Rishi Sunak MP
NEU UNISON Unite

Trade unions respond to the Chancellor’s Spending Review

By Union Web
November 26, 2020
Yesterday the Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Spending Review, setting out what the UK government will spend on health, education, transport and other ...
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builders working
Unite

Unite calls for stricter COVID-19 safety measures in the construction industry

By Union Web
November 25, 2020
Unite is calling for separate site operating procedures to cover indoor and outdoor construction work, with stricter rules on social distancing, mask-wearing and ...
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Ambulance on road
GMB

“Second-rate PPE” to blame for thousands of ambulance worker COVID absences – GMB

By Union Web
November 19, 2020
The GMB union has found that across just six ambulance trusts in the UK, Covid-19 absences among ambulance workers hit at least 2,000 ...
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NASUWT NEU

NASUWT claims teachers are being told to disable NHS contact-tracing app

By Union Web
November 17, 2020
Teachers’ union says members have been asked to disable the NHS COVID-19 contract-tracing app to reduce the number of school staff being required ...
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British Airways planes
Unite

British Airways cargo workers ballot for strike action amid ‘fire and rehire’ dispute

By Union Web
November 12, 2020
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, is preparing to ballot members for industrial action due to the airline’s plans to ‘fire and rehire’ ...
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lorries parked
Unite

Unite launches lobbying campaign to make sure lorry drivers have decent facilities in Brexit ‘lorry parks’

By Union Web
November 11, 2020
With the government planning at least four huge lorry parks in Kent to deal with post-Brexit delays, Unite has launched a campaign “to ...
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NHS nurse
GMB Royal College of Nursing UNISON Unite

Health unions call for Christmas pay rise for 1.3m NHS workers

By Union Web
November 9, 2020
Trade unions representing more than 1.3m NHS workers across the UK have today written to the Prime Minister to call for a pay ...
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supermarket aisles
USDAW

Usdaw urges shoppers to respect shop staff and follow guidelines during second lockdown

By Union Web
November 5, 2020
As the nation enters a second national lockdown, shopworkers’ union Usdaw have called on shoppers to respect shop staff and follow the guidelines ...
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Rishi Sunak MP
TUC Unite USDAW

Unions respond to the extension of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By Union Web
November 5, 2020
Trade unions have responded to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement today of the government’s extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Chancellor Rishi ...
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