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‘Preparing to battle’
Workers at Heineken’s cider brewery in Hereford, Herefordshire, are ‘preparing to battle’ a ‘sack and sign’ (SAS) ultimatum by the company that will see staff... Read More
‘Dereliction of duty’
Unite slams failure to boost sick pay with advent of new Covid-19 tier restrictions
Coronavirus News
‘We won’t be treated this way any longer’
Residents of Doncaster are set to be severely affected by a series of bin strikes over Christmas and New Year, as a result of the... Read More
Coronavirus News
Government’s ‘levelling up agenda in tatters’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak yet again failed to offer the level of ambition necessary to rebuild a shattered economy, while also targeting the lowest paid to... Read More
Coronavirus News
‘Act of industrial self-mutilation’
Rolls Royce’s announcement that it will close its factory in Barnoldswick from this Friday (November 25) until after Christmas, while offshoring work around the globe,... Read More
Coronavirus News
‘Festive crisp famine’ warning
A series of broken promises and a proposed pay freeze by management at haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd, could result in a festive crisp famine, Unite... Read More
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Workers must have a collective say over economic recovery
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, let us cast our minds back to Boris Johnson’s infamous promise to “level up” Britain. As with all of... Read More
Coronavirus News
Chancellor has ‘the power and the responsibility to renew our country’
Unite has urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to reject a return to austerity ahead of his comprehensive spending review on Wednesday (November 25) amid reports that... Read More
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Unite GS to chancellor: ‘In this time like no other we need action like no other’
Ahead of the comprehensive spending review (CSR) on Wednesday (November 25), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling on him... Read More
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Who will remember them?
On sea beds of the Aegean. Of the Mediterranean. Cemeteries for refugees without tombstones. Without eulogies. Men, women and children cast adrift in dinghies that... Read More
Coronavirus News
PPE logjam scandal
The government’s incompetence in securing adequate levels of protective kit for health and care workers made big headlines during the first wave of the virus.... Read More
Coronavirus News
Stricter measures needed to combat Covid on construction sites
Unite is calling for the creation of separate site operating procedures to cover both indoor and outdoor construction work following revelations by Professor Calum Semple... Read More
Coronavirus Sound and Vision
‘Why is it that we pick the pockets of the least well paid?’
Unite has lambasted reports that the government is mulling over a public sector pay freeze in chancellor Rishi Sunak's upcoming spending review on Wednesday (November... Read More
Coronavirus News
‘Kick in the teeth’
Unite has slammed the government for considering a public sector pay freeze for 5.5m workers, after reports today (November 20) suggested that public sector workers... Read More
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‘Devastating news for E.ON workers’
The news that energy giant E.ON is to axe about 700 jobs over the next two years is ‘more grim news’ for the UK economy... Read More
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Unite statement on Saudi Arabian human rights abuses
Unite the Union, TSSA, NEU, NASUWT and the SOR trade unions are calling on the UK government to raise serious concerns at the upcoming G20... Read More
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‘Cast iron guarantees’ on UK defence spending call
Unite has cautiously welcomed this week’s defence spending announcement – but warned that it must be used to create and support jobs and communities in... Read More
Coronavirus News
Think tank report touting public sector pay freeze ‘an insult’
Public sector employees, many of whom are essential Covid-19 workers, should not be subject to a continuing pay freeze from a government that has not... Read More
Coronavirus Sound and Vision
‘Open the toilets to frontline workers’
On World Toilet Day today (November 19), Unite continued to push its long-running toilet dignity campaign, calling for all workers to have access to sanitation... Read More
Coronavirus Sound and Vision
‘Everybody should have access to a toilet’
On World Toilet Day today (November 19), Unite has highlighted its long-running campaign to ensure every worker - from bus drivers to lorry drivers, couriers... Read More