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NEU

NEU responds to final Independent SAGE report and urges Prime Minister to delay reopening of schools

By Union Web
May 28, 2020
Commenting following the publication of the Independent SAGE committee’s report “When should a school reopen?”, the National Education Union have called on the ...
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GMB

GMB calls on Defra to act on “inadequate” safety guidance in the food and drink supply chain

By Union Web
May 26, 2020
The GMB union has called on Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to enter into a dialogue with food producers ...
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Unite

Unite describes JCB decision to axe 1,500 jobs as a ‘slap in the face’

By Union Web
May 23, 2020
Unite the Union has slammed the decision taken by digger manufacturer JCB to axe 950 direct jobs and 500 agency workers, accusing them ...
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Unite

Unite’s Howard Beckett slams “cynical” and “opportunistic” BA for cutting staff wages during coronavirus pandemic

By Union Web
May 23, 2020
Unite’s assistant general secretary has accused British Airways of “abusing” the government’s Job Retention Scheme, describing it as a “complete betrayal of workers”. ...
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Unite

Unite calls on government to take action to prevent overcrowding of buses

By Union Web
May 14, 2020
Unite has called on the UK government to provide funding for extra bus services and to make the wearing of face masks mandatory ...
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school kids in playground
GMB NEU UNISON Unite

Education unions call on government to delay reopening schools

By Union Web
May 13, 2020
Eight major trade unions with members working in the education sector have published a joint statement calling on the government to “step back” ...
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GMB UNISON

GMB slam “mixed messages” from government regarding the easing of lockdown, and lament “horrifying” COVID-19 death figures

By Union Web
May 11, 2020
Unions have criticised the government’s handling of the messaging around the easing of the lockdown, with some union leaders labelling it a “recipe ...
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UNISON There For You coronavirus fund
UNISON

UNISON launches coronavirus fund for members facing “financial and emotional difficulties”

By Union Web
May 6, 2020
The public service union has set up a special coronavirus response fund via its welfare charity ‘There For You’ – which aims to ...
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NASUWT NEU

Education unions join forces to tell government to exercise caution before reopening schools

By Union Web
May 5, 2020
Education and teaching unions from across the UK and Ireland have joined up to write letters to education ministers in England, Scotland, Wales, ...
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