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Short time working – join the debate

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

There’s no doubt that the outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many things about the way we work, whether that be in the factory or the field, in the office or in ...

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Use ‘cash mountain’ for staff call

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) needs to dip into its cash mountain to protect airport jobs during the pandemic, after its boss boasted that it had reserves for the ...

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Uber

Uber ‘is just heaping on the pressure’

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

Local taxi drivers will launch a campaign to call for action against the proliferation of London-based Uber vehicles in and around Gatwick and Crawley – which a...

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Unite will not let ‘cradle of the jet engine’ die

Monday, October 26th, 2020

Workers at the historic Rolls-Royce factory at Barnoldswick in Lancashire will embark on three weeks of targeted strike action beginning next month, as part of ...

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'Selflessness, kindness, togetherness'

Friday, October 23rd, 2020

Determined Marcus Rashford inspires businesses and local councils to step in after government rejects free school meals extension

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, October 23rd, 2020

UniteLIVE highlights the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis

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'Nonsensical' Network Rail contract changes

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Network Rail contract changes risk track safety and jobs in Nottinghamshire, Sheffield and Scotland

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'Always running to keep up'

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Chancellor criticised for failing to act sooner after latest economic update

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Whatever it takes

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Unions and Labour politicians demand greater support for workers ahead of chancellor’s economic update

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construction

Construction firm accused of 'union busting'

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Construction firm NG Bailey embroiled in wages dispute

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'Fighting the corner of the low-waged and vulnerable'

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Unite throws support behind Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and northern communities

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Punishing the poorest

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Unite: proposed TfL funding will hit poorest Londoners hardest

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Some more susceptible to Long-Covid than others

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Groundbreaking study reveals women and those over 50 at greater risk of developing Long-Covid

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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.

'We will not allow workers to be sold out'

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Walsall demonstration to protest at Chamberlin and Hill Castings pay cuts

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'Truly inspirational'

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Unite endorses Cuban medic volunteers for Nobel Peace Prize for their work in fighting Covid-19 pandemic

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'This is not going away anytime soon'

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

Footballer Marcus Rashford and Labour party in latest fight for gov’t U-turn on free school meals

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'Epidemic of ill health' at Heathrow

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

Shock new survey reveals reality of working at Heathrow as airport bosses press ahead with huge pay cuts

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construction

'Shocked and angry'

Monday, October 19th, 2020

Industrial discontent looming in construction as out of touch employers impose a pay freeze on workers

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