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‘Don’t snap the investment wallet shut – our jobs depend on it’

Boris Johnson cut the ribbon at Nissan but we know who really delivered - the workers. We've battled for years for UK battery manufacturing. At... Read More

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‘Great day’ for ‘incredible Nissan workforce’

Unite hailed automotive giant Nissan’s announcement that it will support the creation of a new battery plant as well as produce a new electric car... Read More

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Latest UK car production figures ‘worst in a generation’

UK car production last year plummeted by almost a third to fewer than one million cars, the biggest slump since 1984. New car industry figures... Read More

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Nissan commits to Sunderland plant after post-Brexit deal

Unite has welcomed news that Japanese car giant Nissan has committed to maintain its operations in Britain after the UK and EU struck an eleventh... Read More

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Heroes and zeroes

Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you a new list of heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are this week's latest. HEROES... Read More

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Nissan pensions protest

Nissan workers will attend a socially distanced rally in Sunderland on Saturday (July 11) in response to the firm’s ‘disdain and disregard’ for workers impacted... Read More

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Production to stay at Nissan Sunderland plant

Car giant Nissan announced on Thursday (May 28) that it will keep its Sunderland plant open, but said it intends to shut its factory in... Read More

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Unite: Join the Covid-19 ‘manufacturing army’

Following Nissan’s ‘outstanding’ efforts in re-purposing its facilities to produce hundreds of thousands of pieces of much needed personal protective equipment (PPE), Unite today (Wednesday... Read More

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Heroes and zeroes of the year

This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic... Read More

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Union recognition win

Hundreds of workers at a Sunderland based car parts manufacturer, supplying Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover, are celebrating after winning their campaign for trade union... Read More

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Nissan warning

Carmaker Nissan has come out with its strongest warning yet against a no-deal Brexit, in an intervention this week that mirrors concerns from Unite’s manufacturing... Read More

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Infiniti finished?

In another blow to UK car manufacturing, Japanese carmaker Nissan today (March 12) announced it would end production of the Infiniti Q30 at its Sunderland... Read More

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Protect our auto industry

The government must not pull promised financial support for skills and innovation from Nissan following the firm’s decision to scrap plans to build X-Trail cars... Read More

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‘Incredibly disappointing’

Automotive giant Nissan confirmed on Sunday (February 3) that it would be cancelling plans to manufacture its newest X-Trail model at its plant in Sunderland... Read More

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Battery plant sale

Unite said it would be seeking guarantees over the pay, terms and conditions of its members at Nissan’s Sunderland battery manufacturing business after the carmaker... Read More

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Steady Brexit nerves call

With Nissan today (February 28) warning MPs that it is keeping its commitment to the UK under review, despite assurances it may have been offered... Read More