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Unite reaction to a deal on agency work

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Copeland Council refuse collectors to take strike action

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Unite comment on the MoD’s decision to build new carriers in the UK

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Unite warns M&S of significant reputational risk

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Strike ballot for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Monday 19th May 2008

NHS ancillary and ambulance staff overwhelmingly reject the Government's three year pay deal

Monday 19th May 2008

South London & South East blood supply under threat

Monday 19th May 2008

Staff at the National Blood Service in Colindale and Edgware are ready to take industrial action

Friday 16th May 2008

Unite's reaction to the Mayor's announcement to increase police resources on London's buses

Friday 16th May 2008

Comment on BA profits

Friday 16th May 2008

Blackburn faces another strike over pay

Friday 16th May 2008

Unite’s reaction to the government’s announcement on the extension of the right to request flexible working

Thursday 15th May 2008

Unite and Daily Mirror launch fair tips campaign

Thursday 15th May 2008

Lloyds TSB offshoring IT functions resulting in up to 445 job losses

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Unite reaction to the draft Queen's speech

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Aviation undercutting sees 300 jobs go at Gatwick

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Scottish local authority craft workers vote for strike action

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Unite's reaction to Alistair Darling's announcement on the 10p tax band

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Unite fights to maintain wages across Scotland’s farming industry

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Unite ballots Argos workers for industrial action

Tuesday 13th May 2008

Unite's Joint Executive agrees new rules for the union

Monday 12th May 2008

Unite the Union supports 'Show Racism the Red Card' awards ceremony

Monday 12th May 2008

Grangemouth shop stewards give exclusive interview to Union TV

Monday 12th May 2008

Unite condemns Freescale as sale puts 900 jobs at risk

Friday 9th May 2008

INEOS statement - Unite news update

Thursday 8th May 2008

Unite comment on Royal Mail's financial results

Thursday 8th May 2008

Unite members lodge a petition in the High Court

Thursday 8th May 2008

Eliminating exploitation at work must be your great cause, Unite urges government

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Protest to Standard Chartered Bank chairman over Zimbabwe sacking

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Bridlington demo to save hospital on 26 July

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Hundreds of outraged Unite members to demonstrate as agency workers are brought in to cover sacked staff

Friday 2nd May 2008

Scottish local authority craft workers ballot for strike action

Thursday 1st May 2008

Unite demands ahead of Northern Rock restructuring

Thursday 1st May 2008

Ken Loach joins union pickets at Shelter in Manchester

Thursday 1st May 2008

Virgin Atlantic end in-flight beauty services

Thursday 1st May 2008

Vote for a Mayor who has the interests of London's workers at heart

Wednesday 30th April 2008

Unite teams up with cable channel to launch Union TV

Wednesday 30th April 2008

Joint statement from Unite and Ineos on the Grangemouth pensions dispute

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Unite reaction to oil profits

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Unite comment on uncertainty in financial services industry

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Unite comment on Royal Bank of Scotland

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Unite sign recognition deal with Newquest Worcester

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Unite accuses semiconductor companies of living in an Alice in Wonderland fantasy over workers' safety

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite calls for more rights for union health and safety representatives

Monday 28th April 2008

Grangemouth workers direct appeal to people of Scotland

Monday 28th April 2008

Unite condemns actions of Butler and Tanner Printers Ltd

Saturday 26th April 2008

Scotland's pensioners back Grangemouth workers

Saturday 26th April 2008

Union leader to address Grangemouth workers

Friday 25th April 2008

Unite 'angered' as JVC say 300 Scottish jobs to go

Friday 25th April 2008

Unite condemns Ineos' inflammatory behaviour in Grangemouth dispute

Friday 25th April 2008

Scottish refinery strike to go ahead after ACAS talks fail

Thursday 24th April 2008

Unite reaction to Shell job losses

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

The SNP is failing to deliver on Scotland's public transport system

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

Ineos reduction in workforce pensions House of Commons - Early Day Motion

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

Unite backs member in sex discrimination case against HSBC

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Unite reaction to RBS announcement

