Covid by nation

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

As you will be aware England will go into a second lockdown from 00:01 GMT Thursday  November 5. Information from the Cabinet Office on the new national restric...

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'Stop gap deal'

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

Unite cautiously welcomes TfL funding deal – but calls for long-term plan

6 min

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'We cannot let another bad boss win'

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

Unite’s Wayne King: standing up to Heathrow bosses ‘about fairness in challenging times’

7 min

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UK faces ‘a winter of shrunken incomes and punishing uncertainty’ warns Unite

Saturday, October 31st, 2020

As the Jobs Retention Scheme closes the leader of the country’s leading trades union has called on the government to give an exhausted country some hope by brin...

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‘Test and trace’ failure – another nail in NHS’ coffin?

Friday, October 30th, 2020

As the UK population faces Covid-19 restrictions until next spring, the mistakes in the government’s ‘test and trace’ policy have been cruelly exposed and there...

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The word is on the streets - stop these swingeing pay cuts 

Friday, October 30th, 2020

He continued, “We are calling on Heathrow Airport boss John Holland-Kaye to use HAL’s cash reserves’ mountain to protect airport jobs, rather than focus exclusi...

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blue monday

Make a difference to others this Christmas

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

Unite launches Christmas appeal for struggling families – and Unite AGS Steve Turner shows how we can all help. He writes:

3 min

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‘Timing of the decision is bizarre in the extreme’

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

The government’s decision to axe the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has been met with growing opposition from major employers’ organisations and skills bodies.

4 min

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Short time working – join the debate

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

There’s no doubt that the outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many things about the way we work, whether that be in the factory or the field, in the office or in ...

6 min

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Use ‘cash mountain’ for staff call

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) needs to dip into its cash mountain to protect airport jobs during the pandemic, after its boss boasted that it had reserves for the ...

4 min

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Uber

Uber ‘is just heaping on the pressure’

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

Local taxi drivers will launch a campaign to call for action against the proliferation of London-based Uber vehicles in and around Gatwick and Crawley – which a...

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Unite will not let ‘cradle of the jet engine’ die

Monday, October 26th, 2020

Workers at the historic Rolls-Royce factory at Barnoldswick in Lancashire will embark on three weeks of targeted strike action beginning next month, as part of ...

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'Selflessness, kindness, togetherness'

Friday, October 23rd, 2020

Determined Marcus Rashford inspires businesses and local councils to step in after government rejects free school meals extension

6 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, October 23rd, 2020

UniteLIVE highlights the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis

11 min

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'Nonsensical' Network Rail contract changes

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Network Rail contract changes risk track safety and jobs in Nottinghamshire, Sheffield and Scotland

4 min

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'Always running to keep up'

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Chancellor criticised for failing to act sooner after latest economic update

9 min

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Whatever it takes

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Unions and Labour politicians demand greater support for workers ahead of chancellor’s economic update

7 min

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construction

Construction firm accused of 'union busting'

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Construction firm NG Bailey embroiled in wages dispute

3 min

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