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'Short-sighted and self-defeating'

Monday, October 19th, 2020

Unite joins TUC in campaign to save Union Learning Fund

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PM 'must stop playing politics with people's lives'

Friday, October 16th, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey: no deal Brexit will be disaster for economy already suffering from pandemic

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‘Stop attacking workers’ terms’ call

Friday, October 16th, 2020

The union is writing to all the MPs and councillors in area 10 (Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and South Lancashire) informing them of what is occurri...

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'Grim news' for hospitality

Friday, October 16th, 2020

The announcement that the pub chain Marston’s is to axe more than 2,000 jobs has led Unite to renew its call for the government to give concrete support for the...

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Fuel tanker drivers to strike?

Friday, October 16th, 2020

Unite fuel tanker drivers employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK who are based at the Stanlow oil refinery in Cheshire, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in a ...

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'All in this together'?

Thursday, October 15th, 2020

Heathrow rejects workers’ offer to payback bonuses to help avert industrial action

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Young people 'consigned to the scrapheap'

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

Nearly 2m young people fear homelessness if they lose their jobs

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Cornwall 'hung out to dry'

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

Cornwall’s Tory MPs ‘failing to open the batting’ for cash-strapped public sector and economy

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ESS 'UK's most heartless employer'

Tuesday, October 13th, 2020

Unite slams outsourcer ESS' sign or be sacked policy as Parliament prepares to debate cruel practices

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'On the precipice of an unemployment crisis'

Tuesday, October 13th, 2020

Redundancy figures surge at the fastest rate since records began

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BA boss Alex Cruz replaced

Monday, October 12th, 2020

Unite calls for a ‘new chapter of constructive relations’ at British Airways as Aer Lingus chief installed as Cruz’ successor

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"More support is needed to save jobs and protect incomes"

Friday, October 9th, 2020

Gov’t will pay two-thirds of workers’ wages for business forced to shut under Covid-19 restrictions

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'Crying out for support'

Thursday, October 8th, 2020

easyJet call for bespoke government support echoed across entire aviation sector

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'Dangers as well as opportunities' for home workers

Thursday, October 8th, 2020

Unite: rise in homeworking requires negotiation and agreement not imposition

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XPO EXPOSED

Thursday, October 8th, 2020

Workers at XPO Logistics report unsafe working conditions, wage theft, misclassification and dangerous pandemic response in analysis of company’s operations in ...

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Anxious workforce in Covid-19 outbreak

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

The Seagate workforce, based in Derry/Londonderry has been left anxious over an inadequate management response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Staff have been informe...

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‘A bitter blow’

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

Responding to the announcement today (October 7) that Manchester Airport is intending to make dramatic job cuts Unite, the principal aviation union, has said it...

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‘Nurture newer voices’

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

The decision taken by the union’s governing body, its Executive Council, will see Unite’s affiliation to the party drop by 10 per cent, or 50,000 affiliates – a...

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