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Rolls-Royce job cuts confirmed

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

“The announcement by Rolls-Royce is another warning sign that the UK is in serious danger of losing its leading position in aerospace, in addition to losing ...

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oxfam

Oxfam jobs under threat

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

Oxfam job losses 'a tragedy in global fight against poverty'

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Aston Martin to cull 500 jobs

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

Unite: Jobs at iconic British firm must not be "sacrificed at altar of short-termism'

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Pandemic 'linked to class and race'

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

PHE report confirms coronavirus mortality higher for BAEM and deprived communities

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'There must be consequences for BA's actions'

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

Unite: Government must review British Airways’ landing slots

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Celebrities back Unite's British Airways campaign

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

Celebrities take to social media to slam BA as Unite campaign gains momentum

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Car manufacturing

Nissan pension attack 'opportunistic'

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Nissan’s plans to end a defined benefits pension scheme for hundreds of workers at its Sunderland plant are ‘disappointing’ and ‘opportunistic’, Unite said tod...

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‘Grim’ times for Heathrow’s workers?

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Hounslow council is warning that a third of the 100,000 households in the borough could be affected by job losses – shrinking the local economy and contracting ...

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Reducing social distancing to 1m doubles infection risk

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Unite ‘strongly resists’ hospitality industry lobbying to reduce social distancing to 1m

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‘Disgraceful’ actions

Monday, June 1st, 2020

There’s no doubt that local authority workers are finding life tough right now – with little or no recognition for putting their safety at risk in the war again...

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Chancellor announces changes to furlough scheme

Friday, May 29th, 2020

McCluskey: Furlough changes welcome but fragile economy needs further assistance

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Car manufacturing

British car production plummets

Friday, May 29th, 2020

UK car industry’s lowest output since Second World War highlights need for gov’t support

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BA betrayal: customers and partners alerted 

Friday, May 29th, 2020

This week campaigners have been alerting companies including HCL in Surrey, Barclays in Glasgow, Vodafone in Newbury, Microsoft, in Reading, GSK in Ulverston an...

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London bus workers' safety 'absolutely crucial'

Friday, May 29th, 2020

Unite safety reps to inspect London buses in phased return to front entry

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nuclear power

Boost for post-pandemic economy

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

New nuclear power station construction to create 25,000 jobs

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car manufacturing

Production to stay at Nissan Sunderland plant

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Unite warns Nissan Sunderland efficiency savings must not include attacks on jobs or T&Cs

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Airliner easyJet announces jobs cull

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Unite: easyJet jobs threat underlines urgent need for government support for UK aviation

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'Don’t sacrifice jobs in rush to exit furlough'

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

“This report bears out what we have been saying for weeks now, that removing the furlough support before business has had a chance to recover even slightly coul...

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