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Unions react to Government’s plans to pay workers’ wages

By Union Web
March 23, 2020
Unite’s Howard Beckett lead the reactions of trade unions to the Chancellor’s announcement that the government will pay 80% of workers’ wages in the fight against the coronavirus ...
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Unite warns government not to compromise safety of lorry drivers over coronavirus

By Union Web
March 12, 2020
Unite has warned that lorry drivers’ safety must not be put in jeopardy by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The union’s warning came after reports from ...
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Len McCluskey rumoured to be stepping down from Unite, with Howard Beckett in the frame to replace him

By Union Web
March 10, 2020
Britain’s second-largest union, Unite, have been forced to deny rumours that Len McCluskey is set to step down as General Secretary. Speculation has risen in recent days that ...
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Unite is preparing a landmark “toxic cabin air” legal case

By Union Web
February 26, 2020
The Unite union is currently pursuing 200 cases of its members who claim to have suffered ill health after exposure to toxic cabin air. Unite, which represents cabin ...
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Trade unions back overhaul of Westminster voting system

By Union Web
April 24, 2018
Trade union leaders are adding their voice to calls for Westminster to adopt proportional voting system, rather than ‘first past the post’. Trade unionists have backed calls for ...
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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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Unite wins “landmark legal case” on work disability discrimination

By Union Web
March 13, 2018
Case centred on a cafe worker who was fired from her job for taking too much sick leave after a “pre-cancer” diagnosis. A cafe worker suffering from cancer ...
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USDAW to “look closely” at new Sainsbury’s deal to increase staff wages as paid breaks and bonuses are axed

By Union Web
March 9, 2018
Shop workers union USDAW has welcomed the decision from Sainsbury’s to increase pay to £9.20 per hour for retail staff – making it the first UK supermarket to ...
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