the first strike by workers in the private veterinary ...

By Alec Thraves, Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council As negotiations between Tata, the steel unions and the new Labour governmentcontinue, Tata has started the process of ‘seeking expressions of interest’ from thosesteelworkers considering whether to accept the re-confirmed enhanced voluntaryredundancy package.In a blatant attempt to impact on negotiations and to pressurise and bribe workers tosell steel jobs, Tata ...

By Alec Thraves Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council Unite has suspended the all-out strike action it was due to start from Monday 8 July, in response to the proposed jobs slaughter by Tata Steel, after a meeting of its reps. This action has forced senior management back to the negotiating table. The fact that, until a few days ...

By Alec Thraves, Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council Update 15.45 July 1st This article was posted before Unite’s suspension of its all-out strike action that was due to start next Monday, which has forced talks with the company. We will post further updates. 09.30 July 1st: At the time of writing, Unite members in Port Talbot and Llanwern steelworks are ...

By Alec Thraves (Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council) In a bold and decisive escalation of industrial action, Unite the union has announcedthe beginning of indefinite strike action at Tata’s Port Talbot and Llanwern plantsfrom July 8th.This move will be welcomed by many steelworkers, community campaigners and thewider trade union movement who are determined to retain primary steel production,secure ...

By Alec Thraves, Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council Tata’s threat to close down its UK steel operations must be met with united strike action from all of the steel unions! Over the weekend, Rajesh Nair, Tata steel CEO, has responded to Unite’s planned work to rule and overtime ban, due to start on June18th, with a threatening letter ...

By Alec Thraves, delegate from Swansea Trades Council With a rebranding its name, on the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Wales TradesUnion Congress (TUC), the 2024 biennial congress of ‘TUC Cymru’ in Llandudno was arefreshing and largely combative event, which took up the key issues facing the trade unionmovement in Wales.A big factor in this changed mood, compared ...

By Gareth Bromhall, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council secretary Trade unionists and supporters gathered to celebrate international workers’ day at Swansea Trades Council’s annual May Day rally. The rally was called in support of steelworkers at Tata Steel at Port Talbot and Llanwern in Newport, and was headed by main speaker Jason Wyatt, a Unite rep ...