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‘Grim’ times for Heathrow’s workers?

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Hounslow council is warning that a third of the 100,000 households in the borough could be affected by job losses – shrinking the local economy and contracting ...

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'No stone left unturned'

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

How Unite is fighting for a safe return to work for members

8 min

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'We cannot be silent'

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Workers Uniting statement on the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota

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waiter tipping tips

Reducing social distancing to 1m doubles infection risk

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Unite ‘strongly resists’ hospitality industry lobbying to reduce social distancing to 1m

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The very best of us

Monday, June 1st, 2020

Dr Singer, a GP, had been chair of Doctors in Unite (DiU), formerly known as the Medical Practitioners’ Union (MPU). The union formed of mostly GPs celebrated i...

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‘Disgraceful’ actions

Monday, June 1st, 2020

There’s no doubt that local authority workers are finding life tough right now – with little or no recognition for putting their safety at risk in the war again...

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Chancellor announces changes to furlough scheme

Friday, May 29th, 2020

McCluskey: Furlough changes welcome but fragile economy needs further assistance

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When

Friday, May 29th, 2020

Do you remember when the phone plugged into the wall had its own table in the hall?

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Heroes and zeroes

Friday, May 29th, 2020

UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic

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Now it is time to fight for jobs

Friday, May 29th, 2020

People and markets make the decisions and what actually moves them must be our focus, otherwise we will be left bitterly disappointed. We must remember that tac...

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Car manufacturing

British car production plummets

Friday, May 29th, 2020

UK car industry’s lowest output since Second World War highlights need for gov’t support

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BA betrayal: customers and partners alerted 

Friday, May 29th, 2020

This week campaigners have been alerting companies including HCL in Surrey, Barclays in Glasgow, Vodafone in Newbury, Microsoft, in Reading, GSK in Ulverston an...

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Union legend Sarah Chapman’s grave under threat

Friday, May 29th, 2020

But such a vital piece of trade union history could be erased to posterity after it has emerged that Sarah Chapman’s grave is now under threat. The Manor Park C...

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London bus workers' safety 'absolutely crucial'

Friday, May 29th, 2020

Unite safety reps to inspect London buses in phased return to front entry

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‘For the nation’s benefit’ 

Friday, May 29th, 2020

More than two months on from the promised but yet to emerge government support for the UK’s beleaguered aviation industry, Unite is warning that without urgent ...

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nuclear power

Boost for post-pandemic economy

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

New nuclear power station construction to create 25,000 jobs

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car manufacturing

Production to stay at Nissan Sunderland plant

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Unite warns Nissan Sunderland efficiency savings must not include attacks on jobs or T&Cs

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'Millions hanging by a thread'

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Don’t take that sharp right, Chancellor.  Work with those in business and the workplaces, the experts in defending and creating jobs, and you will take the righ...

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