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Council workers reject 'poverty pay' offer

Monday, August 17th, 2020

Unite council workers reject ‘insulting £1.83 a day poverty pay’ offer that will now be imposed

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PHE lined up to be 'the fall guy'

Monday, August 17th, 2020

Public Health England is being used as a scapegoat for government’s Covid-19 failings

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'Huge kick in the teeth'

Monday, August 17th, 2020

Staff at prestigious Glasgow restaurant The Ivy speak out about bosses’ mistreatment during pandemic

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Landmark toxic cabin air ruling

Friday, August 14th, 2020

Unite welcomes a US ruling compensating a pilot after being exposed to toxic cabin air

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‘Scandalous’ treatment of airport’s staff

Friday, August 14th, 2020

The treatment of Jersey Airport’s Swissport staff facing 70 per cent redundancies by both the company and the island’s government is ‘scandalous’, Unite said to...

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, August 14th, 2020

UniteLIVE highlights the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis

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Luton Airport demo

Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Luton Airport protesters demand chancellor keeps aviation promise and stops regional ‘devastation’

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Industrial action 'on the cards' at housing association

Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Shift pattern changes at Liverpool housing association prompts prospect of industrial action

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'We will not allow our reps to be bullied'

Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Manchester bus workers to hold consultative ballot on industrial action, as rep suspended for carrying out trade union duties

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UK plunged into recession

Wednesday, August 12th, 2020

UK suffers ‘world-beating’ recession worse than any G7 country, as Britain’s excess death toll rises to highest in all Europe

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Bakkavor sick pay win

Wednesday, August 12th, 2020

Food manufacturer Bakkavor has committed to paying workers who need to self-isolate at its Newark dessert factory, where there has been a recent outbreak of cor...

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Serco track and trace failures

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

Unite joins calls for lucrative Serco contract for track and trace services to be scrapped

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'Odious sleight of hand'

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

Manchester bus drivers face losing £2,000-a-year in ‘bullying’ row

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'Adequate sick pay' call

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

Self-isolating Bakkavor Newark workers need adequate sick pay

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'Ignored by the gov't in their hour of need'

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

Unite reiterates call for furlough extension as three-quarters of a million jobs drop off UK payrolls

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Croydon council job cuts 'fire sale'

Monday, August 10th, 2020

Unite has urged Croydon council to pause consultation on mass redundancies to preserve jobs

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Heathrow 'greed'

Monday, August 10th, 2020

Industrial action not out of the question at Heathrow as `greed, not need’ forces huge pay cuts on workers

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Protect crane drivers from extreme heat call

Friday, August 7th, 2020

Unite calls for safety action as extreme heat puts crane drivers at risk

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