End ‘bully boy’ fire and rehire fight launched
Monday, April 26th, 2021
Unite today (Monday April 26) launched a major national campaign to end the growing practice of fire and rehire.
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‘Leeching the public purse’
Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Serco civil enforcement officers in Ealing have voted to strike over the targeting of union activists in the latest in a series of industrial disputes to hit th...
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‘Missed opportunity’
Monday, March 15th, 2021
Unite, representing over 70,000 bus workers, has warned that the government’s new national bus strategy, published today (Monday March 15) will go nowhere ne...
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Sunak Budget ‘falls short’
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget today (March 3) fell short of what was needed to rebuild the economy and protect people’s jobs, health and incomes, Unite warned...
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Don’t ignore tremendous job opportunities call
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
The UK’s top manufacturing leaders have joined forces today (February 11) to urge Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap, set t...
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'Yet more cronyism and chaos from this Tory government'
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Spending watchdog reveals PPE suppliers with Tory political connections were ten times more likely to be awarded contracts
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MPs support embattled Barnoldswick workers
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
The government must put conditions on support for Rolls-Royce or risk jobs, says Grahame Morris MP
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'Time to stop government's economic rollercoaster'
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
Unite calls for government action as more than 300,000 redundancies registered in last three months
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Vaccine breakthrough?
Tuesday, November 10th, 2020
New Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine sees hopeful results in clinical trials – but Unite has expressed concerns over distribution and safety
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Fat cats cashing in on Covid
Friday, November 6th, 2020
Some big companies have cashed in on pandemic bonanza but are still slashing jobs - UniteLIVE investigates
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Short time working – join the debate
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
There’s no doubt that the outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many things about the way we work, whether that be in the factory or the field, in the office or in ...
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Use ‘cash mountain’ for staff call
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) needs to dip into its cash mountain to protect airport jobs during the pandemic, after its boss boasted that it had reserves for the ...
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'Always running to keep up'
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
Chancellor criticised for failing to act sooner after latest economic update
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'This is not going away anytime soon'
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
Footballer Marcus Rashford and Labour party in latest fight for gov’t U-turn on free school meals
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'Tiers' of woe
Friday, October 16th, 2020
UniteLIVE investigates the new lockdown system – and calls for urgent government support for workers facing financial hardship
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'Prime' time to take on Amazon
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Gov’t must force retail giant Amazon to treat workers better and pay more tax
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A ‘terrible, retrograde step for UK farming’
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
What is more important than the safety of the food we put into our mouths each day? UK farming is renowned for its stringent standards, but now, with yesterday’...
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‘We simply don’t have time’
Friday, October 9th, 2020
Unite has vowed to escalate its campaign to introduce stricter safety measures for London buses after it emerged that Unite member Kofi Opoku, who worked for M...
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