‘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’
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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
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Who will remember them?
Monday, November 23rd, 2020
On sea beds of the Aegean. Of the Mediterranean.
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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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'We cannot let another bad boss win'
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Unite’s Wayne King: standing up to Heathrow bosses ‘about fairness in challenging times’
7 min
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‘Test and trace’ failure – another nail in NHS’ coffin?
Friday, October 30th, 2020
As the UK population faces Covid-19 restrictions until next spring, the mistakes in the government’s ‘test and trace’ policy have been cruelly exposed and there...
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‘Timing of the decision is bizarre in the extreme’
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
The government’s decision to axe the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has been met with growing opposition from major employers’ organisations and skills bodies.
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Have compassion for the unhappy
Friday, October 16th, 2020
Stretch out a hand but don’t clasp. Seize what’s left on the floor against the door.
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Spycops bill must be opposed
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
Spycops bill puts trade unions and other lawful organisations at risk of infiltration
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‘Thin gruel for fearful workers’
Monday, October 5th, 2020
“I’m afraid to say that when the country hungers for a hearty diet of jobs saving and creation, the chancellor has offered little more than thin gruel for fearf...
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