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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
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
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
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
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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“Missed opportunity” – Unions respond to Rishi Sunak’s Budget

By Union Web
March 3, 2021
Trade unions have responded to today’s Budget statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, with some calling it a “failure”, “short-sighted” and a “missed opportunity”. Chancellor Rishi ...
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Unions hold online rally for workers’ interests ahead of tomorrow’s Budget

By Union Web
March 2, 2021
Trade unions are joining forces for an online rally this evening to highlight the needs of workers ahead of the Budget tomorrow. The TUC have arranged an online ...
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Unite’s Howard Beckett slams Labour’s handling of Liverpool mayoral election: “Whatever message Labour is trying to send to the people of Liverpool, they can expect to get one back.”

By Union Web
February 25, 2021
The Labour party announced this week that it was restarting the process of selecting a mayoral candidate and that the three-women shortlist had been scrapped, but gave no ...
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Trade unions urge government to reject “no jab, no job” proposals from employers

By Union Web
February 18, 2021
Unite, Unison and TUC among unions urging the government to speak out against proposed “no jab, no job” employment contracts. Trade unions have responded to various reports of ...
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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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Unite members at RAF Leeming begin three weeks of strike action in pay dispute

By Union Web
January 20, 2021
Unite members who work at RAF Leeming for Babcock Aerospace began three weeks of discontinuous strike action today over a disparity in shift pay. The trade union says ...
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