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Unite: Govt must ‘step up to the plate’
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Unite is urging the government and industry’s major employers to step up to the plate and act responsibly to save jobs, invest in skills and employee developmen...
4 min
Scrap ‘queen of the skies’ call
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Unite believes that while the 747 jet is held in high regard, it is now time for the ‘queen of the skies’ to relinquish her throne. The entire aviation industry...
4 min
Heroes and zeroes
Friday, July 17th, 2020
UniteLIVE highlights the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus pandemic
9 min
'They're left totally in the dark'
Friday, July 17th, 2020
In part two of our series on rural poverty, we highlight the plight of migrant workers
10 min
Buyers seek to purchase Appledore
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
Expected re-opening of Appledore shipyard vindication of Unite’s campaign
3 min
UK payrolls dwindle by 640,000 under lockdown
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
Pressure builds on Chancellor to act as job loss crisis grows
5 min
Here’s why you should fix the apprenticeship levy, Chancellor
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
Vast sums of cash are standing idle in the Treasury, with employers seeing it as a tax, unable to access it to fund recognised apprenticeships for either their ...
7 min
More BBC job losses announced
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Latest round of BBC job losses is deplored by Unite
3 min
‘Stay upbeat and determined’
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Every year we celebrate our union’s history at rural trade union festivals all around the country – the women Chainmakers, Tolpuddle, Burston and others. We com...
3 min
Vote of no confidence in easyJet executive
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Unite begins ballot of no confidence in easyJet COO Peter Bellew
3 min
PM grilled over British Airways' fire and rehire plans
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
BA staff and supporters hail Labour leader Kier Starmer’s intervention over BA’s landing slots
6 min
'We will overcome'
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
This year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 2020 starts Friday, July 17 and runs through till Sunday July 19. The festival is for many the highlight of the trade un...
7 min
Be smart - wear a Unite-branded face covering
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Unite-branded WHO compliant face coverings now available on pre-order
4 min
'Nervous, sceptical and divided'
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
New major poll finds public unconvinced by Sunak’s summer statement
4 min
Council outsourcing firms told to 'come clean'
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Companies with council outsourcing contracts are being urged to be open their books
4 min
Take action govt before ‘it’s too late for West Mids’ call
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Unite is demanding political support for businesses and workers striving to stem the West Midlands jobs loss tsunami, that has seen at least 8,000 jobs vanish f...
5 min
'There must be no delay' in crane accident investigation
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Unite writes to HSE demanding answers after fatal crane accident in east London
4 min
‘Losing a lifeline to the outside world’
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
For many there’ll be a choice. The TV, paying bills or putting food on the table. We’re talking about a generation here that fought in the war, that built our N...
2 min