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Oxfam strike suspended
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
News just in – strike action being taken by Unite Oxfam members has been suspended after talks resulted in an improved pay offer being made.
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Oxfam staff strike
Monday, December 11th, 2023
Set up in 1941, the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief as it was originally known is now a global anti-poverty movement. Over 81 years later it has shops and of...
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'Don't back down'
Friday, December 8th, 2023
As the TUC meets to plan its response tomorrow (December 8) my message is clear: don’t back down, strikes are a vital part of how we improve pay and conditions.
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Food down a snip, but profits still up
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
Although news just in may be whispering of a wafer-thin helping of food inflation slowdown – for most of us in the real world your tasty turkey dinner is still ...
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Unite secures major pay win
Monday, December 4th, 2023
After a long dispute involving lengthy industrial action it was cheers all round for Unite Go North East bus members when the union secured a significant pay aw...
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Connecting communities through steel
Friday, November 24th, 2023
A quiet November Saturday afternoon in Sheffield. The steel-grey sky hangs heavy over the Sheffield United FC club house on Bramall Lane, home to the famed loca...
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‘Failure for workers’
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
Calling it an ‘abject failure for workers’, a ‘missed golden opportunity to tackle the issues threatening jobs and livelihoods,’ and ‘leaving consumers at the s...
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‘It shouldn’t be like this’
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
Unite members in Deeside, North Wales, employed by DE&S DECA, formerly known as the Defence Electronics and Components Agency, are currently out on strike in a...
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Plan to save UK steel
Monday, November 20th, 2023
Unite steel reps unanimously agree Workers' Plan for Steel to save jobs and the industry
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‘A basic human right’
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
The United Nations World Toilet Day has been observed annually since 2013 and is held on November 19th. The day celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 3...
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'Bringing people together'
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
Port Talbot sports teams throw their support behind steel as Unite campaign gains momentum
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'We will win'
Monday, November 13th, 2023
WATCH: Unite GS Sharon Graham joins striking members on Go North East picket line
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Go North East strike continues
Friday, November 10th, 2023
Unite stages rally in Newcastle as bus workers enter third week of all-out strike action - in photos
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'Future-proofing for the next generation'
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
Unite's Workers Plan for Steel campaign brings young and older members together in fight for steel's future
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A King’s Speech for the people
Monday, November 6th, 2023
Unite calls on government to set out a plan for jobs and recovery
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'Step up to the plate' on steel
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
Unite mobilises steel day of action to call on government for immediate investment in steel
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'Bizarre and deeply disappointing'
Friday, October 27th, 2023
TBIJ investigation latest: watchdog criticises Home Office over dropping farmworker visa review
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'Pushed to the brink'
Friday, October 27th, 2023
Go North East bus workers embark on all-out continuous strike action as survey reveals widespread stress and financial pressure
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