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Following the shocking news that car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has gone into administration, over a thousand Unite members fear the worst for their jobs.

'Gov't must provide leadership now'

Monday, June 8th, 2020

Unite reiterates call for auto sector support as job losses mount

8 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, June 5th, 2020

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

9 min

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'Coming home to roost'

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

Gov’t must fight systemic racism as BAEM people face greater death risk from Covid-19

9 min

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'No stone left unturned'

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

How Unite is fighting for a safe return to work for members

8 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, May 29th, 2020

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

7 min

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Union legend Sarah Chapman’s grave under threat

Friday, May 29th, 2020

But such a vital piece of trade union history could be erased to posterity after it has emerged that Sarah Chapman’s grave is now under threat. The Manor Park C...

5 min

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‘For the nation’s benefit’ 

Friday, May 29th, 2020

More than two months on from the promised but yet to emerge government support for the UK’s beleaguered aviation industry, Unite is warning that without urgent ...

5 min

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Rescue plan welcomed

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Unite welcomes news of ‘Birch Project’ rescue plan to save businesses and jobs

6 min

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‘Betrayal of workers – and of Britain’

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Unite launched a major UK wide campaign on Friday May 22 against British Airways’ (BA) opportunistic plans to use the Covid-19 pandemic to betray thousands of s...

5 min

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

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

9 min

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‘Shameful opportunism’: Rolls-Royce jobs axe plan slammed

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

“This company has accepted public money to furlough thousands of workers. Unite and Britain’s taxpayers deserve a more responsible approach to a national emerge...

5 min

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10,000 green buses call

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

‘Crucial’ that bus maker ADL’s plan to build 10,000 green buses included in government's £5bn public transport fund.

4 min

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‘We’re at five minutes to midnight…’

Monday, May 18th, 2020

“Governments in Europe and globally have provided financial support for their aviation sectors because they recognise it is vital to an economy, and the UK gove...

5 min

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'They must be properly rewarded'

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

Unite calls on government to support council workers as English councils face £10bn coronavirus ‘black hole’

7 min

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'Hugely concerning'

Monday, May 11th, 2020

Unite warns over impending 'catastrophe' in meat and poultry sector after Covid-19 death at Moy Park site

7 min

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‘At a fork in the road’

Thursday, May 7th, 2020

Responding to a manufacturers’ body report out today (May 7) on how long businesses would need to recover from the lockdown, Unite has warned that the nation st...

4 min

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Standing together really works – even at a distance

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

As Covid-19 spread and the UK government started to take lock-down action in March 2020 the speed of the economic shutdown was worrying for all.  Even more so f...

7 min

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'Struggling families cannot be made to pay for the crisis'

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

As food bank use skyrockets, Unite Community Norfolk branch continues wth holiday hunger project

7 min

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