Unite the Union

The price of a first class stamp will rise by 10p from 4 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Royal Mail is hiking the cost of first and second class stamps from April Claire Schofield

from left, Alan Oliver, head of football for WUFC First Team, Craig McDonald, deputy convener for Unite, Gary Collin, general manager for Nissan Leisure and Paul Cox, Convener for Unite at Nissan.

Union gives backing to Washington football club Tony Gillan

Protesters at the Stadium of Light.

Union campaigners stage anti-Amazon protests at Sunderland landmarks. Georgina Cutler

Sunderland Civic Centre, the HQ of Sunderland City Council

Investigation launched at Sunderland City Council department James Harrison

Unions say the proposals are 'very worrying'

Row over plans to switch social workers team onto zero-hours contracts James Harrison

Workers protest at Nissan over proposed pension changes.

Nissan workers protest at Sunderland plant over changes to pension scheme Sophie Brownson

Chris Irwin has worked at Nissan for almost 24 years

Worker says Nissan 'betrayed' staff in pension row

The union has warned that without ‘substantial movement’ by the company on the scheme's closure, there could be industrial action at Nissan in Sunderland for the first time.

Union warns of potential strike at Nissan over pension row Poppy Kennedy

A march and rally will take place outside the Sunderland plant for the first time in its history

First union rally to take place outside Nissan Poppy Kennedy

Some flights from Newcastle Airport will resume on June 1.

Union's call for Government to protect aviation jobs as Newcastle Airport prepar... Debra Fox

Sunderland's Nissan plant

Unite demands job protection at Nissan's Sunderland plant as company announces c... Poppy Kennedy