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What the unions made of this week’s Budget

By Union Web
March 12, 2020
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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GMB warn that self-isolation could leave gig economy workers “abandoned and left penniless”

By Union Web
February 28, 2020
The GMB union is calling on all employers to pay their workers if they have to self-isolate due to the coronavirus – including their “zero-hour” workers. The growing ...
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GMB launches new ‘gig economy’ legal case against Hermes

By Union Web
May 4, 2018
Case brought by GMB follows similar legal action against Amazon and Uber regarding workers’ rights in the so-called ‘gig economy’. The GMB union started its latest ‘gig economy’ ...
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UNISON accepts 2% pay rise for local government workers

By Union Web
April 11, 2018
Public service union UNISON have accepted a new two-year pay deal for local government staff. The new pay deal will affect more than one million local government workers ...
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Unions accused of double standards after gender pay gap analysis

By Union Web
April 10, 2018
Despite campaigning for equal pay for years, some unions have the worst pay gaps in the UK with women paid a median hourly rate up to 42.7% less ...
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Unite’s Jennie Formby looks set to be Labour’s new general secretary after support from GMB

By Union Web
March 14, 2018
Unite organiser Jennie Formby, whose candidacy is supported by Jeremy Corbyn’s office, looks set for a ‘coronation’ after receiving backing from GMB union to be new Labour general ...
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GMB blames “Brexit effect” for Landis+Gyr’s “catastrophic” decision to move smart meter manufacturing abroad

By Union Web
February 23, 2018
UK’s leading manufacturer of smart gas meters, Landis+Gyr, plans to cut 288 jobs due to an increase in production costs driven by the drop in sterling after the ...
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GMB calls for “urgent reform” following “damning” Carillion evidence

By Union Web
February 11, 2018
Union says that this weeks evidence from Carillion directors to MPs shows that workers’ pensions were “the last thing on their minds” as the company struggled. GMB has ...
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GMB and Unite hail ITC ruling on Bombardier tariffs as “good news” and “sweet relief” for Northen Ireland economy

By Union Web
January 28, 2018
Legal defeat for Trump administration and Boeing on import tariffs could save thousands of jobs at Bombardier’s Belfast operation. Thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland could have been ...
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Carillion: Trade unions call for a “national task force” to protect UK firms

By Union Web
January 16, 2018
The collapse of Carillion is dominating the news and political agenda this week, and today UK trade unions have urged the government to take action to protect Carillion ...
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