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Eliminating exploitation at work must be your great cause, Unite urges government
7 May 2008
Hundreds of outraged Unite members to demonstrate as agency workers are brought in to cover sacked staff
2 May 2008
Virgin Atlantic end in-flight beauty services
1 May 2008
Ken Loach joins union pickets at Shelter in Manchester
1 May 2008
Unite demands ahead of Northern Rock restructuring
1 May 2008
Scottish local authority craft workers ballot for strike action
1 May 2008
Unite teams up with cable channel to launch Union TV
30 April 2008
Vote for a Mayor who has the interests of London's workers at heart
30 April 2008
Joint statement from Unite and Ineos on the Grangemouth pensions dispute
29 April 2008
Unite comment on Royal Bank of Scotland
29 April 2008
Unite comment on uncertainty in financial services industry
29 April 2008
Unite sign recognition deal with Newquest Worcester
29 April 2008
Unite reaction to oil profits
29 April 2008
Unite calls for more rights for union health and safety representatives
28 April 2008
Unite accuses semiconductor companies of living in an Alice in Wonderland fantasy over workers' safety
28 April 2008
Grangemouth workers direct appeal to people of Scotland
28 April 2008
Unite condemns actions of Butler and Tanner Printers Ltd
26 April 2008
Scotland's pensioners back Grangemouth workers
26 April 2008
Unite condemns Ineos' inflammatory behaviour in Grangemouth dispute
25 April 2008
Unite 'angered' as JVC say 300 Scottish jobs to go
25 April 2008
Union leader to address Grangemouth workers
25 April 2008
Scottish refinery strike to go ahead after ACAS talks fail
24 April 2008
Unite reaction to Shell job losses
23 April 2008
The SNP is failing to deliver on Scotland's public transport system
23 April 2008
Ineos reduction in workforce pensions House of Commons - Early Day Motion
23 April 2008
Unite the union, the UK's largest civil aviation trade union, said today BAA should not be broken up
22 April 2008
MPs to show support for Scottish refinery workers
22 April 2008
Unite backs member in sex discrimination case against HSBC
22 April 2008
Unite reaction to RBS announcement
22 April 2008
The SNP's energy policy is a shambles
22 April 2008
Unite urges government – protect workers, implement safety report in full
21 April 2008
Unite reaction to £50bn bond issue
21 April 2008
Unite statement on Ineos
21 April 2008
Scottish trade unions back Grangemouth workers
21 April 2008
Unite tells the STUC that the SNP's freeze on council tax will harm the most vulnerable in society
21 April 2008
NHS Trust in £350,000 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ recruitment splurge
21 April 2008
First strike at an oil refinery for 73 years to go ahead
18th April 2008
Axing of “Gold Standard” Corus jobs at Trostre push South West Wales economy to the precipice
18 April 2008
Pensions dispute threatens UK fuel supplies
18 April 2008
Unite demands Pizza Express manager is reinstated
17 April 2008
Clydeport pilots take strike action
17 April 2008
Young people bear brunt of Coventry council cuts
17 April 2008
Unite condemns Wiltshire food factory closure
16 April 2008
Unite fears Welsh economy at ‘tipping point’ with continued manufacturing meltdown
15 April 2008
Unite comment on latest national statistics produced by Defra
15 April 2008
Unite secures £500,000 of compensation for sacked workers at Laurence Scott Electromotors
15 April 2008
Ireland bottom of wage table
14 April 2008
Unite NHS Committee to recommend to members to reject the goverment's three year pay offer
14 April 2008
Reaction to new powers for the Pensions regulator announced today
14 April 2008
Union warns SNP to buy British
14 April 2008
Irish wages 25 per cent lower than other leading EU economies
13 April 2008
Virgin Atlantic redundancies a symptom of problems in the wider industry say Unite
12 April 2008
DSG (ex-DARA) St Athan TUPE settlement - joint communication
11 April 2008
Unite backs calls to protect UK sugar industry
10 April 2008
MoD experts have a pivotal role supporting the UK's armed forces says Unite
9 April 2008
Virgin Atlantic redundancies a symptom of problems in the wider industry say Unite
08 April 2008
Threat of more airline unrest as Thomas Cook attempt to cut crew
08 April 2008
Joint trade union response to VOSA funding announcement
08 April 2008
Unite the Union warns that road haulage companies are feeling the bite over fuel tax
07 April 2008
European Court judgement could derail the London Olympics say Unite
3 April 2008
Unite the Union responds to a statement from the Skills Secretary John Denham
