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electric vehicles

Unite welcomes Coventry Gigafactory plans

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

Coventry Council and Regional City Airports team up in joint venture to create new gigafactory to start production in 2025

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child poverty

'Into the clutches of poverty and hunger'

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

Growing calls to cancel £20-a-week Universal Credit cut as new research shows 420k children will be plunged into poverty if extra payment is axed

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jaguar land rover JLR

'Good news in challenging economic times'

Monday, February 15th, 2021

Unite broadly welcomes JLR’s Reimagine strategy

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Government quarantine hotels policy failing to protect workers

Friday, February 12th, 2021

Unite issues warning after BBC reveals how government’s quarantine hotels policy fails to stack up to Australia’s

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Aston student union agreement win

Friday, February 12th, 2021

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'Commitment to industry and learners'

Friday, February 12th, 2021

During National Apprentices Week, Unite celebrates its partnership with apprenticeship provider JTL

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Quorn members secure 'excellent' pay deal

Friday, February 12th, 2021

Quorn strike action off at Teesside factory as staff accept ‘excellent’ pay deal

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‘Intermittent’ furlough misuse must stop call

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Unite has today (February 11) called on WREN Kitchens to guarantee that it will not misuse ‘intermittent’ furlough at its factories in Howden, Barton and Scunth...

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Unite welcomes Labour support for aviation

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Unite welcomed Labour’s call today (February 11) for the government to introduce a sector specific support package for aviation.

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'Devil will be in the detail'

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Unite calls for clarity over rhetoric as health secretary Matt Hancock announces plans to overhaul NHS in England

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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.

Unite vows to overturn GKN’s Birmingham factory closure plans

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Unite will pursue 'every option' to keep Birmingham GKN plant open and accuses Melrose of lying about its intentions

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Heineken axes 8,000 jobs worldwide

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Unite raises concern over future of the brewing industry

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‘Disgusting way to treat staff’

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Strikes over attempts to slash staff salaries by up to £6,000 at lettings software provider Goodlord will disrupt services for Winkworth and other London estate...

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'We took a stand when we needed to'

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Unite member and Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick worker Andrew Evans reflects on his first-ever strike – and why everyone should join a union

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Wage cuts in fire and rehire bus disgrace

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Bus driver Unite members at Go North West, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, in response to the company’s plans to fire and rehire them on vastly inf...

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electrician

To the shame of bosses and govt

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

A group Unite electrician members have launched a fund to ensure that if any of them contract Covid-19 or are forced to self-isolate they will not be left finan...

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'It's never too late to make a change'

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Unite member and apprentice Stacey Sowden is forging her own path in construction

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‘Best value for money you’ll ever get’

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

Sean Halsall, 35, worked as a bus driver for Arriva in Southport for 16 years. He was recruited to Unite during a training session and went on to become the rep...

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