'A devastating effect'
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Unite London and Eastern regional officer Wayne King speaks out about the need for the government to take urgent action to save the UK's aviation sector, on BBC...
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Nissan pension attack 'opportunistic'
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Nissan’s plans to end a defined benefits pension scheme for hundreds of workers at its Sunderland plant are ‘disappointing’ and ‘opportunistic’, Unite said tod...
3 min
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‘Grim’ times for Heathrow’s workers?
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Hounslow council is warning that a third of the 100,000 households in the borough could be affected by job losses – shrinking the local economy and contracting ...
4 min
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'No stone left unturned'
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
How Unite is fighting for a safe return to work for members
8 min
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'We cannot be silent'
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Workers Uniting statement on the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota
3 min
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Reducing social distancing to 1m doubles infection risk
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Unite ‘strongly resists’ hospitality industry lobbying to reduce social distancing to 1m
7 min
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The very best of us
Monday, June 1st, 2020
Dr Singer, a GP, had been chair of Doctors in Unite (DiU), formerly known as the Medical Practitioners’ Union (MPU). The union formed of mostly GPs celebrated i...
4 min
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‘Disgraceful’ actions
Monday, June 1st, 2020
There’s no doubt that local authority workers are finding life tough right now – with little or no recognition for putting their safety at risk in the war again...
5 min
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Chancellor announces changes to furlough scheme
Friday, May 29th, 2020
McCluskey: Furlough changes welcome but fragile economy needs further assistance
3 min
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When
Friday, May 29th, 2020
Do you remember when the phone plugged into the wall had its own table in the hall?
2 min
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Heroes and zeroes
Friday, May 29th, 2020
UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic
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Now it is time to fight for jobs
Friday, May 29th, 2020
People and markets make the decisions and what actually moves them must be our focus, otherwise we will be left bitterly disappointed. We must remember that tac...
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British car production plummets
Friday, May 29th, 2020
UK car industry’s lowest output since Second World War highlights need for gov’t support
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BA betrayal: customers and partners alerted
Friday, May 29th, 2020
This week campaigners have been alerting companies including HCL in Surrey, Barclays in Glasgow, Vodafone in Newbury, Microsoft, in Reading, GSK in Ulverston an...
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Union legend Sarah Chapman’s grave under threat
Friday, May 29th, 2020
But such a vital piece of trade union history could be erased to posterity after it has emerged that Sarah Chapman’s grave is now under threat. The Manor Park C...
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London bus workers' safety 'absolutely crucial'
Friday, May 29th, 2020
Unite safety reps to inspect London buses in phased return to front entry
4 min
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‘For the nation’s benefit’
Friday, May 29th, 2020
More than two months on from the promised but yet to emerge government support for the UK’s beleaguered aviation industry, Unite is warning that without urgent ...
5 min
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Boost for post-pandemic economy
Thursday, May 28th, 2020
New nuclear power station construction to create 25,000 jobs
3 min
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