‘Morally repugnant’
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
A number of Cambridge University colleges, which are targeting some of their lowest paid employees for the jobs’ axe as they juggle their Covid-19 finances, hav...
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coronavirus
‘We need a cohort of resources’
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
As previously reported on UNITElive Danny spent nine days in Kingston Hospital, Surrey, at the end of March this year. Danny had endured the full range of the v...
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'Wake up call' for rogue employers
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
Legal case against Lancashire electronic firm warning to employers abusing furlough
4 min
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'Never-ending gravy train'
Monday, September 28th, 2020
Unite slams £240,000 pay-off for former NHS trust boss who quit telling staff 'life's too short'
5 min
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More than 1m jobs 'consigned to the scrapheap'
Monday, September 28th, 2020
Jobs in nightlife, sport, arts and events will fall through the cracks of chancellor’s short-time working scheme
7 min
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Heathrow has 'moral duty' to loyal workers
Friday, September 25th, 2020
Heathrow urged to halt brutal plans to fire and rehire thousands in light of new jobs scheme
3 min
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Heroes and zeroes
Friday, September 25th, 2020
UniteLIVE highlights the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus pandemic
9 min
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Bernard Matthews workers 'left in the lurch'
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Bernard Matthews breaks pledge and leaves essential workers stranded
3 min
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Chancellor's new scheme 'may come too late for too many'
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Unite cautiously welcomes chancellor Rishi Sunak’s short-time working scheme but calls for more support for hard-hit industries
7 min
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Face covering fines 'will make little difference' if rules not enforced
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Unite calls for stricter enforcement of face covering rules as new figures show only 400 passengers fined
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Stobart job losses 'latest blow for airport workers'
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
Stobart Aviation Services to cut ground crew jobs at Manchester, Southend and Stansted Airports
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New restrictions 'will hit hospitality industry hard'
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
Hospitality workers "desperately need" extra government support and furlough scheme extension
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Short-time working scheme in the offing?
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak may soon bow to union pressure and announce new wage support scheme
8 min
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Rail franchising ends
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
Unite says 'simply unacceptable' that private companies still cashing in on the UK’s railways and reiterates renationalisation call
4 min
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'Veering on the irresponsible'
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
Unite GS Len McCluskey slams PM for silence on furlough scheme as new restrictions announced
5 min
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'Cronyism and chaos'
Monday, September 21st, 2020
Billions of taxpayer funds wasted as fat cat firms cash in on Covid-19 contracts
5 min
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Luton Airport jobs 'hammer blow'
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Luton Airport workers face grim future as government inaction bites
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Test and trace to be outsourced - to Amazon?
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Unite slams continued private sector involvement in test and trace system
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