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Unite’s Howard Beckett calls for ‘criminal prosecutions’ as Boris Johnson promises public inquiry into COVID response

By Union Web
May 11, 2021
Unite’s assistant general secretary took to Twitter in response to PM Boris Johnson’s announcement that a public inquiry into the government’s response to COVID-19 will take place in ...
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GMB Unite

Unions slam ‘greedy’ Nestle after decision to close factories and cut 600 jobs

By Union Web
April 28, 2021
GMB and Unite have slammed the decision of Nestle to close two factories in England and cut 600 jobs, saying the move will “ruin hundreds of lives”. Nestle’s ...
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GMB says some Hermes drivers working for free for hours a day

By Union Web
April 15, 2021
Couriers for the delivery firm say they feel compelled to ‘muck in’ and help out with parcel sorting process in understaffed depots. Drivers for Hermes, one of the ...
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Teaching unions say school staff should be prioritised in next phase of Covid vaccinations

By Union Web
February 18, 2021
In a joint statement, education unions say prioritising vaccination for education staff is the best way to support national effort to reopen all settings. Education organisations and teaching ...
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GMB tells new Amazon CEO he has an “historic opportunity” to improve working culture

By Union Web
February 3, 2021
GMB, the union for workers, has told the company’s new CEO he has an ‘historic opportunity’ to improve the working culture. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced he ...
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Unions join forces to warn government they will fight “tooth and nail” to protect workers’ rights

By Union Web
January 26, 2021
Unite, GMB and Unison are among the group of 12 major trade unions calling on the Prime Minister to protect rights such as the 48-hour working week following ...
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GMB launches fund to help British Gas strikers

By Union Web
January 13, 2021
The GMB union has launched a crowdfunder to help raise funds for British Gas workers who are currently striking in opposition to the company’s controversial ‘fire and rehire’ ...
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Education unions call for clarification on the use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for school supply staff

By Union Web
January 12, 2021
Unions including NASUWT, NEU and Unite have written to the Department for Education “to press for clarification on the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) during ...
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GMB British Gas strike
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GMB members at British Gas begin five-day strike in ‘fire and rehire’ dispute

By Union Web
January 7, 2021
British Gas engineers have started a five-day strike from today (Thursday 7 January) in a dispute over new employment contracts. Thousands of British Gas staff have walked out ...
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GMB British Gas members protest outside Centrica HQ after rejecting pay cut

By Union Web
December 9, 2020
The GMB union – which represents British Gas workers – says “turkeys don’t vote for Christmas” as members vote overwhelmingly to reject Centrica’s proposals to change employment contracts. ...
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