3 April 2008
Unite the Union vows to resist compulsory redundancies at Bae Systems at Brough and Woodford
3 April 2008
Denham urges government departments to ensure suppliers sign skills pledge
02 April 2008
Unite calls on government to act as 63,000 workers' pensions are threatened by private equity
3 April 2008
Unite the Union wins recognition for staff at Victim Support West Yorkshire
3 April 2008
Unite say printer boss’ actions have brought plant to the brink of a strike
2 April 2008
Unite slams HSBC for abandoning Livingston, Scotland
2 April 2008
Unite launches campaign to save UK’s largest brewery
2 April 2008
Lords' migration report should 'silence the peddlers of fear'
1 April 2008
Unions submit local government pay claim for craft workers
31st March 2008
Unite Reaction to Northern Rock business plan details
31st March 2008
Unite reaction to CBI job loss forecast
31st March 2008
Unite to ballot ex-Preston City Council members for strike action
28th March 2008
Unite brief on waste in the MoD and low pay
27 March 2008
Unite reaction to Barclays annual accounts
26 March 2008
Tony Woodley on Tata and Jaguar Land Rover
26 March 2008
Unite reaction to FSA report on Northern Rock
26 March 2008
Unite reaction to Tata purchase of Jaguar
26 March 2008
Unite calls for international standard design to be applied for new nuclear power stations
26 March 2008
Who are the lame ducks now? says union boss
24 March 2008
Consumer concern on M&S meat labelling
20 March 2008
Unite ballot sees overwhelming rejection to Royal Mail pension plans
18 March 2008
Unite reaction to Northern Rock business plan
18 March 2008
Unite hails Easter round up of rogue employers
17 March 2008
Colombia – leaders of our sister finance union UNEB being targeted by death squads
17 March 2008
Don't go breaking heart of BAA
15 March 2008
Unite activists to lobby parliament to save Bridlington Hospital
14 March 2008
Unite condemns Ericsson's factory closure in Nottingham
12 March 2008
Tony Woodley reaction to today's budget
12 March 2008
UNITE sends Easter Message to Sir Stuart Rose at Retail Week Conference
12 March 2008
London restaurant workers back sacked manager
12 March 2008
Unite backs jobs and growth for Stansted
11 March 2008
Defence workers aim high in the fight to tackle low pay
11 March 2008
Unite raises concerns over Rosyth development plan
11 March 2008
Unite to keep pressure on Government to make sure it delivers on workers’ pensions
11 March 2008
Darling urged to tackle tax tremors in Budget
10 March 2008
Workers to strike again at Shelter housing charity
10 March 2008
Unite welcomes government pledge on private equity
7 March 2008
Worldwide action on Marks & Spencer
7 March 2008
Unite say Telent illustrates the problems with private equity
7 March 2008
Unite comment on the Private Equity Bill
7 March 2008
More national demos as survey reveals consumers expect more from M&S
6 March 2008
Unite 'Reading' the Way
5 March 2008
Calls to end private equity secrecy
5 March 2008
Unite reaction to meetings being held this week between energy companies and the Government
3 March 2008
Unite urges managers to reject Royal Mail's pensions decision
3 March 2008
One in five workers kept in the dark
3 March 2008
Unite reaction to HSBC results
3 March 2008
Equity for private equity employees
28 February 2008
Unite calling for a national training levy to fund more apprenticeships
27 February 2008
Unite launches demonstrations across the UK to demand that M&S practices what it preaches
27 February 2008
Unite reaction to Siemens announcement to cut jobs
26 February 2008
Trade unions postpone strike as Birmingham Council agree to talk
26 February 2008
Unite to fight trust proposal to close vital hospital laboratory
25 February 2008
Offshore workers win their right to paid leave
22 February 2008
Union boss visits Northern Rock Staff in the North East
22 February 2008
Commons vote means government must now deliver agency worker legislation
22 February 2008
Union leader calls for guarantees on jobs and shares for Northern Rock staff
21 February 2008
Unite challenge Chief Executive over Rolls-Royce closure
21 February 2008
Unite reaction to BAA’s decision to be first to implement ID cards for its staff
20 February 2008
Unite reaction to Cadburys' profits
19 February 2008
Cadburys gets green egg on its face
19 February 2008
Mystery worker reveals truth about agency employment: hardship, insecurity and creeping casualisation
19 February 2008
Unite demands social benefits from nationalisation of Northern Rock
19 February 2008
Unite the union to send message to M&S and Sir Stuart Rose at the NFU AGM
