Leadership and incentive now call
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
“The transition to electric vehicles will not occur overnight. During this period the government must also be promoting and assisting the new generation of low...
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Unite support for members in ‘grim times’ plant closure
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
The news that over 430 jobs are under threat at the Bakkavor food manufacturing plant at Spalding, Lincolnshire is ‘a bitter pill’ for the workforce, Unite said...
3 min
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'Gov't must provide leadership now'
Monday, June 8th, 2020
Unite reiterates call for auto sector support as job losses mount
8 min
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Quarantine rules for UK arrivals come into effect
Monday, June 8th, 2020
Unite: New quarantine rules places ‘moral duty’ on government to support aviation
4 min
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Plaque on a Clock Tower
Friday, June 5th, 2020
I’d gone from Camden into Islington. No idea the area was once called - Copenhagen then a cattle market – the Caledonian.
3 min
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Heroes and zeroes
Friday, June 5th, 2020
UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic
9 min
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Aero firm in 'brutal' jobs attack
Friday, June 5th, 2020
“SPS must not exploit the lockdown to force through these unnecessary redundancies and brutal attacks on terms and conditions,” commented Unite regional officer...
3 min
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Luxe car firm axe 1,000 jobs
Friday, June 5th, 2020
Bentley currently employs 4,200 workers at its factory in Crewe, Cheshire. The proposed 1,000 redundancies, which will be on a voluntary basis, account for almo...
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Report shines ‘searing light’ on Covid-19
Friday, June 5th, 2020
As Unite had long suspected class and race are the biggest factors in determining those that have died or been taken ill by the Covid-19 pandemic – now an unden...
8 min
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Unite secures win as face coverings made mandatory on public transport
Friday, June 5th, 2020
Unite proclaims mandatory face coverings victory for transport workers’ safety and mental health
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Rough sleeping disaster must be averted
Friday, June 5th, 2020
Despite the government claiming that 90 per cent of all rough sleepers had been found a bed that was never the case at all. Some, with no recourse to public fu...
6 min
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Rolls-Royce job cuts confirmed
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
“The announcement by Rolls-Royce is another warning sign that the UK is in serious danger of losing its leading position in aerospace, in addition to losing ...
4 min
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'Step back and see sense'
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
In his message to BA he said, "We are not just going to lie down and leave our members to be trodden all over. Step back and see sense and I promise you we will...
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Oxfam jobs under threat
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Oxfam job losses 'a tragedy in global fight against poverty'
4 min
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Aston Martin to cull 500 jobs
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Unite: Jobs at iconic British firm must not be "sacrificed at altar of short-termism'
4 min
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'Coming home to roost'
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Gov’t must fight systemic racism as BAEM people face greater death risk from Covid-19
9 min
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Scared for their safety at work
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Unite, representing staff working in call and contact centres across the financial services sector, has today (June 4) called for urgent action following the pu...
5 min
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Pandemic 'linked to class and race'
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020
PHE report confirms coronavirus mortality higher for BAEM and deprived communities
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