coronavirus

'BA's actions should have consequences'

Friday, July 10th, 2020

Political pressure mounts for BA to lose lucrative landing slots as cross-party MPs sign pledge

4 min

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construction

Construction site safety procedures 'inadequate'

Friday, July 10th, 2020

Unite says it won't back Construction Covid procedures until PPE and hygiene failings addressed

4 min

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GE announces more than 700 job losses

Friday, July 10th, 2020

GE job losses reinforce urgent need for a financial package to support UK manufacturing

4 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, July 10th, 2020

UniteLIVE highlights the latest heroes and zeroes of the coronavirus crisis

10 min

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Ryanair deal secured

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite secures deal to prevent Ryanair job losses

3 min

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UK steel

Britain, we need our steel

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unions call on government to use UK steel on Covid-19 recovery infrastructure projects

2 min

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More aerospace job losses in Derbyshire

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite vows to minimise job losses at Derbyshire-based aerospace company

3 min

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‘A reckoning will come’

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

For nearly 150 years the Durham Miners’ Gala has been admired all over the world as a carnival like no other, with beautiful banners, brass bands and voices lif...

3 min

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2,000 Rolls-Royce jobs to be shed in August

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite reiterates demand for aerospace support package as Rolls-Royce announces jobs to go as soon as August

4 min

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car manufacturing

Nissan pensions protest

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Sunderland pensions protest over Nissan’s ‘disdain’ for workers

3 min

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'Instead of a budget we have a slogan'

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Unite political department's Joy Johnson's take on chancellor's statement

5 min

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'Bleak day for Britain's workers'

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak fails to support hardest hit sectors or extend furlough scheme

7 min

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car parking

NHS car parking charges may resume

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Unite reiterates call for free NHS car parking in England to be made permanent as gov’t signals a reintroduction of charges

5 min

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Massive job losses rock DHL workers

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

On the eve of the Chancellor’s speech to the country designed to map the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, 2,200 workers involved in the production of...

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Supply chain job losses pushes aerospace to the edge

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

With less than 24 hours to go before the Chancellor delivers his financial statement, Unite is warning that companies in the aerospace supply chain have announc...

4 min

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Jobs to go at media firm Reach – Covid-19 cited as reason

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

The loss of 550 jobs at newspaper giant Reach is the latest example of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Unite said today (Tuesday July ...

3 min

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‘It’s not rocket science’

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

Ahead of tomorrow’s (July 8) Chancellor’s Summer Statement, Unite assistant general secretary for manufacturing, Steve Turner, outlines what Unite is seeking in...

2 min

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Recognise NHS staff’s effort with pay rise

Monday, July 6th, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic reinforces – not diminishes – the strong case for the NHS workforce to receive a ‘beyond substantial’ pay rise for 2021-22, Unite said ...

4 min

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