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

The SNP's energy policy is a shambles

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Unite the union, the UK's largest civil aviation trade union, said today BAA should not be broken up

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

MPs to show support for Scottish refinery workers

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Unite reaction to £50bn bond issue

Monday 21st April 2008

Unite statement on Ineos

Monday 21st April 2008

Unite urges government – protect workers, implement safety report in full

Monday 21st April 2008

NHS Trust in £350,000 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ recruitment splurge

Monday 21st April 2008

Scottish trade unions back Grangemouth workers

Monday 21st April 2008

Unite tells the STUC that the SNP's freeze on council tax will harm the most vulnerable in society

Monday 21st April 2008

First strike at an oil refinery for 73 years to go ahead

Friday 18th April 2008

Pensions dispute threatens UK fuel supplies

Friday 18th April 2008

Axing of “Gold Standard” Corus jobs at Trostre push South West Wales economy to the precipice

Friday 18th April 2008

Young people bear brunt of Coventry council cuts

Thursday 17th April 2008

Clydeport pilots take strike action

Thursday 17th April 2008

Unite demands Pizza Express manager is reinstated

Thursday 17th April 2008

Unite condemns Wiltshire food factory closure

Wednesday 16th April 2008

Unite comment on latest national statistics produced by Defra

Tuesday 15th April 2008

Unite secures £500,000 of compensation for sacked workers at Laurence Scott Electromotors

Tuesday 15th April 2008

Unite fears Welsh economy at ‘tipping point’ with continued manufacturing meltdown

Tuesday 15th April 2008

Unite NHS Committee to recommend to members to reject the goverment's three year pay offer

Monday 14th April 2008

Reaction to new powers for the Pensions regulator announced today

Monday 14th April 2008

Union warns SNP to buy British

Monday 14th April 2008

Ireland bottom of wage table

Monday 14th April 2008

Irish wages 25 per cent lower than other leading EU economies

Sunday 13th April 2008

Virgin Atlantic redundancies a symptom of problems in the wider industry say Unite

Saturday 12th April 2008

DSG (ex-DARA) St Athan TUPE settlement - joint communication

Friday 11th April 2008

Unite backs calls to protect UK sugar industry

Thursday 10th April 2008

MoD experts have a pivotal role supporting the UK's armed forces says Unite

Wednesday 9th April 2008

Virgin Atlantic redundancies a symptom of problems in the wider industry say Unite

Tuesday 8th April 2008

Joint trade union response to VOSA funding announcement

Tuesday 8th April 2008

Threat of more airline unrest as Thomas Cook attempt to cut crew

Tuesday 8th April 2008

Unite the Union warns that road haulage companies are feeling the bite over fuel tax

Monday 7th April 2008

Unite the Union vows to resist compulsory redundancies at Bae Systems at Brough and Woodford

Thursday 3rd April 2008

Unite the Union responds to a statement from the Skills Secretary John Denham

Thursday 3rd April 2008

European Court judgement could derail the London Olympics say Unite

Thursday 3rd April 2008

Unite calls on government to act as 63,000 workers' pensions are threatened by private equity

Thursday 3rd April 2008

Unite the Union wins recognition for staff at Victim Support West Yorkshire

Thursday 3rd April 2008

Unite say printer boss’ actions have brought plant to the brink of a strike

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Unite slams HSBC for abandoning Livingston, Scotland

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Denham urges government departments to ensure suppliers sign skills pledge

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Unite launches campaign to save UK’s largest brewery

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Lords' migration report should 'silence the peddlers of fear'

Tuesday 1st April 2008

Unions submit local government pay claim for craft workers

Monday 31st March 2008

Unite reaction to CBI job loss forecast

Monday 31st March 2008

Unite Reaction to Northern Rock business plan details

Monday 31st March 2008

Unite to ballot ex-Preston City Council members for strike action

Friday 28th March 2008

Unite brief on waste in the MoD and low pay

Thursday 27th March 2008

Unite reaction to Tata purchase of Jaguar

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Unite reaction to Barclays annual accounts

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Unite calls for international standard design to be applied for new nuclear power stations

