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Wage cuts in fire and rehire bus disgrace

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Bus driver Unite members at Go North West, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, in response to the company’s plans to fire and rehire them on vastly inf...

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electrician

To the shame of bosses and govt

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

A group Unite electrician members have launched a fund to ensure that if any of them contract Covid-19 or are forced to self-isolate they will not be left finan...

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'It's never too late to make a change'

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Unite member and apprentice Stacey Sowden is forging her own path in construction

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‘Best value for money you’ll ever get’

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

Sean Halsall, 35, worked as a bus driver for Arriva in Southport for 16 years. He was recruited to Unite during a training session and went on to become the rep...

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London bus strikes announced

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

London braced for serious disruption as bus strikes announced and further industrial action in pipeline

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construction

Redundancy rights win

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

Cheshire construction workers secure redundancy rights victory

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Questions over Reading hospital security guard contract

Monday, February 8th, 2021

NHS bosses probed on profit margins of £755,000 contract for Reading hospital security guards

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'Bullied and intimidated'

Monday, February 8th, 2021

Manchester Go Ahead bus drivers in fire and rehire dispute

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Heart Unions week: 'Unite will celebrate its amazing members'

Monday, February 8th, 2021

Unite GS Len McCluskey: How Unite has secured wins for workers during Covid

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Cadbury Bournville investment ‘credit’ to Unite members

Friday, February 5th, 2021

Unite has praised its Cadbury Bournville members and representatives for their part in helping to secure a £15 million investment at the historic Birmingham sit...

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Affordable housing

Needlessly in danger of Covid exposure

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

Kent tenants and housing maintenance workers at risk of Covid exposure

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'No option but to step up strike action'

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

Scunthorpe scaffolders step up strike action at British Steel site

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Workers at Heathrow renew strikes

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

Heathrow Airport braced for a month of disruption

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construction

HS2 social distancing helmets warning

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

Social distancing helmets for HS2 must not result in workers being disciplined, warns Unite

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wages

Unite joins forces with Day-Mer in 'long overdue' campaign

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

New campaign launched to tackle employment abuses of the Turkish/Kurdish community in London

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Mitie 'targeting low-paid cleaners' at Heathrow

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

Mitie accused of adopting discriminatory policies to target low paid Heathrow pay cleaners

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'Angry and frustrated'

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

Norwegian Air workers slam broken redundancy pay promises and lack of answers over collapse

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Constructiion worker

Portsmouth council 'recklessly putting workers and tenants at risk'

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

Portsmouth council accused of exposing tenants and workers to Covid-19

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