news

'Something is clearly wrong'

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

Local authorities must bring Sanctuary Care contracts ‘back in-house’

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'Incredibly unsettling'

Monday, January 13th, 2020

Unite seeks urgent meeting with Flybe management amid press speculation

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British Steel

British Steel sale talks

Friday, January 10th, 2020

Trade unions, including Unite, stressed today (10 January) that for British Steel to be successful it must retain “high quality jobs” after a meeting with Jingy...

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accident and emergency a&e

'Almost unthinkable'

Friday, January 10th, 2020

December sees worst A&E wait times on record with 2,347 patients waiting 12 hours or more

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'Unfair and unjust' pay cut

Friday, January 10th, 2020

Lifeguards at Blackburn and Darwen leisure centres to strike over £3,000 a year pay cut

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Short time working threat

Friday, January 10th, 2020

Unite: short time working at Michelin’s Stoke factory must be minimised

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felixstowe docks

Sheerness dock strike suspended

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Drivers at logistics firm GB Terminals (Southern) Ltd based at Sheerness docks, Kent, have postponed scheduled strike action after the firm agreed to talks medi...

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Hitachi job losses

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Unite has challenged the government to radically review its procurement policies after the Hitachi Rail company in Newton Aycliffe County Durham announced a qua...

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construction

Forced to look for new work

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Liverpool construction fraud probe bad news for workforce

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Constructiion worker

Underpaid electricians 'have had enough'

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Sandwell council tenants face ‘sitting in the dark’ after electricians vote to strike

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steel

Liberty Steel job losses

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Liberty Steel announces 350 job losses in South Yorkshire and South Wales

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wages

Wage theft scandal

Wednesday, January 8th, 2020

One in four workers on minimum wage illegally underpaid

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School bus pay victory

Wednesday, January 8th, 2020

Hackney school bus staff dispute ends with pay and agency worker win

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library

'Cautious welcome'

Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

Unite seeks urgent meeting over Bradford council’s offer to protect libraries and museums

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New Year, new fare hike

Monday, January 6th, 2020

Unite blasts ‘daylight robbery’ rail fare hikes as some annual tickets rise by more than £100

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apprentices

New year’s manufacturing resolution needed

Monday, January 6th, 2020

Unite is insisting that government must take action if the gloomy start to the new year for UK manufacturing is not to spiral downward further into a gloomy dec...

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fat cat bosses ceo executive pay

Fat cat Monday

Monday, January 6th, 2020

UK’s top CEOs earn by 5pm today what the average worker earns in an entire year

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