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Unite reaction to FSA report on Northern Rock

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Tony Woodley on Tata and Jaguar Land Rover

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Who are the lame ducks now? says union boss

Monday 24th March 2008

Consumer concern on M&S meat labelling

Thursday 20th March 2008

Unite ballot sees overwhelming rejection to Royal Mail pension plans

Tuesday 18th March 2008

Unite reaction to Northern Rock business plan

Tuesday 18th March 2008

Unite hails Easter round up of rogue employers

Monday 17th March 2008

Colombia – leaders of our sister finance union UNEB being targeted by death squads

Monday 17th March 2008

Unite activists to lobby parliament to save Bridlington Hospital

Friday 14th March 2008

London restaurant workers back sacked manager

Wednesday 12th March 2008

UNITE sends Easter Message to Sir Stuart Rose at Retail Week Conference

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Tony Woodley reaction to today's budget

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Unite condemns Ericsson's factory closure in Nottingham

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Unite to keep pressure on Government to make sure it delivers on workers’ pensions

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Unite backs jobs and growth for Stansted

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Unite raises concerns over Rosyth development plan

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Defence workers aim high in the fight to tackle low pay

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Workers to strike again at Shelter housing charity

Monday 10th March 2008

Darling urged to tackle tax tremors in Budget

Monday 10th March 2008

Unite comment on the Private Equity Bill

Friday 7th March 2008

Unite welcomes government pledge on private equity

Friday 7th March 2008

Worldwide action on Marks & Spencer

Friday 7th March 2008

Unite say Telent illustrates the problems with private equity

Friday 7th March 2008

More national demos as survey reveals consumers expect more from M&S

Thursday 6th March 2008

Calls to end private equity secrecy

Wednesday 5th March 2008

Unite 'Reading' the Way

Wednesday 5th March 2008

One in five workers kept in the dark

Monday 3rd March 2008

Unite reaction to HSBC results

Monday 3rd March 2008

Unite reaction to meetings being held this week between energy companies and the Government

Monday 3rd March 2008

Unite urges managers to reject Royal Mail's pensions decision

Monday 3rd March 2008

Equity for private equity employees

Friday 29th February 2008

Unite calling for a national training levy to fund more apprenticeships

Friday 29th February 2008

Unite launches demonstrations across the UK to demand that M&S practices what it preaches

Wednesday 27th February 2008

Trade unions postpone strike as Birmingham Council agree to talk

Tuesday 26th February 2008

Unite reaction to Siemens announcement to cut jobs

Tuesday 26th February 2008

Unite to fight trust proposal to close vital hospital laboratory

Monday 25th February 2008

Union boss visits Northern Rock Staff in the North East

Friday 22nd February 2008

Offshore workers win their right to paid leave

Friday 22nd February 2008

Commons vote means government must now deliver agency worker legislation

Friday 22nd February 2008

Unite challenge Chief Executive over Rolls-Royce closure

Thursday 21st February 2008

Union leader calls for guarantees on jobs and shares for Northern Rock staff

Thursday 21st February 2008

Unite reaction to BAA’s decision to be first to implement ID cards for its staff

Wednesday 20th February 2008

Unite reaction to Cadburys' profits

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Unite demands social benefits from nationalisation of Northern Rock

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Cadburys gets green egg on its face

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Mystery worker reveals truth about agency employment: hardship, insecurity and creeping casualisation

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Unite the union to send message to M&S and Sir Stuart Rose at the NFU AGM

Monday 18th February 2008

Unite reaction to Northern Rock public ownership

Sunday 17th February 2008

Fury as AKZO Nobel axes 109 jobs in Darwen, Lancashire

Friday 15th February 2008

Unite and the BPIF reach National Pay Agreement for 2008

Friday 15th February 2008

Unite expresses concern at Royal Mail IT redundancies

Thursday 14th February 2008

Practice what you preach - Unite The Union's Valentines message to M&S and Sir Stuart Rose

Thursday 14th February 2008

Unite reaction to Barclaycard Crawley job losses

Thursday 14th February 2008

Unite launches ‘Period Drama’ to highlight Lil-lets boycott

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Unite reaction to Scottish and Newcastle's decision to close its Berkshire Brewery

