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15 November 2011
The presentations are now available for downloading. To find the presentations scroll down the page to the headings ‘PRAISE UK Country Seminar 15 November 2011 (Presentations continued)’ and ‘PRAISE UK Country Seminar 15 November 2011’
10 March 2011
Representatives from Unite the union and major employers within the UK Fuel Distribution sector (BP, DHL, Hoyer, Suckling, Turners and Wincanton) met today (Thursday March 10th) to discuss challenges facing the sector, its future development and opportunities to improve industrial relations.
21 June 2010
Unite celebrates the news from Europe that Self-Employed drivers can no longer be exploited and forced to work longer hours
24 May 2010
The Employment Committee of the European Parliament, on 28 April 2010, rejected the European Commission proposal to exclude self-employed workers from the scope of Directive 2002/15/EC! The rejecting amendment was adopted by 30 to 19 votes.
26 November 2009
Unite members working at Superdrug's national distribution centre in West Yorkshire have claimed a major victory following strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
16 November 2009
Unite the union has today (Monday) announced that it is to ballot BP tanker drivers who deliver fuel to the forecourts of Sainsbury's supermarkets.
03 November 2009
High street retail giant Superdrug could see popular product lines hit in the run up to Christmas as hundreds of Unite members working at the company's national distribution centre in West Yorkshire start indefinite strike action.
30 July 2009
Unite, the UK’s largest union, reiterated its calls for a total overhaul of the UK's system of truckstops. Unite's call comes as a survey out today (Thursday) reveals that thefts from lorries have risen by 63 per cent in the past year, with most taking place while drivers are parked up and asleep.
07 May 2009
Britain’s professional lorry drivers have called for government help to protect the haulage industry from the worst impact of the economic recession.
06 February 2009
Professional lorry driver members of the UK's biggest union, Unite, will help launch a new hotline seeking to gather information on the state of truckstops across Britain.
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