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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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'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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‘Political football’

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

As the trade union representative on the boards of Enginuity, (the Sector Skills body for the engineering sector) and the Board of Cogent, (the Sector Skills bo...

5 min

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'Build the future'

Monday, February 8th, 2021

During National Apprenticeship Week this week, Unite AGS Steve Turner highlights what the gov't can do to fix the skills crisis

6 min

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❤ Unions week is back

Friday, February 5th, 2021

Celebrating in song the work unions do all year round

3 min

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The Poet

Friday, February 5th, 2021

Unite’s Joy Johnson’s hard-hitting commentary in poetry

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‘Fix furlough and extend it now’

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

Urging the government to extend the job retention scheme, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (January 26) said, “The government mustn't repeat the mist...

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'Cuts have consequences'

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Unite research officer Roisin McDermott: government's long-delayed further education white paper falls short

7 min

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Solidarity with Indian farmers

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

Unite EC member Jas Gill: trade unions across the world must stand with protesting Indian farmers

3 min

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Hello, Goodbye

Monday, January 11th, 2021

Unite’s Joy Johnson’s hard-hitting commentary in poetry

2 min

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Gov't must keep £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020

Unite AGS Steve Turner: Unite will not abide gov’t pushing families further into poverty

6 min

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Heathrow boss clinches corona rogue crown

Monday, November 30th, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey: Heathrow chief John Holland-Kaye ‘pushing thousands of British families into poverty’

3 min

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Workers must have a collective say over economic recovery

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

Unite AGS Steve Turner calls for national recovery council where workers lead the way

7 min

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Unite GS to chancellor: 'In this time like no other we need action like no other'

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey writes to chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of spending review

6 min

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Who will remember them?

Monday, November 23rd, 2020

On sea beds of the Aegean. Of the Mediterranean.

2 min

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 ‘A deep and damaging recession looms’

Friday, November 6th, 2020

Today Friday November 6, alongside our Scottish regional secretary Pat Rafferty, I am co-hosting the latest in a series of regional meetings to discuss Unite...

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‘People need more than short-term sticking plasters’

Thursday, November 5th, 2020

Commenting in response to the Chancellor’s latest announcement (today, Thursday November 5) of additional financial support for business and workers in lockdown...

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The dark underbelly of the food industry

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

Recently, a number of celebrity chefs and restauranteurs, including Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, signed a letter calling on Boris Johnson to ba...

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