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Crossrail investigation call

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Taxpayers' money being misused at Crossrail’s Bond Street station, warns Unite

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Home insulation must be top priority to tackle climate emergency

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Strengthen Green Homes Grant scheme by bringing it under public control, trade union leaders urge chancellor

5 min

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Metroline strike action ballot

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Ballot for strike action over Metroline’s controversial ‘remote sign-on’ policy in London

4 min

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'Plane wrong' pay disparity

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

RAF Leeming strikes intensify over Babcock’s £5,000 pay disparity

3 min

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'Difference between heating and eating'

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Need for chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend £20-a-week Universal Credit boost indefinitely underpinned by Unite survey

5 min

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Big brother fears in bus strike CCTV frenzy

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Unite has warned that Manchester bus operator Go North West appears to be more intent on monitoring every movement of their workers, than resolving the all-out ...

6 min

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'Trojan Horse' for more NHS privatisation?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Unite national officer Jackie Williams: Plans to ditch Cameron-era NHS reforms must not lead to more privatisation

4 min

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Unite slams govt plans for private sector bio-med labs

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Unite, which represents over 100,000 health care workers, has today (February 24) added its voice to warnings that the government’s plans to create a mega labor...

4 min

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'I don't know how I will cope'

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Unite reiterates call to cancel £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit as new Unite survey reveals depth of low-income families’ suffering

8 min

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Following the shocking news that car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has gone into administration, over a thousand Unite members fear the worst for their jobs.

Melrose CEO accused of misleading Parliament

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Melrose chief executive misled Parliament on GKN Birmingham site and must correct his evidence, Unite says

3 min

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Schools reopening 'gamble'

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Government’s ‘risky’ decision to fully re-open schools in England on March 8 risks Covid spike, warns Unite

3 min

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'Magnificent seven' shovel ready projects

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Deliver ‘shovel ready’ manufacturing schemes to show government is serious about jobs and climate emergency, Unite urges PM

5 min

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Fourth lockdown warning if workers cannot afford to self-isolate

Monday, February 22nd, 2021

Labour reiterates call for expansion of self-isolation support and statutory sick pay increase

6 min

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‘Deep concern’

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Unite has expressed ‘deep concern and solidarity’ for the 3,000 employees working for the Ulster Bank as NatWest announces its exit from the Republic of Ireland...

4 min

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All-electric future

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Unite welcomes UK car manufacturers embracing a move to all-electric cars

6 min

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‘A convenient smokescreen’ for pay cuts

Friday, February 19th, 2021

London bus passengers will face serious disruption as Unite confirmed today (February 19) that 2,200 bus drivers employed by RATP will strike next week over a s...

4 min

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Outbreak waiting to happen

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Unite warns of quarantine hotels outbreak risk and reiterates calls for union consultation and better health and safety provisions

8 min

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Over 650 Rolls-Royce jobs safeguarded

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

Unite secures no-compulsory redundancy agreements at Rolls-Royce in Renfrewshire and Coventry

3 min

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