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Save BAE factory call
Unite will reassert its determination to ensure that manufacturing continues at the BAE factory in Brough, East Yorkshire, tomorrow (November 9). Representatives of the... Read More
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Education vital in fight against racism
The vital importance of the Black Lives Matter movement in overcoming racial inequality was discussed on Saturday (September 19) at Labour’s Women Connected conference, which... Read More
Coronavirus News Feature
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we bring you the latest heroes and zeros amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week's latest. HEROES Unite assistant... Read More
TUC 2020
BLM protests must leave ‘long-lasting legacy’
On the final day of TUC Congress 2020 on Tuesday (September 15), delegates held a wide-ranging debate on tackling racism. Systemic racism has risen to... Read More
TUC 2020
‘It’s time for equality’
Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland spoke passionately at Congress today (September 14) in a debate about the unequal impact the coronavirus pandemic has had... Read More
Coronavirus News Feature
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes of the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week's latest: HEROES Unite's manufacturing... Read More
Coronavirus News Feature
‘No more excuses’
Unite’s manufacturing members sent a loud and clear message today (September 9) that the government must step in and extend the furlough scheme or else... Read More
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Save our world class workers
Following our story in UNITElive earlier this month on the campaign to build the Royal Naval Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships within the UK, the... Read More
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Unite fears for RAF Valley jobs
Unite is deeply concerned that proposals recently presented to Unite reps could see 180 jobs cut from the Hawk contract at RAF Valley by 2033.... Read More
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“Truly shocking”
Unite has today (August 27) revealed evidence of potential widespread jobs discrimination among British Airways cabin crew based at London Gatwick. The airline, which has been... Read More
Coronavirus News
British Airways heading for ‘winter of discontent’
British Airways is heading for months of industrial unrest unless it steps back from proposals which will effectively force thousands of workers onto punitive and... Read More
Coronavirus News Feature
‘We were in the thick of it’
More than 500 UK health workers have died in the line of duty battling the coronavirus pandemic – this is among the highest health staff... Read More
Coronavirus News
NHS pay ‘elephant in the room’
A deserved boost in pay for NHS staff, who have battled through the pandemic, is ‘the elephant in the room’ in the latest plan for... Read More
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Pandemic public inquiry call
The damning report by MPs into hospital patients in England being discharged into care homes without a Covid-19 test reinforces the need for a public... Read More
Coronavirus News
Childcare crisis
Nearly half of working mothers recently made redundant say lack of childcare provision played a role in their sacking, a shocking new survey has revealed.... Read More
Coronavirus News
Earlier lockdown could have saved London bus drivers’ lives
Imposing an earlier lockdown could have saved many bus drivers’ lives, a new report has found. The review into the high death rate of bus... Read More
Coronavirus News Analysis
‘Every death is a tragedy’
Investigating Covid-19 deaths must include all workers, particularly BAEM (Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities) people, who contracted the virus at work. Doing so would then... Read More
Campaigns Coronavirus
‘Not a moment more to be lost’
As Unite launches its campaign to save UK aerospace today (July 2), the union highlights the existential threat the sector faces amid the coronavirus crisis... Read More
Coronavirus News
Leicester in lockdown
Leicester is the first city in the UK to re-enter strict lockdown after a local surge in new coronavirus cases. More than 950 new cases... Read More
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Inquiry into Covid-19 worker death rates call
Unite is calling for an urgent ‘warts and all’ public inquiry into the death rates of workers from Covid-19 during the pandemic. The union made... Read More