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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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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Chancellor, get back round table with unions call
Monday, May 18th, 2020
Trade unions have also been at the virtual table in daily discussions with ministers and employers, thrashing out the urgent measures needed to keep our people ...
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‘Slap in the face’
Friday, May 15th, 2020
“JCB is preparing to throw 1,500 workers under the bus just as the government asks employers to pay their fair share towards protecting jobs and keeping the hea...
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Solidarity with Uganda – help needed
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Unite Greater Manchester Social Action Branch is launching an urgent appeal on behalf of the Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union (ATGWU) in Uganda to ...
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