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UniteLive's stories of the year - 'I'm just very stubborn'

Sunday, January 2nd, 2022

On the eleventh day of Christmas - Unite recruits hundreds of new members at poultry processing site in Wales

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Woolwich Ferry members' suspension 'must be rescinded now'

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Transport for London bosses ‘declare war’ as seven workers suspended at crisis-hit Woolwich Ferry

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'Too little, too late' for hospitality

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Unite warns hospitality package not enough to save jobs – and says wages must be paid

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'We stand 100% behind Cambus members'

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

10 days of January strikes at Cambus over pay set to cause travel chaos in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Unite warns

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Booker delivery drivers strike off

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Strike that could have hit deliveries to 1,500 convenience stores in London and south east suspended for pay review in January

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Unite joins call for migrant worker protections in Qatar

Saturday, December 18th, 2021

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Debt advice cuts suspended after Unite campaign

Saturday, December 18th, 2021

Moves to halve the funding for face-to-face debt advice services across England have been suspended after a campaign by Unite.

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Scots Covid hospitality support 'drop in ocean'

Friday, December 17th, 2021

Unite has welcomed the Scottish government’s ‘more more’ proactive approach to supporting the Covid-hit hospitality industry but said the £66 million in support...

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South Yorkshire bus strikes on cards

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

Fresh South Yorkshire bus strikes in January after Stagecoach refuses to move on pay

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Economic forecasters in strike vote

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

Economic forecasts at risk of strike disruption as NIESR forecasters vote in strike ballot

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Nottingham bus strikes threat

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

Nottingham bus strikes on cards after NCT drivers reject ‘subpar’ pay offer

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Below inflation pay rises are a wage cut

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

As CPI reaches 5.1 per cent, Unite leader says wage rises must at least match RPI inflation

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Biomedical scientists strike latest

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

East Lancashire NHS Trust intransigence forces new period of strike action by biomedical scientists

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'They need help now'

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

BREAKING: Unite calls for hospitality support package to be brought forward today

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Luton Airport

Luton airport contract workers in poverty pay fight

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

Strike against poverty pay at Luton airport means Christmas travel disruption ahead

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Aston Martin industrial action threat

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

Aston Martin industrial action ballot threat as workers face ‘losing £100,000’ in pension shake-up

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Stagecoach National Express takeover latest

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

Workers must not suffer following National Express takeover of Stagecoach, warns Unite

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'Alarming' lack of lorry safety inspections

Monday, December 13th, 2021

UK lorry inspections ‘vanishingly rare’ raising serious safety concerns

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