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Unite describes JCB decision to axe 1,500 jobs as a ‘slap in the face’

By Union Web
May 23, 2020
JCB yellow digger
Unite
Unite the Union has slammed the decision taken by digger manufacturer JCB to axe 950 direct jobs and 500 agency workers, accusing them of “throwing workers under the ...
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Unite’s Howard Beckett slams “cynical” and “opportunistic” BA for cutting staff wages during coronavirus pandemic

By Union Web
May 23, 2020
BA aeroplane taking off
Unite
Unite’s assistant general secretary has accused British Airways of “abusing” the government’s Job Retention Scheme, describing it as a “complete betrayal of workers”. Senior cabin crew workers at ...
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Unite calls on government to take action to prevent overcrowding of buses

By Union Web
May 14, 2020
red bus in london
Unite
Unite has called on the UK government to provide funding for extra bus services and to make the wearing of face masks mandatory to prevent the transmission of ...
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Education unions call on government to delay reopening schools

By Union Web
May 13, 2020
school kids in playground
GMB NEU UNISON Unite
Eight major trade unions with members working in the education sector have published a joint statement calling on the government to “step back” from its plan for a ...
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GMB slam “mixed messages” from government regarding the easing of lockdown, and lament “horrifying” COVID-19 death figures

By Union Web
May 11, 2020
builders working
GMB UNISON
Unions have criticised the government’s handling of the messaging around the easing of the lockdown, with some union leaders labelling it a “recipe for chaos”. Boris Johnson has ...
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UNISON launches coronavirus fund for members facing “financial and emotional difficulties”

By Union Web
May 6, 2020
UNISON There For You coronavirus fund
UNISON
The public service union has set up a special coronavirus response fund via its welfare charity ‘There For You’ – which aims to help members who are struggling ...
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Education unions join forces to tell government to exercise caution before reopening schools

By Union Web
May 5, 2020
free school meals
NASUWT NEU
Education and teaching unions from across the UK and Ireland have joined up to write letters to education ministers in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland, urging ...
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UNISON launch petition demanding government “do more” over PPE for care workers

By Union Web
May 4, 2020
Unison union march
UNISON
Public service union UNISON has launched an online petition that demands the government take more action to ensure adequate PPE is made available to care workers during the ...
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Unite to challenge the redundancy of 500 agency workers at Airbus Broughton

By Union Web
April 29, 2020
Airbus A380 plane
Unite
Unite have revealed that Airbus are set to make up to 500 agency workers redundant, after previously furloughing 3,200 of their workers. As many as 500 agency workers ...
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Unite denounces British Airways redundancies as “unlawful and immoral”

By Union Web
April 29, 2020
BA aeroplane taking off
Unite
British Airways’ parent company IAG yesterday announced plans to make up to 12,000 workers redundant due to the coronavirus crisis. Unite’s general secretary Len McCluskey has today denounced ...
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