coronavirus

'No more excuses'

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

Unite members and MPs demand govt extends furlough scheme

10 min

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Gatwick job losses mount

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

6000 job losses at 'ghost town' Gatwick airport demonstrates devastation in UK aviation

4 min

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Covid smokescreen used to slash pay

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

Unite has launched an international campaign today (September 9) to stop the owners of the Manchester bus company Go North West from using Covid-19 as cover for...

4 min

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'Do not abandon us'

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020

Unite reiterates furlough extension call on eve of SOS for Jobs rally, as new figures show UK employers planned 300k redundancies in June and July

8 min

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SOS for jobs

Monday, September 7th, 2020

New Unite SOS for Jobs campaign heads to Parliament as UK workers urge PM ‘don't abandon us'

4 min

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'Too little, too late'

Monday, September 7th, 2020

Government promise of ‘jam tomorrow’ for aviation industry will not end job loss crisis

4 min

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'New Deal' for social care call

Monday, September 7th, 2020

Unite welcomes new TUC report calling for an overhaul of adult social care system

7 min

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Virgin Atlantic job cuts 'serious blow'

Friday, September 4th, 2020

Virgin Atlantic job losses reinforces call for aviation support package

3 min

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Chancellor told to act now or face 'tsunami of unemployment'

Friday, September 4th, 2020

Growing calls for short-time working scheme as TUC launches new blueprint to save jobs

7 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, September 4th, 2020

UniteLIVE brings you the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis

10 min

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Latest bus driver assaults 'not isolated events'

Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

Unite condemns recent bus driver assaults in the south west and reiterates zero-tolerance call against abuse

8 min

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Govt failure to support industry is ‘green light’ to sack workers says Unite

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

Aviation workers from two companies which have made brutal cuts on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic are bringing their call for the government to provide long-...

5 min

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Apprenticeship 999

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

The future of the UK’s world class base of highly skilled workers is now at great risk, Unite, other unions and employers warned yesterday (August 31).

6 min

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Govt’s ‘scrimping’ could cost lives

Friday, August 28th, 2020

Thirteen quid a day. Not a lot really when you take your bills, outgoings, kids’ school uniforms, gas – not to mention food – into account. It all adds up to ea...

6 min

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‘Safety first and foremost’

Thursday, August 27th, 2020

Workers who need to self-isolate at a Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, where 75 staff have tested positive for coronavirus, must receive ‘adequa...

3 min

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‘Up your game Arriva’ call

Thursday, August 27th, 2020

Bus company Arriva has been accused of a lax response to public and worker safety when one of its bus drivers tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

4 min

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Staff ‘left reeling’

Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

The announcement today (Wednesday August 26) that Gatwick Airport is to make 600 workers redundant is another bitter blow to the south east and highlights the g...

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A ‘horrible blow for staff’

Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

Rolls-Royce’s announcement today (Wednesday August 26) that it is planning to close aerospace sites in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, and Annesley, Nottinghamshire, ...

3 min

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