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Articles tagged with: Unite
Government Accused Of A 'Cynical Gamble' With Vulnerable People's Lives By Ending Covid Isolation Rules
Coronavirus
Government Accused Of A "Cynical Gamble" With Vulnerable People's Lives By Ending Covid Isolation Rules
Unions representing six million workers in the UK have warned that lives are at risk if the government goes ahead with its plan to abandon Covid restrictions early.
Rishi Sunak Agrees To End Public Sector Pay Freeze After Approving 6.6% Minimum Wage Rise
Economy
Rishi Sunak Agrees To End Public Sector Pay Freeze After Approving 6.6% Minimum Wage Rise
The Treasury has confirmed that millions of nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise after agreeing to end the freeze on public sector wages.
Unions Threaten Labour With Legal Action If They Axe London Weighting
Coronavirus
Unions Threaten Labour With Legal Action If They Axe London Weighting
Trade unions have threatened legal action against Labour if it starts removing the London weighting from staff members who haven't agreed to the change.
Keir Starmer Treating Unions Like 'The Drunken Uncle At The Party” Over Job Cuts, Says Ex-Labour Chair
Political parties
Keir Starmer Treating Unions Like "The Drunken Uncle At The Party” Over Job Cuts, Says Ex-Labour Chair
A row over job cuts at its headquarters has exposed fault lines between Labour and two of its biggest union backers, with Keir Starmer being urged to stop treating them “like the drunken uncle at the party”.
Unite Follows Through On Vow To Reduce Labour Funding With Donations Slashed Since 2020
Political parties
Unite Follows Through On Vow To Reduce Labour Funding With Donations Slashed Since 2020
The ongoing drift between Labour leader Keir Starmer and its previous financial powerhouse, Unite the Union, is revealed today as donations slump compared to this time last year.
Pressure Is Piling On Unite To Investigate Howard Beckett Over Priti Patel Tweet
Home affairs
Pressure Is Piling On Unite To Investigate Howard Beckett Over Priti Patel Tweet
The UK’s largest trade union Unite is in turmoil today as pressure grows on the organisation to investigate assistant general secretary Howard Beckett over his Tweet that the Home Secretary should be deported.
Len McCluskey brands Labour payout to anti-semitism whistleblowers 'huge miscalculation' and warns party not to take Unite funding 'for granted'
Political parties
Len McCluskey brands Labour payout to anti-semitism whistleblowers 'huge miscalculation' and warns party not to take Unite funding 'for granted'
Unite chief Len McCluskey has branded Labour's decision to pay compensation to a group of anti-semitism whistleblowers a "huge miscalculation".
Steve Turner wins the left's backing to succeed Len McCluskey as Unite boss in knife-edge vote
Political parties
Steve Turner wins the left's backing to succeed Len McCluskey as Unite boss in knife-edge vote
Steve Turner has won the backing of Unite's largest leftwing group in the race to succeed Len McCluskey as the union's next general secretary.
Unions warn they will tell workers to stay home unless safety demands are met
Coronavirus
Unions warn they will tell workers to stay home unless safety demands are met
Four of the UK’s largest unions have warned they will tell their three million members to stay home unless the government commits to a health and safety overhaul.
Jeremy Corbyn says coronavirus lockdown 'the right response' as Boris Johnson's plan wins business and union backing
Coronavirus
Jeremy Corbyn says coronavirus lockdown 'the right response' as Boris Johnson's plan wins business and union backing
Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown of Britain has won the cautious backing of Labour, businesses and trade unions.