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Workers must not pay for pandemic

Thursday, November 18th, 2021

Unite’s leader Sharon Graham said the union will continue to base claims on the RPI (retail price index) figure rather that CPI (consumer price index) because i...

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‘An act of industrial vandalism’

Thursday, November 18th, 2021

Unite has today (November 18) described the government’s decision to cancel the HS2 spur to Leeds as an ‘act of industrial vandalism’.

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Woolwich Ferry workers to strike again

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

Woolwich Ferry workers vote to strike over Transport for London’s ‘year of misrule’

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Morrisons warehouse staff in strike ballot

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

Morrisons warehouse workers ballot for industrial action with pre-Christmas strikes looming

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'Excellent result'

Friday, November 12th, 2021

Faiveley Transport workers on Merseyside secure pay increase as strikes avoided

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'Tremendous achievement'

Friday, November 12th, 2021

Future of Rolls-Royce plant at Barnoldswick finally secured after long campaign

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'Playing fast and loose with facts'

Thursday, November 11th, 2021

Unite blasts Weetabix claims ‘fire and rehire’ tactics irrelevant to current dispute

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Two weeks to save the NHS

Thursday, November 11th, 2021

Unite leads campaign to oppose the Health and Care bill

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University of Cambridge in outsourcing row

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

Cambridge university maintenance staff being lined up for ‘misguided’ outsourcing deal, warns Unite

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B&Q shortages warning

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

DIYers braced for nationwide B&Q store shortages after Wincanton causes warehouse strikes

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Persuasion, not coercion

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

Unite reiterates view that vaccines should be voluntary as health secretary announces mandatory Covid vaccinations for NHS staff

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‘Workers must not pay for pandemic’

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Ahead of this afternoon’s Budget statement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, in no uncertain terms, that workers must not...

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‘It is time to change democracy’

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite has voted to back proportional representation for Westminster elections. The decision was taken at the Unite Policy Conference in Liverpool which closed t...

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Union recognition win

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite hails trade union recognition agreement at TWI’s Cambridge headquarters

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Unite 'ready for relentless campaign' against Stagecoach

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

12 days of strikes over Stagecoach North East bosses’ ‘divide-and-rule’ tactics on pay

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'Fire and rehire' bill blocked but Unite battles on

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite GS Sharon Graham: blocking 'fire and rehire' bill will 'not affect Unite's resolve in any way'

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‘Absolute zero tolerance on racism’

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite GS Sharon Graham says no to predjudice and bigotry on Wear Red Day

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Take a break

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Unite backs HGV drivers to ‘Take a Break’ in bid to restore ‘safety, decency and dignity' to job

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