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West Midlands police authority delays decision on privatisation

Thursday 24th May 2012

Maria Eagle raises working conditions of lorry drivers with ministers

Thursday 24th May 2012

Tax avoidance, strike breaking, human rights abuses: The organisations bidding to profit from West Midlands police privatisation

Thursday 24th May 2012

Robocop steps out to stop police service 'sell off'

Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Unite cautiously welcomes draft energy bill

Tuesday 22nd May 2012

Government under pressure as opposition to NHS pension plans mounts

Tuesday 22nd May 2012

Beecroft:'The worst attack on our employment rights in a generation'

Monday 21st May 2012

Unite launches plan to build growth and support for the UK automotive industry

Monday 21st May 2012

Unite launches plan to build growth and support for the UK automotive industry

Monday 21st May 2012

Crime reporting will fall if police service privatised - new survey and film reinforce need to ditch police privatisation for good

Friday 18th May 2012

West Midlands Police is for sale but staff and public are in the dark

Thursday 17th May 2012

3,500 Unite reps surveyed on NHS employers' 'backsliding' on Diamond Jubilee arrangements

Thursday 17th May 2012

Unite welcomes new Astra to Ellesmere Port

Thursday 17th May 2012

New sales figures boost case for U-turn on Remploy closures, says Unite

Wednesday 16th May 2012

Londoners, commuters and tourists back bus workers on Olympic payment

Wednesday 16th May 2012

Jobless figures reveal 'a part-time Britain', says Unite

Wednesday 16th May 2012

Unite calls for grounding of all North Sea Super Puma helicopters

Tuesday 15th May 2012

Unite challenges Lansley on community services’ cuts

Monday 14th May 2012

Tanker driver strike averted following narrow 'yes' vote

Friday 11th May 2012

London Underground workers welcome Olympic payment as bus workers prepare for vote on strike action

Friday 11th May 2012

Unite accuses government of 'Dad's Army' mindset over fighter jet U-turn

Thursday 10th May 2012

Unite urges mayor to intervene to avoid London Olympic bus strike

Thursday 10th May 2012

Queen's Speech 2012: Queen's Speech shows deluded government devoid of ideas says Unite

Wednesday 9th May 2012

Thousands of Unite's public sector members take part in pensions' protest tomorrow

Wednesday 9th May 2012

Unite reaction to departure of Aviva CEO

Tuesday 8th May 2012

Steps to raise state pension age will alienate the public, unions warn

Tuesday 8th May 2012

First strike by dockers at Tilbury since 1989 over company attack on contracts

Friday 4th May 2012

Unite to seek assurances on jobs in Weetabix takeover

Thursday 3rd May 2012

Angry Ministry of Defence firefighters set to disrupt bases on 10 May in pensions' row

Thursday 3rd May 2012

Unite to fight threatened job losses at profitable yacht building firm

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

New apprenticeship model called for by Unite

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Unite urges West Midlands - don't become the test bed for police privatisation

Tuesday 1st May 2012

OECD asked to probe 'blatant violations' by Liverpool packaging firm

Tuesday 1st May 2012

Unite reaction to Lloyds results

Tuesday 1st May 2012

London's taxi drivers have chance to walk in the footsteps of Fred Housego

Monday 30th April 2012

Unite reaction to Clydesdale and Yorkshire job losses

Monday 30th April 2012

Unite to recommend improved pay deal at BMW's Mini plant in Oxford

Friday 27th April 2012

Call to health secretary to involve Acas in public sector pensions dispute

Friday 27th April 2012

'Workplace deaths underestimated by 800 per cent', says Unite

Friday 27th April 2012

Tobacco workers take industrial action over unfair parking 'tax'

Friday 27th April 2012

Mayor lets court do his job - Unite accuses Johnson of failing to put public interest first

Thursday 26th April 2012

Greenwich libraries staff in five day strike over 'disgusting' privatisation plans

Thursday 26th April 2012

Ministry of Defence staff to strike over pensions' proposals on 10 May

Thursday 26th April 2012

Scottish move on public sector pensions undermines coalition's hardline stance

Thursday 26th April 2012

Disabled workers attend campaign meeting to save Remploy

Thursday 26th April 2012

Unite reaction to HSBC job loss stories

Wednesday 25th April 2012

Return to recession and disastrous budget is proof that George Osborne is not up to the job

