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'BA's actions should have consequences'

Friday, July 10th, 2020

Political pressure mounts for BA to lose lucrative landing slots as cross-party MPs sign pledge

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Construction site safety procedures 'inadequate'

Friday, July 10th, 2020

Unite says it won't back Construction Covid procedures until PPE and hygiene failings addressed

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GE announces more than 700 job losses

Friday, July 10th, 2020

GE job losses reinforce urgent need for a financial package to support UK manufacturing

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Ryanair deal secured

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite secures deal to prevent Ryanair job losses

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UK steel

Britain, we need our steel

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unions call on government to use UK steel on Covid-19 recovery infrastructure projects

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More aerospace job losses in Derbyshire

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite vows to minimise job losses at Derbyshire-based aerospace company

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2,000 Rolls-Royce jobs to be shed in August

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite reiterates demand for aerospace support package as Rolls-Royce announces jobs to go as soon as August

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Urgent investigation call

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Unite calls for investigation after crane collapses in east London leaving one dead and four injured

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'Serious questions' over national security

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

‘National security’ concerns as Suffolk factory threatened with closure

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car manufacturing

Nissan pensions protest

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Sunderland pensions protest over Nissan’s ‘disdain’ for workers

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car parking

NHS car parking charges may resume

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Unite reiterates call for free NHS car parking in England to be made permanent as gov’t signals a reintroduction of charges

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Massive job losses rock DHL workers

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

On the eve of the Chancellor’s speech to the country designed to map the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, 2,200 workers involved in the production of...

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Supply chain job losses pushes aerospace to the edge

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

With less than 24 hours to go before the Chancellor delivers his financial statement, Unite is warning that companies in the aerospace supply chain have announc...

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Jobs to go at media firm Reach – Covid-19 cited as reason

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

The loss of 550 jobs at newspaper giant Reach is the latest example of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Unite said today (Tuesday July ...

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Covid crunch time talks tomorrow

Monday, July 6th, 2020

Crunch talks are due to take place tomorrow (Tuesday aJuly 7) to resolve health and safety concerns over the lack of Covid-19 prevention measures at the Crayfor...

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Avert construction apprenticeship crisis call

Monday, July 6th, 2020

The prime minister’s recent promise to ‘build, build, build’ the UK back to economic health will not be ‘get very far’ unless urgent action is taken to avert a ...

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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.

Halt 'rash' GKN Auto redundancies

Thursday, July 2nd, 2020

Unite: GKN Automotive must use furlough scheme ‘properly’

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easyJet job losses ‘massive blow’

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

Unite, last night (June 30) described the announcement that easyJet is intending to make 1,290 cabin crew redundant and close its hubs at Newcastle, Stansted an...

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