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‘A testament to the breathtaking strategic approaches’

Friday, December 10th, 2021

Fifty years on veterans of the 1971 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) “work-in” have called on young workers to take inspiration from their legendary dispute when ...

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‘Unite took on the company – and won’

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

In the old days if Stagecoach drivers at a local depot took strike action, the bus giant would put the word out for scabs from outside the area to earn as much ...

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Next steps – Amazon now in Unite’s sights

Monday, December 6th, 2021

In a ‘ground breaking move’ Sharon told the Sunday Mirror on December 5 that her next target would be none other than the global mega-billions business, Amazon ...

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'Verging on total collapse'

Friday, October 8th, 2021

Critical care staff shortage crisis engulfs Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

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'Biggest cut to social security ever'

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

As nearly 6m people face devastating Universal Credit cut, Tory welfare chief Thérèse Coffey seen celebrating

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How solidarity saved lives

Monday, October 4th, 2021

On the death of Robert Somerville UNITElive looks back to how the Glasgow Rolls-Royce members’ defiant act of solidarity saved the lives of Pinochet’s imprisoned trade unionists

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'Cancel the cut' call

Friday, September 17th, 2021

Unite Community members protest outside Parliament calling on gov’t to cancel Universal Credit cut and extend £20 uplift to all claimants

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Unite members to fight against ‘this needless hardship’

Monday, September 13th, 2021

Labour’s opposition debate on the controversial cut, which is earmarked for after Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) this Wednesday, comes just days after work a...

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'They aren't fixing anything'

Friday, September 10th, 2021

Care workers and unpaid family carers speak out against government plans to ‘fix’ social care

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Going green with Unite

Friday, September 10th, 2021

With the recent report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) painting a stark picture of the future without immediate cuts to carbon emissio...

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About Money

Thursday, September 9th, 2021

A new play written by a Unite member lays bare the consequences of divide and rule tactics in the workplace - and reflects “exactly what’s going on” in the rea...

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Key to UK’s clean fuel future

Wednesday, September 8th, 2021

Ahead of MPs debating the future of Westinghouse Springfields in Preston, Lancashire, yesterday (September 7), in Westminster Hall, representatives of Unite hel...

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'Ill health making driver shortages even worse'

Monday, September 6th, 2021

Rising ill health a major factor in lorry and bus driver shortages

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'Major achievement'

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

JDE Banbury coffee workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of deal that removes ‘fire and rehire’ threat

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‘The time to act is now’

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Unite joins unions and wider travel industry in ‘Speak Up for Travel’ day of action

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Back Barry's Bill!

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Unite joins Labour MPs in support of Labour MP Barry Gardiner’s bill to outlaw fire and rehire

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'Just not good enough'

Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

Unite: re-heated watchdog proposals fail to address biggest issue facing UK workers – fire and rehire

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Cornwall 'pushed to the margins for far too long'

Monday, June 7th, 2021

Ahead of G7 Summit, hosted in Cornwall this year, Unite calls on prime minister to commit to blueprint for region’s economic renaissance

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