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In a wide-ranging debate on a just transition and the climate emergency, Unite delegate Cliff Bowen moved a statement on behalf of the Executive Council (EC). He denounced the recent job losses at major manufacturers – at Port Talbot and Llanwern in steel; at Vauxhall Luton; and at Grangemouth Refinery – all numbering in the […]
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More than half a million people in the last week alone have been ‘pinged’ by the Test and Trace app advising them to self-isolate for up to 10 days. Unite has expressed concerns from…Read more…
The government must urgently take action to support the development and purchasing of electric vehicles, as a major new poll finds the British public remains largely unconvinced about switching to…Read more…
Unite called on the chancellor Philip Hammond to use today’s (March 13) Spring Statement to dramatically boost the UK’s beleaguered car industry, its supply chain and wider manufacturing. With…Read more…
Another Brexit-fuelled blow to the embattled UK car industry came today (February 18) after reports emerged that automotive manufacturer Honda may be planning to close its plant in Swindon by 2022,…Read more…
Nearly 6,000 car industry jobs have been lost since 2016 according to new figures revealing the challenges now facing the UK automotive sector, which has seen another year of declining sales. …Read more…
The BEIS Select Committee is right on the Government’s confused government auto stance, but wrong on bringing forward a diesel ban to 2032 – we need an industrial policy if a just transition to…Read more…
Unite called on Tory ministers to put the livelihoods of the nation’s car workers and manufacturers ahead of “self-interested political ambition” after warnings from Toyota today (October 2) that a…Read more…
Moving an emergency motion on the crisis in the automotive industry at Labour Party conference today (September 24), Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke explained how the industry became the…Read more…
Violence against workers can never be accepted and must stop immediately…Read more…