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Unite’s Howard Beckett tells aviation worker’s “we won’t fail you” in industry negotiations

By Union Web
March 26, 2020
Howard Beckett
Unite
Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett has told members working in the aviation industry that the union will “stand by them” in negotiations over redundancy pay. In a ...
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Transport unions urge commuters to stay off the London Underground

By Union Web
March 25, 2020
London Underground train in Tube station
TSSA
As the London Underground row continues between the Prime Minister and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, transport unions have urged commuters to avoid the Tube to prevent overcrowding. The ...
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UNISON urges shopping centres, pubs and other businesses to provide free parking for NHS staff and care workers

By Union Web
March 24, 2020
car park
UNISON
NHS staff and care workers on the front line of the battle against COVID-19 should be provided with free parking from businesses, says UNISON. The UK’s largest union ...
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Unions react to Government’s plans to pay workers’ wages

By Union Web
March 23, 2020
woman with face mask
Unite USDAW
Unite’s Howard Beckett lead the reactions of trade unions to the Chancellor’s announcement that the government will pay 80% of workers’ wages in the fight against the coronavirus ...
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Teaching unions welcome the decision to close UK schools

By Union Web
March 18, 2020
children in school
NEU
Teaching unions have welcomed the decision to close schools, but have called on the government to make sure there is adequate provision for children on free school meals. ...
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GMB calls on government step in as British Airways put 30,000 jobs at risk

By Union Web
March 17, 2020
BA aeroplane taking off
GMB
The GMB union has accused BA of putting 30,000 jobs at risk, as airports across the country face closure “within weeks” due to the coronavirus pandemic. GMB – ...
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Teaching union send letter to Boris Johnson to explain decision not to shut schools

By Union Web
March 16, 2020
National Education Union logo
NEU
The National Education Union (NEU) has written to the prime minister asking for his reasons for keeping UK schools open when other countries are closing schools due to ...
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Unite warns government not to compromise safety of lorry drivers over coronavirus

By Union Web
March 12, 2020
white lorries on road
Unite
Unite has warned that lorry drivers’ safety must not be put in jeopardy by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The union’s warning came after reports from ...
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What the unions made of this week’s Budget

By Union Web
March 12, 2020
Rishi Sunak MP
GMB NEU PCS UNISON USDAW
Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed his first Budget this week – amid a backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak, issues concerning Statutory Sick Pay, an interest rate drop and low ...
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Teaching unions say coronavirus has not affected their conference plans yet, but hand-washing will be encouraged

By Union Web
March 11, 2020
conference room
NASUWT NEU
Four main teaching unions – including the NEU and NASUWT – have said that the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has not disrupted their national conference plans yet – but ...
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