18 February 2008
Unite reaction to Northern Rock public ownership
17 February 2008
Fury as AKZO Nobel axes 109 jobs in Darwen, Lancashire
15 February 2008
Unite and the BPIF reach National Pay Agreement for 2008
15 February 2008
Practice what you preach - Unite The Union's Valentines message to M&S and Sir Stuart Rose
14 February 2008
Unite expresses concern at Royal Mail IT redundancies
14 February 2008
Unite reaction to Barclaycard Crawley job losses
14 February 2008
Unite reaction to Babcock job loss announcement
13 February 2008
Unite reaction to Scottish and Newcastle's decision to close its Berkshire Brewery
12 February 2008
Unite launches ‘Period Drama’ to highlight Lil-lets boycott
12 February 2008
Unite activist gets five figure payout for unfair dismissal
11 February 2008
British Embassy workers vote unanimously for second one day strike
11 February 2008
Drug giant excludes union from redundancy talks
8 February 2008
Unite sponsor major anti-racism carnival
8 February 2008
Goodrich strike and industrial action suspended
8 February 2008
Rolls-Royce strike ballot over plant closure
7 February 2008
Unite reaction to Virgin announcement on potential job losses
6 February 2008
Unite reacts cautiously to blood service announcement
6 February 2008
Goodrich workers to take a second day of strike action
6 February 2008
City rally to fight Rolls-Royce closure
5 February 2008
Rolls Royce workers anger as company announces plant closure
5 February 2008
Unite demonstrates outside private equity company Electra AGM
5 February 2008
Three point challenge to private equity after unions' case is vindicated
04 February 2008
Trade unions welcome NEC support for agency worker legislation
1 February 2008
'Obscene' Shell profits demand a windfall tax
31 January 2008
Aviation unions respond to EasyJet's expansion ambitions
31 January 2008
MPs and agency workers unite to end undercutting and exploitation
31 January 2008
Unite reaction to AstraZeneca's proposed job cuts
31 January 2008
Unite reaction to Friends Provident Strategic Review
31 January 2008
Strike action set to Continue at Argyll & Bute
29 January 2008
Unite comment on Quebecor’s decision to put its Corby plant into receivership
29 January 2008
Workers at Remploy vote for strike action
25 January 2008
Strike dates set at Goodrich
25 January 2008
Unite response to Scottish and Newcastle takeover by Carlsberg Heineken
25 January 2008
Baroness Taylor to visit DARA's Almondbank site in Perth
25 January 2008
Unite calls for an end to bureaucracy as NICE finally approves asbestos cancer drug
23 January 2008
Unite campaign to save Bangor theatre
22 January 2008
Unite demands a role for council housing in new housing and regeneration bill
22 January 2008
Capita Belfast job losses appear to be a failure to keep promises
21 January 2008
Unite reaction to Northern Rock proposal
21 January 2008
Unite calls for windfall tax on energy companies
18 January 2008
Industrial action looms as more prison workers reject pay offer
18 January 2008
Unite condemns calls for split up of Jersey Telecoms as drastic, disruptive and damaging
18th January 2008
Workers at Goodrich Aerospace vote for strike action
17 January 2008
Unite the Union has demanded meaningful consultation with Capita following confirmation of the closure of their site in Wythall, Birmingham.
17 January 2008
Rolls-Royce workers present plan to save Bootle site
17 January 2008
Cream eggs threat as Unite calls for Cadbury products boycott
16 January 2008
Spooner Vicars goes into administration
16 January 2008
Northern Rock staff made their voice heard at shareholder meeting
15 January 2008
Unite urge government help to secure the UK motor industry
15 January 2008
Rolls-Royce workers take fight to save their jobs to Parliament
14 January 2008
Helicopters returning to the front line at risk say Unite
14 January 2008
Unite reaction to Rolls Royce announcement
11 January 2008
UK must rise to skills challenge in finance to maintain world leader status
11 January 2008
Unite calls for a bold vision on nuclear
9 January 2008
Calling notice - Northern Rock staff demonstrate outside shareholder meeting
9 January 2008
Unite say Chancellor’s announcement on three year pay deal will incense trade union members
8 January 2008
Unite the Union calls off planned industrial action at Virgin Atlantic
7 January 2007
Unite secures legal victory for sacked workers
4 January 2008
BAA strikes cancelled after pension victory
4 January 2008
New Year march and rally for construction workers
2 January 2007
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