coronavirus

‘Forced out by company greed’

Friday, August 7th, 2020

Today August 7, more than 6,000 BA staff - 4,000 of them being cabin crew, are being forced to leave British Airways, and while the remaining workforce will soo...

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'We were in the thick of it'

Friday, August 7th, 2020

In Part 1 of our two-part series on NHS pay justice, Unite health members reflect on the sacrifices they made at the height of the pandemic

7 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, August 7th, 2020

UniteLIVE highlights all the latest heroes and zeroes amid coronavirus pandemic

9 min

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'We need everyone to come together'

Friday, August 7th, 2020

Unite AGS Diana Holland: gov't must play part to save aviation industry

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'Wish you were here - to save aviation jobs'

Friday, August 7th, 2020

UK protests urge chancellor to keep aviation promise and prevent industry being ‘devastated’

4 min

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RSPCA jobs cull

Thursday, August 6th, 2020

RSPCA using Covid-19 as a ‘woeful’ excuse to sack 279 workers, says Unite

4 min

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NHS pay justice call

Thursday, August 6th, 2020

Unite reiterates call for NHS pay rise ahead of Saturday’s socially-distanced demos

5 min

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'Shame' on logistics giant DHL Tradeteam

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

Unite condemns DHL Tradeteam depot closure and site downgrade in Wales as more than 250 jobs axed

4 min

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'Kick in the teeth'

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

Unite condemns easyJet base closures which will impact employees, passengers and vital regional airports

4 min

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Eat out to help out?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

Unite highlights how Eat Out to Help Out scheme helps only big business – while hospitality workers are left fighting for their jobs

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Bristol GKN jobs at risk

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

As Bristol GKN threatens one in five job losses, Unite calls for all options to save jobs to be considered

4 min

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Unpaid 'career break'?

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

Leisure giant GLL asks staff to volunteer to go a year without pay

4 min

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Liverpool easyJet demo

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

Campaigners to hold demo tomorrow at Liverpool airport over easyJet's plans to close operations at 3 regional bases

3 min

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'End this strife now'

Monday, August 3rd, 2020

Unite GS calls on British Airways to extend pilots’ deal to rest of workforce

4 min

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'Industrial thuggery of the worst kind'

Monday, August 3rd, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey hits back against BA’s claims that job and pay cuts are necessary

3 min

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Covid-19 'smokescreen' to cut jobs and conditions

Friday, July 31st, 2020

Heathrow airline catering companies poised to axe 3,000 jobs

4 min

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‘Heartless and reckless’ move

Friday, July 31st, 2020

Today (July 29) it was the TUC’s turn to join the ever growing chorus of those highly concerned about pushing extremely vulnerable workers back to the workplace...

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‘Drop opportunistic ‘fire and rehire’ plans’ urges Unite

Friday, July 31st, 2020

Despite its’ actions and plans to sack 12,000 staff and to cut the wages of a further 30,000 workers being roundly condemned by Unite, the public, the Labour Pa...

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