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car manufacturing

'Take action now' to support UK auto industry

Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

Unite calls on gov’t to follow the lead of other countries as Spain announces £3.3bn car industry bailout

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'Groundbreaking' agreement in fight against racism

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

Employer signs Unite's Unity over Division charter to promote more tolerant workplace

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'Labour market on red alert'

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

Number of workers on UK payrolls plummets by 600,000

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jaguar land rover JLR

'Painful blow for loyal workforce'

Monday, June 15th, 2020

JLR job losses another devastating blow for auto workers

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Aviation job losses continue to mount

Monday, June 15th, 2020

Heathrow axes 500 ambassadors and Stobart Air closes base in Southend Airport

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'National disgrace'

Saturday, June 13th, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey welcomes MPs’ denunciation of British Airways

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universal credit austerity

UK economy in April sees record decline

Friday, June 12th, 2020

UK GDP records biggest monthly fall in recorded history amid week of big job loss announcements

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bin strike waste refuse

‘Warm words rub salt in wounds’

Friday, June 12th, 2020

About 100,000 council workers, members of Unite, will take part in a consultative ballot to see if they wish to reject or accept a pay and conditions offer for ...

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Childcare sector bailout call

Thursday, June 11th, 2020

Unite joins call from TUC to protect women's jobs by supporting childcare provision

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UK economy 'among hardest hit' globally

Thursday, June 11th, 2020

As job losses mount, UK to take bigger economic hit than any other nation in developed world

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Unite video demolishes BA’s ‘fire & rehire’ claims

Wednesday, June 10th, 2020

New Unite video reveals true extent of BA’s plans to use health crisis as cover to slash jobs

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‘Bad faith’ job cuts prompts strike call

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

The directors of Drax power station in north Yorkshire, part of the Drax Group, have been accused of ‘bad faith’ over 230 proposed redundancies when a pay deal ...

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Follow France’s investment lead call

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

Unite, which represents workers throughout aerospace and aviation, today (June 9) called on the UK government to follow the lead of France – and provide specifi...

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Unite support for members in ‘grim times’ plant closure

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

The news that over 430 jobs are under threat at the Bakkavor food manufacturing plant at Spalding, Lincolnshire is ‘a bitter pill’ for the workforce, Unite said...

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Airbus Heathrow

Quarantine rules for UK arrivals come into effect

Monday, June 8th, 2020

Unite: New quarantine rules places ‘moral duty’ on government to support aviation

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Aero firm in 'brutal' jobs attack

Friday, June 5th, 2020

“SPS must not exploit the lockdown to force through these unnecessary redundancies and brutal attacks on terms and conditions,” commented Unite regional officer...

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bentley

Luxe car firm axe 1,000 jobs

Friday, June 5th, 2020

Bentley currently employs 4,200 workers at its factory in Crewe, Cheshire. The proposed 1,000 redundancies, which will be on a voluntary basis, account for almo...

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Unite secures win as face coverings made mandatory on public transport

Friday, June 5th, 2020

Unite proclaims mandatory face coverings victory for transport workers’ safety and mental health

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