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Major fraud investigation launched into £112 million hotel constructed by Unite union
SFO inquiry follows two reports ordered by union’s boss, Sharon Graham, into conference complex valued at £29m
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Whyte & Mackay whisky workers set for strikes after rejecting latest pay offer
GMB Scotland members at three of Whyte & Mackay's distilleries will walk out on Monday
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Ford managers set for industrial action across UK sites in pay dispute
Members of Unite at sites including Dunton, Stratford, Dagenham, Daventry and Halewood will begin working to rule and an overtime ban on June 14, with strikes threatened if the dispute is not resolved
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Fuel delivery drivers supplying garage forecourts are set to strike over pay
Members of Unite based at Stanlow oil refinery will walk out from June 6-8 and 13-15 which the union said will affect deliveries across the North West and Scottish Borders
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Unite members at Tata Steel announce overtime ban in fight against job cuts
Unite said around 1,500 of its members based in Port Talbot and Llanwern in South Wales will take action from June 18
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Company profits higher by almost a third since before the pandemic, says Unite
According to Unite, sectors such as big banks, oil and gas, electricity generation, supermarkets, and shipping have seen some of the most significant profit increases
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Labour sees off row with unions after tensions over workers' rights reforms
Union leaders challenged Keir Starmer and his top team to stand by the 'New Deal for Working People', its radical shake-up of employment rights for ordinary workers
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Unite sells off £184 million of its student accommodation to PGIM Real Estate
The six sites, across Birmingham, Cardiff, Leicester, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield, include 2,948 beds
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Unite warns it could divert funds from Labour if workers' rights plan weakened
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said any weakening or delay to Labour's New Deal for Working People was a 'red line' for her union as she issued a warning to Keir Starmer
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Heathrow strikes called off last minute in huge boost for holidaymakers
Unite warned flights would be cancelled and passengers hit by travel chaos as unionised airport workers prepared to walk out. Refuelers working for Aviation Fuel Services at Heathrow Airport have now cancelled the flight
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Tata rejects plan to avoid thousands of job losses as unions threaten strikes
Unions are not backing down and continue their plea for the company to halt its current proposals for the South Wales site, which will result in job losses
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Heathrow Airport swings to £189m profit after record-breaking start to year
The stellar trading figures for the three months to March 31 – traditionally a quiet season for the sector – compare against losses of £60 million a year ago
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Relief for easyJet and TUI passengers as Gatwick food strikes suspended for now
TUI and easyJet passengers flying from Gatwick Airport may no longer be impacted by industrial action which was due to begin this week but has now been suspended following negotiations
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Heathrow Airport set to be hit by strikes in May as 800 workers plan walk out
Unite the union has said close to 800 workers will leave their posts from midnight on May 7 to the end of May 13 in a major display of industrial action in opposition to outsourcing
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Housing association 'encouraging staff into debt' as workers strike over pay
Sanctuary Housing is now offering loans through a partnership with fintech firm Salary Finance, with the repayments taken directly from the salaries of workers
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Bank Holiday travel chaos looms as three-day Heathrow Airport strike called
Refuelers working for Aviation Fuel Services (AFS) at Heathrow Airport have called a strike planned for three days over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Unite the union has said
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Morrisons supermarket staff balloted for industrial action in row over pensions
Unite says the supermarket giant made changes to the pension scheme that could see employees out of pocket by about £500 annually
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TUI and easyJet passengers warned strikes will mean no food or drink on flights
TUI and easyJet passengers could find there is no food and drink available on flights from Gatwick in April and May as catering workers are set to strike following a dispute over shift allowances
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Tata steelworkers vote to strike as company plans to axe blast furnaces
Some 1,500 defiant members of Unite, based in Port Talbot and Llanwern in south Wales, backed industrial action, a move which comes despite Labour's pledge to invest £3billion in UK steel
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Government urged to 'stop dithering' and save UK's biggest train factory
Labour has called on the Government to 'stop dithering' and do everything in its power to secure the future of the UK's biggest train factory in Derby
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Steelworkers' union announces details of ballot for industrial action at Tata
Community said it will be serving notice to the company this week that the ballot will start in two weeks' time
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Man who had bowel removed after work trip wins £800k in compensation
Martin Smith, 62, had to undergo two major surgeries and have a stoma bag after he went to India on a work trip with London based company Primetals Technologies Ltd
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Mayor 'delighted' after Unite transport workers in London agree new pay deal
'This welcome news is a reminder of what can be achieved when you engage and talk with transport workers'
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Tata Steel workers in street protest over proposed loss of thousands of jobs
Tata is consulting on plans to shut down blast furnaces at Port Talbot with the loss of around 2,800 jobs as it switches to a more environmentally friendly way of producing steel
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Workers at Barts NHS Trust and Synergy to stage fresh strikes in pay dispute
Members of Unite at Barts NHS Trust and outsourcing company Synergy will walk out from February 19-21