'Mixed signals'
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
PM fails to outline clear safe return to work plan after easing lockdown
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Low-paid workers more likely to die from Covid-19
Monday, May 11th, 2020
Unite calls for public inquiry amid 'alarming' figures of low-paid worker coronavirus death rates
5 min
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'Disproportionate suffering'
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
‘Reckoning’ needed on disproportionate Covid-19 deaths amongst black and Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage people
3 min
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'Hungry for change'
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
Britons overwhelmingly want a new deal economy where key workers are valued
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'Working together to feed the nation'
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
The Unite, Usdaw, BFAWU and GMB trade unions and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), have joined together for the first time to commend the efforts of all thos...
3 min
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'We're skating on very thin ice'
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Unite warns over government easing of UK-wide lockdown
4 min
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'Struggling families cannot be made to pay for the crisis'
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
As food bank use skyrockets, Unite Community Norfolk branch continues wth holiday hunger project
7 min
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Bus services must be safe call
Monday, May 4th, 2020
In particular, Unite is most concerned that as passenger numbers increase, buses that have been out of service since the beginning of the lockdown will be broug...
4 min
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'The British people will be astounded'
Friday, May 1st, 2020
Last night, (April 30) Unite GS Len McCluskey in an interview on BBC News at Ten told the British people that they "would be astounded" by the way British Airwa...
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‘Smash and grab opportunism’
Friday, May 1st, 2020
British Airways accused of ‘two-faced approach’ as parent company accepts one billion Spanish bailout
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Suspend London Dial-a-Ride service call after driver dies
Friday, May 1st, 2020
Following the tragic death of Unite member Patrick David last weekend from Covid-19, Unite is demanding that Transport for London’s Dial-a-Ride service, for whi...
4 min
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‘Another premature announcement’
Friday, May 1st, 2020
“The statement by Ryanair, which follows hot on the heels of the British Airways announcement, further underlines why it is absolutely imperative that the UK wo...
3 min
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Covid-19 life sum should go to bus workers too call
Thursday, April 30th, 2020
Unite national officer for passenger transport Bobby Morton wants the transport secretary to urgently investigate how the £60,000 life assurance payment, can no...
3 min
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“Unlawful and immoral”
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
The shock announcement by British Airways that it is to make 12,000 UK workers at the airline redundant without any consultation has been denounced as ‘unlawful...
4 min
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Unite members 'stand a fighting chance'
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Unite secures more furlough agreements - winning for members 100% pay
6 min
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Unite: Join the Covid-19 ‘manufacturing army’
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Following Nissan’s ‘outstanding’ efforts in re-purposing its facilities to produce hundreds of thousands of pieces of much needed personal protective equipment ...
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‘Heartless decision’
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Reacting last night (April 28) to the British Airways announcement that it is to make 12,000 staff redundant, Unite slammed the move as a ‘heartless decision’ a...
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NHS 'running to catch up'
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
IWMD: Unite reiterates demand for adequate PPE for health and carestaff
5 min
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