Wednesday 25th April 2012

Unite pledges no voice will go unheard

Wednesday 25th April 2012

Ford faces first strike since 1970s

Wednesday 25th April 2012

Unite fears Shell set to abandon UK

Monday 23rd April 2012

Higher education unions reject derisory employers pay offer

Monday 23rd April 2012

Unite members devastated by a further 640 job losses announced by CSC

Monday 23rd April 2012

Unite demands Boris comes clean on Addison Lee

Friday 20th April 2012

Unite reaction to IAG's completion of the purchase of BMI from Lufthansa

Friday 20th April 2012

Unite to return to Acas and re-ballot Hoyer tanker drivers

Friday 20th April 2012

Unite comment on latest UK car production figures

Thursday 19th April 2012

Unite comment on latest UK car production figures

Thursday 19th April 2012

Unite hosts North West defence industry conference as cuts grip the industry

Thursday 19th April 2012

Unite statement on the retirement of Brendan Barber, general secretary of the TUC

Thursday 19th April 2012

Disabled Remploy workers demonstrate in London and Sheffield in fight to save their jobs

Thursday 19th April 2012

Unite urges return to Acas as tanker drivers reject proposals

Wednesday 18th April 2012

Unite reaction to Dairy Crest's proposed closure of two sites

Tuesday 17th April 2012

Unite reaction to the integration of BMI mainline and BA

Thursday 12th April 2012

Unite the union will be cooking up a protest at BBC Good Food Show

Thursday 12th April 2012

Unite welcomes Nissan's decision to build a new model in Sunderland

Tuesday 10th April 2012

Queen asked to intervene in Diamond Jubilee NHS wrangle

Tuesday 10th April 2012

Unite gains enhanced deal for employees, as Warwickshire drinks plant closes

Tuesday 10th April 2012

Manufacturing output falls but UK car industry continues to grow

Thursday 5th April 2012

Posh Mayfair hit by ripples from illegal factory closure dispute

Thursday 5th April 2012

Kellogg's to be leafleted as Liverpool MMP 'lock-out' dispute escalates

Thursday 5th April 2012

Cameron's Big Society bank disguises the massive cut to charities' income

Wednesday 4th April 2012

Norwegian government drawn into Liverpool 'lock-out' dispute

Wednesday 4th April 2012

Easter weekend strike at Stansted Airport suspended

Tuesday 3rd April 2012

Higher education pay offer for 2012/13 is 'derisory', says Unite

Tuesday 3rd April 2012

Unite warns UK manufacturing figures `bumping along the bottom'

Monday 2nd April 2012

London bus workers to ballot for strike action

Monday 2nd April 2012

Unite welcomes Typhoon contract

Friday 30th March 2012

Unite rules out Easter tanker strikes to focus on talks

Friday 30th March 2012

Tanker driver reveals extent of safety problems of 'chaotic' fuel industry

Friday 30th March 2012

Sacked big 'brand' packaging workers head to London to ask Austrian embassy for help on MMP lock out dispute

Thursday 29th March 2012

Government must act to get Project Horizon back on track

Thursday 29th March 2012

Unite welcomes prospect of ACAS talks

Wednesday 28th March 2012

Unite calls on Ed Davey to intervene in tanker driver dispute

Tuesday 27th March 2012

Ministry of Defence staff vote on pensions' proposals, as NHS workers demonstrate tomorrow

Tuesday 27th March 2012

Tanker drivers say 'enough is enough' and vote for action

Monday 26th March 2012

Fuel tanker drivers give their side of the story

Monday 26th March 2012

Public health policy deserves more than 'drink pricing' soundbites, says Unite

Friday 23rd March 2012

Ealing parking attendants set to continue strike action

Friday 23rd March 2012

60 micro-technology jobs under threat in Great Yarmouth

Friday 23rd March 2012

Tony the Tiger joins locked out MMP workers call for roar of support from Liverpool shoppers

Friday 23rd March 2012

BAE workers take battle to save Brough to shareholders

Thursday 22nd March 2012

GSK's investment welcome, but government must do more and urgently invest in manufacturing

Thursday 22nd March 2012

Unite reaction to JLR joint venture with the Chinese car maker Chery Automobile

Wednesday 21st March 2012

Rich man’s’ Budget fails to offer hope for jobs and growth, says Unite

Wednesday 21st March 2012

Unite and Gatwick Airport sign lifelong learning agreement

Wednesday 21st March 2012

Budget for growth and jobs to help families 'losing £150-a-month'

Tuesday 20th March 2012

Unions considering next steps over pensions measure switch

Tuesday 20th March 2012

Unite NHS members to stage protests after emphatic rejection of pension proposals

Tuesday 20th March 2012

Unite remains opposed to privatisation of Royal Mail but welcomes pensions' solution

