Litany of criticism
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
“It is the right of every single worker in this country not to put themselves at risk of injury or hazard if they're going to work,” he said, noting that the la...
7 min
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Tough times for our cabbies
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Four weeks into lockdown Unite London taxi driver Jim Kelly on what it's really like for our self-employed members.
2 min
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Unite: taxi drivers in urgent financial support plea
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
“Taxi drivers are really struggling. We can’t wait until June to be paid.” That is the message being echoed by taxi drivers up and down the country, and it...
4 min
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Unite winning for workers
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Great news just in (April 21) has seen Unite save hundreds of Adecco agency workers from redundancy at world-renowned luxury car manufacturer Bentley Motors.
5 min
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Road to ruin
Monday, April 20th, 2020
Unite calls for urgent talks with transport secretary as UK taxi drivers face financial ruin
4 min
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PPE 'tsar' welcomed
Monday, April 20th, 2020
McCluskey: government heeds Unite's calls but not a minute more to waste
3 min
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National shame
Monday, April 20th, 2020
Unite believes that the government's continued lack of PPE for front line workers is a scandal.
2 min
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Ask Alys: what are my rights as a vulnerable employee?
Friday, April 17th, 2020
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Workers can't pay the price again
Friday, April 17th, 2020
After the pandemic – workers can’t pay the price again says Sharon Graham, Executive Officer, Unite the Union
5 min
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Heroes and zeroes
Friday, April 17th, 2020
UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic
7 min
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'Heart-breaking sacrifice'
Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Unite honours fallen London bus workers - and demands more portections
4 min
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Cities facing crisis
Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Cities reliant on aviation industry will take harder economic hit from Covid-19 crisis
6 min
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End PPE postcode lottery call
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
The postcode lottery that exists in the supply and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) must end, Unite has told the government today (April 15).
6 min
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Rainbow Bridge across the divide
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
Many people from all walks of life have been putting rainbows in their windows to try and spread some joy in these difficult times and to show our love and appr...
3 min
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Let’s unite to cleanse Labour’s shame
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
The whole labour movement will be shocked by the revelations contained in the leaked report concerning how Labour HQ has handled complaints over anti-semitism o...
7 min
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Unite win for wages and clarity
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
In the first legal test of test of the government’s job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has secured clarification that the scheme can be used by companies in admi...
4 min
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Pulling out every lever
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
Up to 9m workers may lose out on statutory sick pay, including those in the gig economy, agency workers or on zero hours contracts, and over seven million worke...
8 min
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#ProtectUs call
Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Unite calls for government leadership amid national PPE shortage
6 min
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