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Test workers – or risk virus spreading

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Construction workers must be included in the government’s targeted Covid-19 testing of key workers in order to help halt the disease’s spread, Unite said today ...

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Houses before health?

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Unite warns over health and safety as housebuilders begin return to work

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'A national embarrassment'

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Unite calls for an urgent ramp in testing amid government failrues

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Remember the dead, fight for living

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey: safety at work is a right, not a privilege

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7,000 London transport workers furloughed

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Furloughed TfL workers should act as ‘a spur’ for government financial rescue package

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‘Knee jerk’ threat to 399 jobs

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

The decision to axe 399 workers at Safran Seats UK, which makes commercial airline seats, has been branded as ‘knee jerk’ as bosses should have continued to app...

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Template for furlough deals?

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

An agreement which will see over 100 workers at 12 Greenwich libraries furloughed on 100 per cent of pay during the coronavirus pandemic, could become a nationw...

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‘Essential workers must be able to afford essential things’

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

COVID-19 crisis exposes poor treatment of vital workers supplying major supermarkets

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Woolwich Ferry workers win

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

Woolwich Ferry workers to receive 100 per cent of pay if furloughed

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'His loss is simply immeasurable'

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

“Gerallt was a hero alongside all of our frontline NHS staff. Day in day out they are selflessly putting themselves at risk in order to protect us all from this...

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Victory for casual workers at Marriott Hotels

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

Unite celebrates key hospitality victory as casual staff furloughed

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Steep rise in care home deaths

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

Care home deaths underscore urgent need for PPE in sector

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Unite winning for workers

Tuesday, April 21st, 2020

Great news just in (April 21) has seen Unite save hundreds of Adecco agency workers from redundancy at world-renowned luxury car manufacturer Bentley Motors.

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Road to ruin

Monday, April 20th, 2020

Unite calls for urgent talks with transport secretary as UK taxi drivers face financial ruin

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PPE 'tsar' welcomed

Monday, April 20th, 2020

McCluskey: government heeds Unite's calls but not a minute more to waste

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, April 17th, 2020

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

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'Heart-breaking sacrifice'

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

Unite honours fallen London bus workers - and demands more portections

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Cities facing crisis

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

Cities reliant on aviation industry will take harder economic hit from Covid-19 crisis

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