Monday 19th March 2012

Unite hits out at 'pittance' rise in national minimum wage

Monday 19th March 2012

'Bribe' claim over Birkenhead food firm's redundancy offer

Monday 19th March 2012

Hacking scandal prompts Unite call for review of UK media ownership

Friday 16th March 2012

Unite to fight the closure of Sanofi in Newcastle upon Tyne

Thursday 15th March 2012

BAE Systems workforce take pay cut to save colleagues' jobs

Thursday 15th March 2012

Food plant workers demo outside the 'Ethical Trade Initiative Forum' over unfair redundancy terms

Wednesday 14th March 2012

Unite rejects tube Olympics arrangements and prepares to ballot London bus workers

Wednesday 14th March 2012

First CPHVA awards celebrate 'innovation and dedication'

Wednesday 14th March 2012

Government creating 'lost and forgotten generations of unemployed'

Wednesday 14th March 2012

Jaguar Land Rover's vote of confidence for UK car building

Tuesday 13th March 2012

Unite demands answers as banks slash over 1,764 UK jobs in just one day

Tuesday 13th March 2012

Campaign launched to reverse the privatisation of court interpreting, as service descends 'into chaos'

Tuesday 13th March 2012

School nurses could be 'overwhelmed' by millions of children texting in for appointments, warns Unite

Monday 12th March 2012

Unfair dismissal rights under attack

Monday 12th March 2012

NHS risk register: Stop hiding in plain sight!

Friday 9th March 2012

Government decision to sack disabled workers 'barbaric' says Unite

Wednesday 7th March 2012

'The gold I want to go for' by Len McCluskey

Wednesday 7th March 2012

Just thirteen days to save the NHS warns Unite leader

Wednesday 7th March 2012

Ed Miliband is right on manufacturing, says Unite

Tuesday 6th March 2012

Unite anger at further 300 RBS job losses

Monday 5th March 2012

Unite condemns callous sacking of tanker drivers as national strike ballot announced

Friday 2nd March 2012

Public urged to attend 7 March lobby to oppose the health bill

Friday 2nd March 2012

Home Office changes will increase abuse of migrant domestic workers

Friday 2nd March 2012

Brough closure a "disgraceful dereliction of duty to a world class workforce"

Thursday 1st March 2012

London bus operators forcing a confrontation over Olympic payment

Thursday 1st March 2012

Health workers urged to send a message to the government and reject pension plans

Thursday 1st March 2012

Standing up for working people - Len McCluskey's interview in full

Wednesday 29th February 2012

Locked out MMP workers facing redundancy fly to Europe for support

Tuesday 28th February 2012

Unite reaction to the launch of the Crossrail contract

Tuesday 28th February 2012

Unite reaction to HSBC results

Monday 27th February 2012

National Express Group's human rights policy flawed says report

Monday 27th February 2012

Unite leader Len McCluskey to meet locked-out workers at Bootle packaging company

Friday 24th February 2012

Unite welcomes commitment to withdraw controversial construction contracts

Friday 24th February 2012

Philip Hammond in the latest betrayal of UK manufacturing

Friday 24th February 2012

Unite reaction to Lloyds Banking Group results

Friday 24th February 2012

NG Bailey becomes the latest construction firm to withdraw controversial contracts

Thursday 23rd February 2012

Unite calls for 'robust' manufacturing to be at the heart of industrial strategy

Thursday 23rd February 2012

Local government 'no pay rise' stance reveals the unequal face of Britain

Thursday 23rd February 2012

Local government 'no pay rise' stance reveals the unequal face of Britain

Thursday 23rd February 2012

Unite anger that RBS refuses to award staff "fair pay" despite massive bonus announcement for top bankers

Thursday 23rd February 2012

Unite members protest at EHRC cuts to job and services

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Unite accuses MoD contractor of union-busting

Tuesday 21st February 2012

Unite calls on NFU to prioritise health and safety during its conference

Tuesday 21st February 2012

Hackney drug centre deal gives staff greater 'say' on future services

Monday 20th February 2012

Unite forms Church of England association to tackle employment issues

Monday 20th February 2012

Cameron facing collapse in trust over health reforms says poll

Monday 20th February 2012

Unite supports protest against proposed closure of Filton airfield

Friday 17th February 2012

Balfour Beatty withdraws controversial contracts

Friday 17th February 2012

Prince Charles to visit Bombardier factory

Thursday 16th February 2012

Tolling agreement eases pressure on jobs at the Coryton refinery

Wednesday 15th February 2012

Unemployment: How bad do things have to get before Osborne listens?

Wednesday 15th February 2012

European Unilever workers stand together to say 'Unilever - don't make workers pay for your profits!'

