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'Veering on the irresponsible'

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey slams PM for silence on furlough scheme as new restrictions announced

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FSS 'warships' U-turn

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Unite and CSEU hail victory after gov’t reclassifies FSS ships, raising hopes of being built in Britain

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Stop UK tech ‘crown jewel’ sale

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Arm staff warned Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner of the consequences of a planned £31 billion sale of the UK software and semiconductor giant to rival firm NVIDIA ...

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‘Join a union - a force for good’

Monday, September 21st, 2020

It might not be business as usual for the Labour Party conference this year – but at lunch-time (September 21) Labour Connected treated online viewers to a full...

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'Cronyism and chaos'

Monday, September 21st, 2020

Billions of taxpayer funds wasted as fat cat firms cash in on Covid-19 contracts

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Education vital in fight against racism

Monday, September 21st, 2020

Unite’s Susan Matthews takes part in Labour’s Black Lives Matter event

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Luton Airport jobs 'hammer blow'

Friday, September 18th, 2020

Luton Airport workers face grim future as government inaction bites

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Sizewell C project must go ahead

Friday, September 18th, 2020

Threat to Sizewell C jobs should energise ministers into action

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Test and trace to be outsourced - to Amazon?

Friday, September 18th, 2020

Unite slams continued private sector involvement in test and trace system

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‘Failing’ Grayling port appointment ‘insult’ to Unite members

Friday, September 18th, 2020

Chris Grayling’s £100,000 part time Felixstowe port job ‘slap in the face’ to staff shouldering pay reductions.

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Local lockdowns on the rise amid spike in cases

Thursday, September 17th, 2020

North east latest region to face restrictions amid failed test and trace system

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Hitachi pulls out of Wylfa nuclear project

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Energy white paper needed urgently to allay fears of UK's nuclear energy future

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Release government Brexit border report

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Unite has called for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian which details potential queues of up to 7,000 lorries across Kent after ...

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BA CEO's comments to MPs 'not entirely correct'

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Unite welcomes British Airways partial u-turn on fire and rehire – but warns issues not yet settled

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PM told to extend furlough - or risk opening job loss 'floodgates'

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Unite GS Len McCluskey writes to prime minister Boris Johnson urging action on furlough scheme

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“A lifetime’s experience fighting for working people”

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary, has warmly congratulated Gail Cartmail on her election today (September 15) as the next president of the TUC.

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Inspiring the young and women to find their voices

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

This Tuesday, September 15, will be an unforgettable moment in the life of Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail. Because on this date, at the close o...

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Tech firm deal 'not in the UK's national interest'

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

Government must prevent Arm sale to protect vital UK tech industry

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