'New Deal' for social care call
Monday, September 7th, 2020
Unite welcomes new TUC report calling for an overhaul of adult social care system
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Support Appledore shipyard call
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Ministers need to make waves to ensure newly-purchased Appledore shipyard is successful
4 min
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Virgin Atlantic job cuts 'serious blow'
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Virgin Atlantic job losses reinforces call for aviation support package
3 min
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Gov't must 'up its game' to support transition to electric cars
Friday, September 4th, 2020
New survey shows most people not ready to make switch to electric vehicles by 2035
5 min
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Chancellor told to act now or face 'tsunami of unemployment'
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Growing calls for short-time working scheme as TUC launches new blueprint to save jobs
7 min
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‘Stop this attack on workers’ call
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has reacted with deep concern following reports that Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) is to begin the formal process of ...
3 min
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Blacklisting? We’ve got an app for that
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
An app which rates the performance of asbestos workers could potentially be used to blacklist and discriminate against workers, Unite has warned.
3 min
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‘Safety first and foremost’
Thursday, August 27th, 2020
Workers who need to self-isolate at a Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, where 75 staff have tested positive for coronavirus, must receive ‘adequa...
3 min
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Unite fears for RAF Valley jobs
Thursday, August 27th, 2020
Unite is deeply concerned that proposals recently presented to Unite reps could see 180 jobs cut from the Hawk contract at RAF Valley by 2033. The fears stem fr...
4 min
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“Truly shocking”
Thursday, August 27th, 2020
Unite has today (August 27) revealed evidence of potential widespread jobs discrimination among British Airways cabin crew based at London Gatwick.
4 min
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‘Up your game Arriva’ call
Thursday, August 27th, 2020
Bus company Arriva has been accused of a lax response to public and worker safety when one of its bus drivers tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
4 min
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Unite: Extend job retention for extra year
Thursday, August 27th, 2020
According to Unite, the poll is evidence of deep-seated public concern that the UK is to cease the protection for workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic too early...
5 min
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Staff ‘left reeling’
Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
The announcement today (Wednesday August 26) that Gatwick Airport is to make 600 workers redundant is another bitter blow to the south east and highlights the g...
4 min
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A ‘horrible blow for staff’
Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
Rolls-Royce’s announcement today (Wednesday August 26) that it is planning to close aerospace sites in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, and Annesley, Nottinghamshire, ...
3 min
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‘Come clean’ call to council
Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
The decision by Lewisham council to extend the contract of Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) to run the authorities leisure services has been condemned by Unite t...
3 min
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‘Not quite lockdown’ for Brum
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
It was announced today (August 25) that Birmingham City Council is to introduce a series of legally enforceable measures from tomorrow to try and contain the sp...
5 min
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'All about greed and not need'
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
ESS Group accused of using Covid-19 to ‘steal’ working weeks and pay from MoD workers
3 min
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Metroline bus drivers take stand against remote sign on
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
London warned of bus chaos as angry drivers poised for strike action
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