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Following the shocking news that car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has gone into administration, over a thousand Unite members fear the worst for their jobs.

VFS auto workers celebrate pay win

Wednesday, August 31st, 2022

Eastleigh VFS auto strikes end after Unite wins pay deal worth up to 14%

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Red Funnel pay win

Wednesday, August 31st, 2022

Unite secures Red Funnel workers’ pay rises of up to 18%

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‘Corporate greed’

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

Speaking at the picket line today (Wednesday 24 August), on the fourth day of the Felixstowe dock strike, Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, pledged to tur...

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We will not forget them

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

Unite calls for official annual day of remembrance for the slavery trade and its abolition

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Stagecoach bus drivers in latest pay win

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Stagecoach bus drivers in Aldershot and Guildford secure inflation beating pay increase

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Edinburgh bin workers on strike

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Unite rejects ‘paltry’ COSLA pay offer as waste strikes start

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Sick pay win for construction workers

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Unite campaign secures sick pay for 19,000 Keir Group workers as union urges other construction employers to follow suit

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Unite chief slams government competition to attack workers

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Unite GS Sharon Graham hits out at another government assault on workers during cost-of-living crisis

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'Magnificent win' at Arriva North West

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Strike ends after 29 days with overwhelming vote to accept pay deal worth £2900 a year

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Unite secures pay deal at Prestwick Airport

Thursday, August 18th, 2022

Dispute ends after pay and conditions boosted by up to £2,000

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Northern Ireland council workers in pay win

Thursday, August 18th, 2022

Mid Ulster council workers pay win secured after workers notified bosses of intent to move to all-out action following four-week strike

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'Profiteering crisis'

Wednesday, August 17th, 2022

As inflation hits 40-year record high, Unite reiterates call for action on profiteering

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Record fall in UK wages

Tuesday, August 16th, 2022

Unite GS Sharon Graham: latest figures underline fact that wages are not driving inflation

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Aerospace supplier firm workers to strike

Tuesday, August 16th, 2022

Chester company supplying Airbus and Magellan Aerospace faces strikes

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Liverpool docks braced for disruption

Monday, August 15th, 2022

MDHC port operatives at Liverpool docks overwhelmingly vote to strike

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BA staff in pay win

Monday, August 15th, 2022

Unite secures thousands of British Airways staff average 13% pay rise

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Newham refuse workers to strike

Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Long hot summer for Newham as bin collections face disruption, with 99% of union members backing strike action

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London transport strikes escalate

Thursday, August 11th, 2022

1,100 TfL and Tube Unite members join August strike as pay freeze last year and 3% offer this year provokes action

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