UK economy in April sees record decline
Friday, June 12th, 2020
UK GDP records biggest monthly fall in recorded history amid week of big job loss announcements
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'Nowhere for them to go'
Friday, June 12th, 2020
Unite West Midlands regional officer Tim Parker talks to Al Jazeera TV about the current dire state of the UK's auto manufacturing sector, where many skilled wo...
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Recessions kill people
Friday, June 12th, 2020
Unite AGS Steve Turner is interviewed on Al Jazeera TV and calls for the economy to be opened - or risk a new recession.
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You’re not alone – Unite is here for you
Friday, June 12th, 2020
Unite is campaigning for the highest standards keeping workers safe and calling out companies that put them and the public at risk. Unite has been working flat ...
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‘Warm words rub salt in wounds’
Friday, June 12th, 2020
About 100,000 council workers, members of Unite, will take part in a consultative ballot to see if they wish to reject or accept a pay and conditions offer for ...
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Heroes and zeroes
Friday, June 12th, 2020
UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic
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Childcare sector bailout call
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
Unite joins call from TUC to protect women's jobs by supporting childcare provision
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BA parent IAG pleads poverty while set on Air Europa
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
As we have previously reported on UNITElive, British Airways is set on its ‘fire and hire’ policy, by sacking 12,000 of its 42,000-strong workforce, and re-empl...
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Don’t let 2020’s aviation industry become the new 1980s’ coal
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
A new report out today (June 11) on the UK’s aviation industry is saying as many as 124,000 jobs in the industry and its supply chain are at risk and could vani...
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UK economy 'among hardest hit' globally
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
As job losses mount, UK to take bigger economic hit than any other nation in developed world
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'Every workplace should be carer-friendly - it doesn't cost a thing'
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
Carers’ Week: UniteLive highlights how workplace carers’ policies can make a big difference
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Unite video demolishes BA’s ‘fire & rehire’ claims
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
New Unite video reveals true extent of BA’s plans to use health crisis as cover to slash jobs
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'Together we can do everything'
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
Unite marks International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Workers
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Caring behind closed doors
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
Carers’ Week: unpaid carers’ voices must be heard
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‘Bad faith’ job cuts prompts strike call
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
The directors of Drax power station in north Yorkshire, part of the Drax Group, have been accused of ‘bad faith’ over 230 proposed redundancies when a pay deal ...
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Follow France’s investment lead call
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
Unite, which represents workers throughout aerospace and aviation, today (June 9) called on the UK government to follow the lead of France – and provide specifi...
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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...
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