UK plunged into recession
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
UK suffers ‘world-beating’ recession worse than any G7 country, as Britain’s excess death toll rises to highest in all Europe
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Bakkavor sick pay win
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
Food manufacturer Bakkavor has committed to paying workers who need to self-isolate at its Newark dessert factory, where there has been a recent outbreak of cor...
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‘I see no ships'?
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
The United Kingdom is famous for its seafaring tradition. The legendary Royal Navy has won many a maritime victory and our shipyards have been the envy of the w...
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Serco track and trace failures
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Unite joins calls for lucrative Serco contract for track and trace services to be scrapped
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'Odious sleight of hand'
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Manchester bus drivers face losing £2,000-a-year in ‘bullying’ row
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'Adequate sick pay' call
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Self-isolating Bakkavor Newark workers need adequate sick pay
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'Ignored by the gov't in their hour of need'
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Unite reiterates call for furlough extension as three-quarters of a million jobs drop off UK payrolls
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'Make your voice heard in the post-pandemic world'
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
CPHVA: Health visitors, school nurses and community teams should be represented on NHS trusts and boards
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Croydon council job cuts 'fire sale'
Monday, August 10th, 2020
Unite has urged Croydon council to pause consultation on mass redundancies to preserve jobs
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Heathrow workers protest bosses' greed
Monday, August 10th, 2020
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Heathrow 'greed'
Monday, August 10th, 2020
Industrial action not out of the question at Heathrow as `greed, not need’ forces huge pay cuts on workers
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‘Nothing more than commodities’ – Unite response to BA’s shameful staff cuts
Friday, August 7th, 2020
Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett today (August 7) told Sky News, ‘There’s 6,000 staff forced to apply for voluntary redundancy, not on good term...
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Protect crane drivers from extreme heat call
Friday, August 7th, 2020
Unite calls for safety action as extreme heat puts crane drivers at risk
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How the govt fails to take women seriously
Friday, August 7th, 2020
A joint statement earlier this week (August 5) by the TUC, Centenary Action Group, the Fawcett Society, Women’s Aid and trade unions representing parliamentary ...
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'Why should we wait?'
Friday, August 7th, 2020
In Part 2 of our two-part series on NHS pay justice, Unite health members explain why they need a pay rise now
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‘Forced out by company greed’
Friday, August 7th, 2020
Today August 7, more than 6,000 BA staff - 4,000 of them being cabin crew, are being forced to leave British Airways, and while the remaining workforce will soo...
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'We were in the thick of it'
Friday, August 7th, 2020
In Part 1 of our two-part series on NHS pay justice, Unite health members reflect on the sacrifices they made at the height of the pandemic
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Heroes and zeroes
Friday, August 7th, 2020
UniteLIVE highlights all the latest heroes and zeroes amid coronavirus pandemic
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