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

3 min

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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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It’s good to talk

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

We need a new way to organise to keep our members in touch with the union when they are no longer at work. Indeed, even those who are lucky enough to be in work...

4 min

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Ministers are at ‘sixes and sevens’

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

Unite said that the £1.6bn government bailout - a combination of grant and loans -  for Transport for London (TfL), after the dramatic slump in passenger number...

4 min

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Clarks to slash jobs

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

Shoemaker Clarks job losses ‘bitter blow’ for Somerset workers

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‘Mean-spirited and shabby’

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

Unite said the hypocrisy of the prime minister was given extra piquancy as he singled out two non-UK  nurses – one from New Zealand and the other from Portugal ...

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Apprentices hit hard by pandemic

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

Unite calls for gov’t to support apprentices and young people amid crisis

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‘Time is running out’

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

The urgency for government intervention has been underlined by major employers in the aviation as well as associated aerospace sectors announcing over 30,000 po...

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'Hasty knee-jerk reaction'

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

Unite AGS Steve Turner speaks out on on Rolls-Royce job losses

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‘Shameful opportunism’: Rolls-Royce jobs axe plan slammed

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

“This company has accepted public money to furlough thousands of workers. Unite and Britain’s taxpayers deserve a more responsible approach to a national emerge...

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Helping us through the dark days

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

That’s why, in mental health awareness week, Unite health sector, which includes our psychologist members, have forwarded to us an ingenious four week calendar ...

3 min

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Jobless claims rise to more than 2m

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

Unite demands gov’t action as jobless claims soar by 70 per cent

6 min

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10,000 green buses call

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

‘Crucial’ that bus maker ADL’s plan to build 10,000 green buses included in government's £5bn public transport fund.

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Not at the expense of workers

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

He said Unite had processes in place that could make the static workplace safe – and had been in talks with government at the highest level – but he emphasised,...

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Employers and gov't urged to get to grips with mental health crisis

Monday, May 18th, 2020

Unite highlights pandemic anxieties as majority of workers fear losing their jobs

6 min

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‘We’re at five minutes to midnight…’

Monday, May 18th, 2020

“Governments in Europe and globally have provided financial support for their aviation sectors because they recognise it is vital to an economy, and the UK gove...

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'Rocket booster' NHS blueprint

Monday, May 18th, 2020

Health unions draw up plan for safely reopening NHS

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