Tuesday 14th February 2012

Living standards still being squeezed despite falling inflation, warns Unite

Tuesday 14th February 2012

Manchester NHS trust loses appeal in 'race' case

Monday 13th February 2012

Hackney drug centre staff to walk out over cuts to services

Monday 13th February 2012

Unite condemns out-of-touch Tory MP John Redwood for 'gloomy' comments

Friday 10th February 2012

Kerry Foods snub talks with Unite over 340 Grimsby job losses

Friday 10th February 2012

Unite reaction to Barclays results

Friday 10th February 2012

Unite to ballot members on NHS pensions’ offer

Thursday 9th February 2012

The government must learn the lessons of Bombardier

Thursday 9th February 2012

Unite reaction to launch of banking apprenticeship scheme

Wednesday 8th February 2012

Coalition not off-the hook over Bombardier

Wednesday 8th February 2012

Pressure mounts as health visitors voice their opposition to the health bill

Wednesday 8th February 2012

Unfair parking levy prompts union members to consider strike

Tuesday 7th February 2012

Unite pleased to see ongoing optimism in the UK motor industry

Monday 6th February 2012

Unite university staff to demonstrate over 'lousy' pay offer on 8 February

Monday 6th February 2012

Unite welcomes JLR intake of skilled apprentices

Friday 3rd February 2012

Unions cautiously welcome Unilever's decision to agree to talks

Friday 3rd February 2012

Unite wants to quiz Argos on Corby distribution hub closure

Friday 3rd February 2012

Unite members at Balfour Beatty vote overwhelmingly for strike action

Thursday 2nd February 2012

Unilever mind-blowing profits prove money there to keep promise on workers' pensions

Thursday 2nd February 2012

Welfare reforms will penalise the vulnerable and divide society warns Unite

Wednesday 1st February 2012

Unite reports construction firms to the OFT in groundbreaking move

Wednesday 1st February 2012

Indian decision on French fighter aircraft could have serious implications for BAE Systems

Tuesday 31st January 2012

'Patient safety' is key as Unite lobby on 7 March focuses on Health Bill

Monday 30th January 2012

Unite reaction to Hester decision to waive bonus

Monday 30th January 2012

Unite presses government on the future of Coryton

Friday 27th January 2012

Unite concern over delays caused by new review of NMC

Thursday 26th January 2012

Unite mobilises to maintain children's services at North Yorkshire hospital

Thursday 26th January 2012

Unilever workers take fight to be heard to 'rich people's Glastonbury' - Protest to defend pensions at Davos 2012

Wednesday 25th January 2012

NHS trust faces possible legal challenge over plans to slash staff mileage rates

Wednesday 25th January 2012

Government has done to nothing to support manufacturing or construction

Wednesday 25th January 2012

Unite university staff work-to-rule over 'lousy' pay offer

Wednesday 25th January 2012

Jet fuel driver strike solid as Unite slams oil industry greed

Tuesday 24th January 2012

'Damning' MPs report could be 'the final nail in the NHS reform coffin', says Unite

Tuesday 24th January 2012

Cable lacks backbone on boardroom pay, says Unite

Monday 23rd January 2012

Independent inquiry into racism at Manchester NHS trust called for by Unite

Monday 23rd January 2012

Week-long fuel strike grows closer: Unite calls upon employer to end attacks on workers

Friday 20th January 2012

Trustees' reluctant acceptance not 'green light' to impose poorer Unilever pensions

Friday 20th January 2012

'Off the shelf' defence equipment from overseas will cost £1 billion in lost tax revenues

Friday 20th January 2012

Unite welcomes Fujitsu deal

Friday 20th January 2012

Car production figures: 'A glimmer of hope in gloomy times'

Thursday 19th January 2012

Health bill 'first birthday party' soured by united opposition, says Unite

Thursday 19th January 2012

MPs' critical report on NHS 'reforms' prompts Unite call for health bill to be scrapped

Wednesday 18th January 2012

Unite denounces Boris Island as a 'vanity project'

Wednesday 18th January 2012

Jobless total soars because of ‘dead end’ policies, says Unite

Wednesday 18th January 2012

London construction workers plan further protests in the heart of the capital

Tuesday 17th January 2012

Armed forces’ cuts could have knock-on affect for 2,500 support staff, warns Unite

Tuesday 17th January 2012

Labour's embrace of austerity fails working people and their party

Monday 16th January 2012

Unite reaction to RBS job loss announcement

Thursday 12th January 2012

Government employees unanimously reject public sector pension plans

Thursday 12th January 2012

Second dose of bad news renews Unite call for manufacturing policy

Thursday 12th January 2012

Unite unanimously rejects NHS pensions offer

Thursday 5th January 2012

Grim figures for manufacturing output prompts Unite call for interventionist policy

Wednesday 4th January 2012

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