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'Solidarity is strength'
Friday, February 12th, 2021
Celebrities speak out in support of Go North West bus drivers in Manchester fighting fire and rehire contracts. You can help too – here’s how
3 min
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‘Intermittent’ furlough misuse must stop call
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Unite has today (February 11) called on WREN Kitchens to guarantee that it will not misuse ‘intermittent’ furlough at its factories in Howden, Barton and Scunth...
4 min
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Unite welcomes Labour support for aviation
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Unite welcomed Labour’s call today (February 11) for the government to introduce a sector specific support package for aviation.
3 min
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'Devil will be in the detail'
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Unite calls for clarity over rhetoric as health secretary Matt Hancock announces plans to overhaul NHS in England
6 min
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Don’t ignore tremendous job opportunities call
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
The UK’s top manufacturing leaders have joined forces today (February 11) to urge Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap, set t...
5 min
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Unite vows to overturn GKN’s Birmingham factory closure plans
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Unite will pursue 'every option' to keep Birmingham GKN plant open and accuses Melrose of lying about its intentions
4 min
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Heineken axes 8,000 jobs worldwide
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Unite raises concern over future of the brewing industry
3 min
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‘Disgusting way to treat staff’
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Strikes over attempts to slash staff salaries by up to £6,000 at lettings software provider Goodlord will disrupt services for Winkworth and other London estate...
4 min
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'We took a stand when we needed to'
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Unite member and Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick worker Andrew Evans reflects on his first-ever strike – and why everyone should join a union
9 min
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Wage cuts in fire and rehire bus disgrace
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Bus driver Unite members at Go North West, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, in response to the company’s plans to fire and rehire them on vastly inf...
4 min
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To the shame of bosses and govt
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
A group Unite electrician members have launched a fund to ensure that if any of them contract Covid-19 or are forced to self-isolate they will not be left finan...
4 min
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‘Just at the right time’
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Unite has today (February 10) launched the learning hub@heathrow to assist its members employed at Heathrow and the local community to develop their skills, to ...
4 min
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'It's never too late to make a change'
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Unite member and apprentice Stacey Sowden is forging her own path in construction
7 min
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‘Best value for money you’ll ever get’
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Sean Halsall, 35, worked as a bus driver for Arriva in Southport for 16 years. He was recruited to Unite during a training session and went on to become the rep...
3 min
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London bus strikes announced
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
London braced for serious disruption as bus strikes announced and further industrial action in pipeline
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Redundancy rights win
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Cheshire construction workers secure redundancy rights victory
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‘Political football’
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
As the trade union representative on the boards of Enginuity, (the Sector Skills body for the engineering sector) and the Board of Cogent, (the Sector Skills bo...
5 min
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Why I became a rep
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Unite rep, Brian Eadon is a hospital pharmacist, working at Betsi Cadwaladr hospital in North Wales. Brian tells us what he loves about being in Unite, in 2021'...
2 min
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