Unite win for members
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Hestia Housing and Support workers have succeeded in their campaign to force their employer to pay the London Living Wage, Unite said today (Thursday 4 March).
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‘Immoral’ fire and rehire plans brewing
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Plans to ‘fire and rehire’ nearly 300 workers at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire could lead to industrial action at the coffee facto...
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Bus stop
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Unite's London bus driver members have been advised to stop driving if their bus becomes overcrowded, to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
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A Budget of ‘spin, gimmicks and dangerous wheezes’
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the gover...
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Sunak Budget ‘falls short’
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget today (March 3) fell short of what was needed to rebuild the economy and protect people’s jobs, health and incomes, Unite warned...
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‘Brutal pay cuts’
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
The Living Wage Foundation has been urged to end its accreditation of London-based lettings software provider Goodlord over ‘brutal’ £6,000 pay cuts that have f...
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Budget: has govt learnt anything from pandemic?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
This government’s mismanagement of the crisis has led to the UK suffering the biggest economic hit in Europe, not to mention a tragically high loss of life. Muc...
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Budget 'must unite the whole country'
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Unite urges chancellor Rishi Sunak to take action in upcoming Budget to protect health, jobs and incomes
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Keeping those afloat from going adrift
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Unite warned today (March 1) that plans by the London Resort – the Disney style theme park due to be built in the Kent estuary – to house 2,000 construction wor...
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London bus strikes latest
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Fresh London bus strikes this week in battle to protect pay and conditions
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Cruise ship accommodation plan warning
Monday, March 1st, 2021
London Resort cruise ship accommodation plan requires full consultation, urges Unite
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Boss’s shame as staff demand £170k in unpaid wages
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Serious questions continue to be asked into allegations that the owner of Lunar Automotive, previously based in Preston, has not paid his workforce to the tune ...
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Manchester mayor urged to intervene ahead of bus strikes
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Andy Burnham called on to intervene to protect community health as Go North West bus strike is due to begin
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Pay delay for council workers a 'disgrace'
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Unite and other local government unions demand employers speed up pay process so essential council workers and school support staff get a pay rise
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Sainsbury's 'pathetic' pay rise slammed
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Unite says Sainsbury’s 20p pay rise for staff ‘put to shame’ by Morrisons’ £10 an hour pledge
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Britain should not support Aussie rightwinger for top job at OECD
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Unite AGS Tony Burke: former finance minister Mathias Cormann’s anti-union and anti-environment track record is cause for concern
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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
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