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‘End this strife now’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has today (August 3) said that the deal offered to British Airways' pilots would be acceptable to tens of thousands... Read More
‘If we unite as one, we can move mountains’
One year ago, Harland and Wolff workers took an unprecedented stand to save their jobs. This is the story of how they fought back – and won
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‘Industrial thuggery of the worst kind’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (August 3) accused British Airways of 'industrial thuggery' as the airline has vowed to press ahead with redundancies and... Read More
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Covid-19 ‘smokescreen’ to cut jobs and conditions
About 3,000 workers face losing their jobs as Heathrow catering companies use Covid-19 not only as an excuse to axe jobs, but as ‘a smokescreen’... Read More
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‘Heartless and reckless’ move
Today (July 29) it was the TUC’s turn to join the ever growing chorus of those highly concerned about pushing extremely vulnerable workers back to... Read More
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‘Drop opportunistic ‘fire and rehire’ plans’ urges Unite
Despite its’ actions and plans to sack 12,000 staff and to cut the wages of a further 30,000 workers being roundly condemned by Unite, the... Read More
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‘Instantly aggressive and confrontational’
Driving a bus has always been a stressful job, but the stresses have only increased amid the pandemic, where instead of just facing the usual... Read More
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Feeling the heat?
Britons are sweltering amid yet another heatwave this summer, with today (July 31) recorded as the hottest day of the year so far, as temperature... Read More
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Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you all the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week's latest. HEROES NHS... Read More
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Back UK auto-industry – or risk losing it call
In 1954 at the heart of the Cold War, the Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany, Aneurin Bevan resigns from the shadow cabinet, Marilyn Munroe marries... Read More
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NHS pay ‘elephant in the room’
A deserved boost in pay for NHS staff, who have battled through the pandemic, is ‘the elephant in the room’ in the latest plan for... Read More
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‘Workers are holding their breath’
Picking up last weekend’s press, I almost choked on my morning tea when I read that ‘Red Wall Tories’ were working to save UK aerospace.... Read More
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A nurse is for life…
Last night, July 29, hundreds of London's NHS workers started their march to Downing Street from St Thomas' Hospital on the South Bank to protest... Read More
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‘It costs less to keep people off the dole’
The government faces mounting pressure to extend its furlough scheme or else face an unprecedented wave of unemployment crushing any hopes of an economic recovery.... Read More
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Unite fears for vulnerable as shielding ends
There’s no doubt that life in full lockdown was tough even for the most resolutely optimistic of us. Maybe you were a parent trying also... Read More
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Increase in hunger ‘miserable legacy’ of pandemic
Last month, campaigning led by footballer Marcus Rashford forced the government to U-turn on free school meals and agree to extend vouchers for eligible children... Read More
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Pandemic public inquiry call
The damning report by MPs into hospital patients in England being discharged into care homes without a Covid-19 test reinforces the need for a public... Read More
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NHS heroes in fight back stand
As NHS workers from across London prepare to march to Downing Street this evening (July 29) to demand an early pay rise, a new poll... Read More
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Catering staff at NHS trust ‘thrown on the scrapheap’
Bosses at Barts Health NHS Trust should step in, after outsourced caterer Elior told about 100 staff that they will be sacked, despite their hard... Read More
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Childcare crisis
Nearly half of working mothers recently made redundant say lack of childcare provision played a role in their sacking, a shocking new survey has revealed.... Read More