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Kill the Bill: Legislation “simply unacceptable”, says Howard Beckett as protests continue

By Union Web
April 13, 2021
police at protest on horses
Unite
Unite’s Assistant General Secretary says the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is “simply unacceptable” as activists continue to protests to delay the bill passing into law. ...
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NEU survey reveals 1 in 3 teachers plan to quit within five years

By Union Web
April 8, 2021
Class teacher
NEU
Teachers cite workload pressures and diminishing respect for the profession as the main reasons why 35% wish to leave in the next five years. A new survey by ...
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Unite launches new whistle-blowing hotline for Amazon workers

By Union Web
March 31, 2021
Action on Amazon
Unite
The union has also launched a major advertising campaign to promote the hotline for Amazon workers in the UK and Ireland. Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest trade union, ...
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Usdaw urges Boohoo to engage with the union “to help repair their reputation”

By Union Web
March 29, 2021
Seamstress in factory
USDAW
Retail sector union Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) has urged ‘fast fashion’ giant Boohoo to engage with the union to repair their reputation and give ...
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UNISON says Westminster government “could learn from Scotland” over NHS pay rise

By Union Web
March 25, 2021
NHS
UNISON
UNISON has responded to the announcement that the Scottish government has made a pay offer to NHS workers, saying the Westminster government should be “shamed into following the ...
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Unite suspend London bus strikes following breakthrough in negotiations

By Union Web
March 24, 2021
London bus
Unite
London bus strikes that were scheduled for today were suspended after eleventh-hour negotiations produced improved offers for drivers. The planned walkout among drivers from various London bus operators ...
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“See you in Court” – Unite’s Howard Beckett’s message to Police Scotland after Saica Pack picket is broken up

By Union Web
March 17, 2021
Saica Pack Edinburgh strike
Unite
Unite members at two Saica Pack sites begun industrial action this week over a dispute about changes to their terms and conditions. Unite’s Howard Beckett has told Police ...
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Unions respond to government’s new ‘Bus Back Better’ national bus strategy

By Union Web
March 15, 2021
red bus in london
Unite
Unite and RMT have both issued statements responding to the government’s new £3 billion national bus strategy to make buses more frequent, cheaper, greener and easier to use. ...
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Unions respond to impact report on “sub-standard” Test and Trace programme

By Union Web
March 10, 2021
Nurse wearing face mask
UNISON Unite
Unite and UNISON have today criticised the government’s spending on the NHS Test and Trace programme, which was found to have had “no clear impact”. MPs today warned ...
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Unite advises bus drivers in London not to drive over-crowded buses amid Covid transmission fears

By Union Web
March 8, 2021
red bus in london
Unite
Unite the Union’s London bus driver members have been advised by the trade union to stop driving their bus if it becomes overcrowded in an effort to prevent ...
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