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‘Vigilance, commitment and dedication’
Unite rep Franco Villani has won a prestigious TUC award for his outstanding contribution to health and safety at an East Yorkshire hospital during the... Read More
Furlough scheme ‘must be extended for as long as it takes’
Unite AGS Steve Turner: after four-week lockdown extension, chancellor Rishi Sunak must step up and support workers
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Fire and rehire ‘disgraceful’
On Wednesday (June 16), Unite joined Labour MPs at a campaign event to support Labour MP Barry Gardiner's private members bill which, if successful, will... Read More
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‘Slap in the face’ to McVitie’s workforce
Unite Scotland and GMB Scotland, which jointly represent the vast majority of the 472 McVitie’s workers based at Tollcross in Glasgow, have reacted furiously to... Read More
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Hampshire public health cuts
Proposed cuts to health visiting, school nursing and sexual health services in Hampshire are the latest example of the swingeing cuts to public health services... Read More
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‘Rock solid determination’
Striking maintenance workers at the St Mungo’s housing charity will stage a protest in Bristol on Monday (June 21) over bullying and anti-union behaviour by... Read More
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‘Reckless with safety of workers’
Unite has branded revelations that the government deliberately suppressed information on how workers could be temporarily furloughed when forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19 as... Read More
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Back Barry’s Bill!
Labour MPs, including Angela Rayner, Jeremy Corbyn, Andy McDonald, Zarah Sultana, Grahame Morris and dozens more, flocked to a campaign event outside Parliament on Wednesday... Read More
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‘Together we can win’
Unite, has today (June 16) endorsed Barry Gardiner's parliamentary bill to end fire and rehire. Unite's general secretary, Len McCluskey, called the practice, in which... Read More
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Premier Inn protests
Protests at Premier Inns in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland calling for staff to be paid the real living wage will be held tomorrow... Read More
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Woolwich Ferry dispute latest
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to intervene as new strike dates were announced in the Woolwich Ferry ‘different bosses, same victimisation’ dispute. The... Read More
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Farm worker shortage can be solved with better pay
Difficulties finding seasonal agricultural workers could solved by improving notoriously bad pay and conditions in the sector, Unite has said in response to complaints by... Read More
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‘Give us a social security package’
On Monday (14 June) The Prime Minister announced a four week delay to the lifting of all lockdown restrictions. England was due to move to... Read More
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‘Workers and businesses still need more help’
New figures published today (June 15) have shown signs that the labour market is recovering after lockdown restrictions eased earlier this year, with unemployment falling... Read More
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‘Metro misery’
Tyne and Wear residents are being warned to brace for ‘Metro misery’ during train maintenance strikes that will impact rail travel across the region. Unite... Read More
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Unite lorry driver manifesto launched
Unite has launched a radical manifesto to tackle the chronic driver shortage affecting the UK’s lorry driving sector. The manifesto has been drawn up to... Read More
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‘Passengers and bus drivers at renewed risk’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, is calling on the government to ensure that the current rules on mask wearing and reduced... Read More
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Extend furlough call
As the government prepares to delay lockdown easing for another four weeks, Unite has reiterated its call for continued financial support for workers and their... Read More
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Thousands of Stoke families at risk
Thousands of families in Stoke-on-Trent, which has high levels of child poverty, could be badly hit by city council plans to slash £1 million from... Read More
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Dozens of Loganair jobs saved
Unite Scotland has today (June 14) welcomed the news that up to 35 cabin crew jobs at risk of redundancy across Scottish airports have now... Read More