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UK steel 'essential to post-Covid recovery'

Monday, June 21st, 2021

Steel workers watching as government must stabilise cornerstone industry

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'Prime Day' poll

Monday, June 21st, 2021

New poll on Amazon Prime Day: Amazon workers are key workers and should have trade union rights says public

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‘Vigilance, commitment and dedication’

Friday, June 18th, 2021

Unite rep Franco Villani has won a prestigious TUC award for his outstanding contribution to health and safety at an East Yorkshire hospital during the coronavi...

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'Slap in the face' to McVitie's workforce

Friday, June 18th, 2021

McVitie’s issues redundancy notices as the company refuses to engage with Action Group

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Hampshire public health cuts

Friday, June 18th, 2021

Cuts to Hampshire’s public health budget mirror England-wide crisis in funding, says Unite

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'Rock solid determination'

Friday, June 18th, 2021

Striking St Mungo’s staff protest over bullying at housing charity’s Bristol office

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'Reckless with safety of workers'

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Government suppression of adequate Covid sick pay rules ‘reckless’, with fatal consequences

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'Together we can win'

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

Unite backs Labour MP Barry Gardiner’s Bill to End Fire and Rehire

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Premier Inn protests

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

UK-wide Premier Inn protests calls for real living wage on day of Whitbread AGM

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Woolwich Ferry dispute latest

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

London mayor urged to intervene in escalating ‘victimisation’ dispute at Woolwich Ferry

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Farm worker shortage can be solved with better pay

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

Difficulties finding seasonal agricultural workers could solved by improving notoriously bad pay and conditions in the sector, Unite has said in response to com...

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‘Give us a social security package’

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

As the furlough scheme is about to end, so will the £20 Universal Credit ‘uplift’. With double the number of claimants since onset of Covid, Unite demands the U...

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'Workers and businesses still need more help'

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

New figures show more than a half million fewer people on company payrolls since pandemic began

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'Metro misery'

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

Tyne and Wear braced for ‘Metro misery’ during rail maintenance strikes

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Unite lorry driver manifesto launched

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

Manifesto launched to end chronic UK lorry driver crisis

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'Passengers and bus drivers at renewed risk'

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

Mask wearing and reduced capacity on buses must be enforced and extended for public safety, warns Unite

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Extend furlough call

Monday, June 14th, 2021

Ahead of expected four-week delay to lockdown easing, Unite reiterates call for continued financial support for workers and hard-hit industries

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Thousands of Stoke families at risk

Monday, June 14th, 2021

Stoke council plans to sack health visitors and school nurses would adversely affect up to 3000 families

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