Tuesday 12th February 2008

British Embassy workers vote unanimously for second one day strike

Monday 11th February 2008

Unite activist gets five figure payout for unfair dismissal

Monday 11th February 2008

Unite sponsor major anti-racism carnival

Friday 8th February 2008

Goodrich strike and industrial action suspended

Friday 8th February 2008

Drug giant excludes union from redundancy talks

Friday 8th February 2008

Rolls-Royce strike ballot over plant closure

Thursday 7th February 2008

Goodrich workers to take a second day of strike action

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Unite reaction to Virgin announcement on potential job losses

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Unite reacts cautiously to blood service announcement

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Rolls Royce workers anger as company announces plant closure

Tuesday 5th February 2008

City rally to fight Rolls-Royce closure

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Unite demonstrates outside private equity company Electra AGM

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Three point challenge to private equity after unions' case is vindicated

Monday 4th February 2008

Trade unions welcome NEC support for agency worker legislation

Friday 1st February 2008

Unite reaction to Friends Provident Strategic Review

Thursday 31st January 2008

Aviation unions respond to EasyJet's expansion ambitions

Thursday 31st January 2008

MPs and agency workers unite to end undercutting and exploitation

Thursday 31st January 2008

Unite reaction to AstraZeneca's proposed job cuts

Thursday 31st January 2008

'Obscene' Shell profits demand a windfall tax

Thursday 31st January 2008

Unite comment on Quebecor’s decision to put its Corby plant into receivership

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Strike action set to Continue at Argyll & Bute

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Unite response to Scottish and Newcastle takeover by Carlsberg Heineken

Friday 25th January 2008

Baroness Taylor to visit DARA's Almondbank site in Perth

Friday 25th January 2008

Workers at Remploy vote for strike action

Friday 25th January 2008

Strike dates set at Goodrich

Friday 25th January 2008

Unite calls for an end to bureaucracy as NICE finally approves asbestos cancer drug

Wednesday 23rd January 2008

Unite demands a role for council housing in new housing and regeneration bill

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Unite campaign to save Bangor theatre

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Capita Belfast job losses appear to be a failure to keep promises

Monday 21st January 2008

Unite reaction to Northern Rock proposal

Monday 21st January 2008

Unite calls for windfall tax on energy companies

Friday 18th January 2008

Unite condemns calls for split up of Jersey Telecoms as drastic, disruptive and damaging

Friday 18th January 2008

Industrial action looms as more prison workers reject pay offer

Friday 18th January 2008

Rolls-Royce workers present plan to save Bootle site

Thursday 17th January 2008

Workers at Goodrich Aerospace vote for strike action

Thursday 17th January 2008

Capita confirm closure of Birmingham operation

Thursday 17th January 2008

Spooner Vicars goes into administration

Wednesday 16th January 2008

Cream eggs threat as Unite calls for Cadbury products boycott

Wednesday 16th January 2008

Northern Rock staff made their voice heard at shareholder meeting

Tuesday 15th January 2008

Unite urge government help to secure the UK motor industry

Tuesday 15th January 2008

Rolls-Royce workers take fight to save their jobs to Parliament

Monday 14th January 2008

Helicopters returning to the front line at risk say Unite

Monday 14th January 2008

Unite reaction to Rolls Royce announcement

Friday 11th January 2008

UK must rise to skills challenge in finance to maintain world leader status

Friday 11th January 2008

Calling notice - Northern Rock staff demonstrate outside shareholder meeting

Wednesday 9th January 2008

Unite calls for a bold vision on nuclear

Wednesday 9th January 2008

Unite say Chancellor’s announcement on three year pay deal will incense trade union members

Tuesday 8th January 2008

Unite the Union calls off planned industrial action at Virgin Atlantic

Monday 7th January 2008

BAA strikes cancelled after pension victory

Friday 4th January 2008

Unite secures legal victory for sacked workers

Friday 4th January 2008

New Year march and rally for construction workers

Wednesday 2nd January 2008

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