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'It costs less to keep people off the dole'

Thursday, July 30th, 2020

Government faces mounting pressure to extend furlough scheme

6 min

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Pandemic public inquiry call

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020

Unite renews call for pandemic public inquiry, following MPs’ report into untested patients discharged to care homes

3 min

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NHS heroes in fight back stand

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020

Despite 500 NHS and care workers dying in the line of duty, Unite NHS members are now having to take action for their pay, their jobs and their very futures

7 min

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Catering staff at NHS trust 'thrown on the scrapheap'

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

Barts’ bosses blasted over catering jobs axe

3 min

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Childcare crisis

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

Sacked mums say lack of childcare provision played role in redundancies

6 min

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Early NHS pay rise call

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

Anger over NHS pay sparks Downing Street march tomorrow

6 min

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'Gov't support must come now'

Monday, July 27th, 2020

Bus maker Alexander Dennis job losses ‘devastating blow’

4 min

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Earlier lockdown could have saved London bus drivers' lives

Monday, July 27th, 2020

Unite calls for action following review of high bus driver death rates from Covid-19

5 min

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UK may have to wait 4 years for full economic recovery

Monday, July 27th, 2020

New bleak economic forecast highlights need for furlough extension and other gov’t support

4 min

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'Warm words and applause are not enough'

Friday, July 24th, 2020

Unite calls for an early pay rise for all NHS workers

6 min

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Construction jobs portal 'cautiously welcomed'

Friday, July 24th, 2020

‘One stop shop’ for construction workers seeking jobs must be monitored for abuse

3 min

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'Incomprehensible' health visitor and school nurse job losses amid pandemic

Friday, July 24th, 2020

Unite slams planned job losses in Durham of those on public health frontline

4 min

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'No time for dithering'

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Call for Robert Jenrick to reimburse Nottingham council for Covid-19 costs

3 min

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'Serious mistake'

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Unite slams Unilever plan to sell successful tea division as company profits climb

3 min

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Women face workplace sexism at home

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Third of women asked to ‘dress sexier’ for work video calls

4 min

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'Opportunism of the worst kind'

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

DFDS Immingham using Covid-19 ‘excuse’ for redundancies

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Return to austerity?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

Gov’t accused of hypocrisy after chancellor urges public sector pay ‘restraint’ and warns of cuts to come

7 min

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easyJet staff 'losing faith' in airline

Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

easyJet staff to stage airport demonstrations after voting no confidence in COO

4 min

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