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‘National collective effort’ needed for post Covid-19 economy

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (April 28) called for “a coherent blueprint” for economic recovery to be drawn up for when the Covid-19 crisis ends ...

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Farm and agriculture workers feel Covid-19 pressure

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

“It is interesting to see how key to a functioning society many ‘unskilled’ workers really are, from farmworkers, to pack house workers, to delivery drivers and...

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'Honour lives lost'

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

IWMD latest: Fallen bus drivers must get recognition they deserve

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Resolve confusion now call

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Unite is urging the government to resolve a major discrepancy within the government’s job retention scheme – which could prevent thousands of workers from being...

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Test workers – or risk virus spreading

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Construction workers must be included in the government’s targeted Covid-19 testing of key workers in order to help halt the disease’s spread, Unite said today ...

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‘Fight like hell for the living’

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Unite has always put the safety and welfare of our members first, including their mental health. Our challenge has been to meet the requirements and needs of al...

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Houses before health?

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Unite warns over health and safety as housebuilders begin return to work

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'A national embarrassment'

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Unite calls for an urgent ramp in testing amid government failrues

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We will remember them

Monday, April 27th, 2020

From Edinburgh to the Eden Project, from Aberystwyth to Aldeburgh there will be no outdoor memorials – the squares where annually workers come to honour and com...

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Unite fights an 'unprecedented crisis'

Monday, April 27th, 2020

‘Sort this out [govt] and stop putting pressure on NHS workers’ call

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London Ambulance Service

'Everything is jam tomorrow'

Monday, April 27th, 2020

“Unite is urgently calling for ambulance workers to be given clear guidance regarding triaging which patients should be taken to hospital and more action on PPE...

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7,000 London transport workers furloughed

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Furloughed TfL workers should act as ‘a spur’ for government financial rescue package

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Salute to our food workers

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Unite hails ‘unsung heroes’ working to keep the country’s stomachs full

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, April 24th, 2020

UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic

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Uber

The doctor will see you now…

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

The doctor can speak to you now. From behind closed doors, head-phones for stethoscopes.

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‘Knee jerk’ threat to 399 jobs

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

The decision to axe 399 workers at Safran Seats UK, which makes commercial airline seats, has been branded as ‘knee jerk’ as bosses should have continued to app...

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library

Template for furlough deals?

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

An agreement which will see over 100 workers at 12 Greenwich libraries furloughed on 100 per cent of pay during the coronavirus pandemic, could become a nationw...

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