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‘Mean-spirited and shabby’

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

Unite said the hypocrisy of the prime minister was given extra piquancy as he singled out two non-UK  nurses – one from New Zealand and the other from Portugal ...

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Apprentices hit hard by pandemic

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

Unite calls for gov’t to support apprentices and young people amid crisis

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‘Time is running out’

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

The urgency for government intervention has been underlined by major employers in the aviation as well as associated aerospace sectors announcing over 30,000 po...

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Jobless claims rise to more than 2m

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

Unite demands gov’t action as jobless claims soar by 70 per cent

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Employers and gov't urged to get to grips with mental health crisis

Monday, May 18th, 2020

Unite highlights pandemic anxieties as majority of workers fear losing their jobs

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'Rocket booster' NHS blueprint

Monday, May 18th, 2020

Health unions draw up plan for safely reopening NHS

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‘Slap in the face’

Friday, May 15th, 2020

“JCB is preparing to throw 1,500 workers under the bus just as the government asks employers to pay their fair share towards protecting jobs and keeping the hea...

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Wirral bin dispute ends in victory

Friday, May 15th, 2020

Unite secures pay rise for Wirral refuse workers

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'Opportunism of the worst kind'

Friday, May 15th, 2020

Unite slams aerospace parts firm for plans to make 200 staff redundant

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Test meat processing workers now call

Friday, May 15th, 2020

Unite calls for Covid-19 testing at meat processing sites after Moy Park worker dies

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Mental health tops workers’ lockdown worries

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

Dealing with employees’ mental health challenges on this scale is not going to be easy and Unite is calling on employers to take proactive and immediate action,...

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Public transport in London packed

Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

Trains, tubes and buses heaving on first day gov’t told people to return to work

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Working people must not pay for economic crisis

Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

Public sector pay freeze must be taken off the table

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Public transport guidance 'lacks clarity'

Tuesday, May 12th, 2020

Unite slams latest government public transport guidance

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Furlough scheme extended

Tuesday, May 12th, 2020

Unite welcomes news jobs retention scheme extended until end of October

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'Mixed signals'

Tuesday, May 12th, 2020

PM fails to outline clear safe return to work plan after easing lockdown

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Low-paid workers more likely to die from Covid-19

Monday, May 11th, 2020

Unite calls for public inquiry amid 'alarming' figures of low-paid worker coronavirus death rates

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'Disproportionate suffering'

Thursday, May 7th, 2020

‘Reckoning’ needed on disproportionate Covid-19 deaths amongst black and Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage people

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