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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

7 min

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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

6 min

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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

7 min

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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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Unseen heroes

Thursday, March 25th, 2021

Unite’s Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists highlights the vital role pharmacists have played throughout the pandemic

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Women under 'massive pressure'

Monday, March 8th, 2021

On International Women’s Day, UniteLIVE investigates the disproportionate impact of the Covid pandemic on women

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Boss’s shame as staff demand £170k in unpaid wages

Monday, March 1st, 2021

Serious questions continue to be asked into allegations that the owner of Lunar Automotive, previously based in Preston, has not paid his workforce to the tune ...

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'I don't know how I will cope'

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Unite reiterates call to cancel £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit as new Unite survey reveals depth of low-income families’ suffering

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Outbreak waiting to happen

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Unite warns of quarantine hotels outbreak risk and reiterates calls for union consultation and better health and safety provisions

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 ‘Just at the right time’

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Unite has today (February 10) launched the learning hub@heathrow to assist its members employed at Heathrow and the local community to develop their skills, to ...

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‘I’ve forgotten what it’s like to just be free’

Friday, February 5th, 2021

“I’m sad today. I have too much work. It stacks up so quickly and I don’t have the same support I’d have in school. I get easily overwhelmed and I got a consequ...

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'Be the light in the darkness'

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Unite observes Holocaust Memorial Day and urges everyone to ‘never forget’

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