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London bus workers' safety 'absolutely crucial'

Friday, May 29th, 2020

Unite safety reps to inspect London buses in phased return to front entry

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‘For the nation’s benefit’ 

Friday, May 29th, 2020

More than two months on from the promised but yet to emerge government support for the UK’s beleaguered aviation industry, Unite is warning that without urgent ...

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nuclear power

Boost for post-pandemic economy

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

New nuclear power station construction to create 25,000 jobs

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car manufacturing

Production to stay at Nissan Sunderland plant

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Unite warns Nissan Sunderland efficiency savings must not include attacks on jobs or T&Cs

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'Millions hanging by a thread'

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Don’t take that sharp right, Chancellor.  Work with those in business and the workplaces, the experts in defending and creating jobs, and you will take the righ...

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Airliner easyJet announces jobs cull

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Unite: easyJet jobs threat underlines urgent need for government support for UK aviation

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'Don’t sacrifice jobs in rush to exit furlough'

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

“This report bears out what we have been saying for weeks now, that removing the furlough support before business has had a chance to recover even slightly coul...

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‘Never been a more important time’

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

“That’s the case never more so than now and Unite alone has put on many thousands of new members since the lockdown. 

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Safe work, safe travel, strong unions

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

WATCH: New film explains all you need to know about a safe return to work

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steel

Steel industry vital for 'sustained economic recovery'

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

Unite joins Labour call for steel industry support amid crisis

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apprentices

Jobs tsunami this summer?

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Responding to speculation that the chancellor Rishi Sunak will soon use a statement to detail changes to the job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has urged the gov...

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bin strike waste refuse

Agency workers pay victory

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Employment agency workers contracted to provide refuse collection services in Sandwell, West Midlands, are being paid 100 per cent of their wages during lockdow...

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Rescue plan welcomed

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Unite welcomes news of ‘Birch Project’ rescue plan to save businesses and jobs

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‘Betrayal of workers – and of Britain’

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Unite launched a major UK wide campaign on Friday May 22 against British Airways’ (BA) opportunistic plans to use the Covid-19 pandemic to betray thousands of s...

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Unite launches BA campaign

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

Major Unite campaign to oppose British Airways’ betrayal of Britain

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic

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'Totally unacceptable'

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

Thousands of care workers could be ineligible for £60,000 Covid-19 payment

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‘Victory for fair-minded British people’

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

But late yesterday afternoon, thanks to Unite, action the PM made an astonishing U-turn –saying the charge for overseas NHS and care workers will be removed.

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