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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Not out of the woods yet
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
With the end of lockdown restrictions in sight, Unite urges government to see the bigger picture as NHS care backlog grows
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Forgetting ‘the stuff swirling round your head’
Friday, May 14th, 2021
Nature really can change your life – as Colin shows how his love of corvids lifted the sadness of Covid
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'Corporate greed by corporate gangsters'
Tuesday, May 11th, 2021
Unite members fighting fire and rehire in their workplaces join Labour MPs in Queen’s Speech boat protest
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'We must move cautiously'
Thursday, May 6th, 2021
Unite joins education unions, scientists and parents in warning over scrapping face coverings in secondary schools too soon
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'Unsung heroes'
Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
On May the Fourth – Star Wars Day – Unite sends ‘the force’ to all council workers in their continued fight for fair pay
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'Only the start'
Friday, April 23rd, 2021
Doctors in Unite (DiU) determined to fight American healthcare company takeover of UK GP practices after ‘brilliant’ demo
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We will remember them
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
A once imposing war memorial dedicated to members of the print union Natsopa has been restored to its former glory and takes pride of place in a new peace garde...
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'Green light to racists'
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
It’s not genetics, vitamin D, underlying conditions, or lifestyle choices causing disproportionate deaths of black and Asian people from Covid-19. It is poverty...
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The year time stood still
Friday, March 26th, 2021
The pandemic has taken its dreadful toll – but the govt and some employers just want to use it as an excuse for low pay and workers’ rights abuses
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