This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
NHS ‘running to catch up’
On International Workers’ Memorial Day today (April 28), Unite remembers those who have died but equally just as important fights for those living. That’s why personal protective equipment (PPE) for…Read more…
‘National collective effort’ needed for post Covid-19 economy
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (April 28) called for “a coherent blueprint” for economic recovery to be drawn up for when the Covid-19 crisis ends and business resumes.
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Remembering our key workers
“It was incredibly moving to see the entire nation fall silent and pay its respects”
The article Remembering our key workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Farm and agriculture workers feel Covid-19 pressure
“It is interesting to see how key to a functioning society many ‘unskilled’ workers really are, from farmworkers, to pack house workers, to delivery drivers and shop workers.
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Country falls silent to remember all workers who’ve died during pandemic
Moving moment as people are united in reflection
The article Country falls silent to remember all workers who’ve died during pandemic first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Honour lives lost’
International Workers’ Memorial Day today (April 28) will hit hard for many key workers like bus workers, who’ve risked their lives transporting other essential workers like NHS staff to and from…Read more…
Resolve confusion now call
Unite is urging the government to resolve a major discrepancy within the government’s job retention scheme – which could prevent thousands of workers from being furloughed.
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Test workers – or risk virus spreading
Construction workers must be included in the government’s targeted Covid-19 testing of key workers in order to help halt the disease’s spread, Unite said today (April 28).
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Workers Memorial Day 2020 – A one minutes silence of pictures
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‘Fight like hell for the living’
Unite has always put the safety and welfare of our members first, including their mental health. Our challenge has been to meet the requirements and needs of all the 20 industrial sectors Unite…Read more…
The UK’s health and safety laws deliberately fall below international norms, and workers are paying the price
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Zoom call with Thangam Debbonaire MP, Shadow Housing Secretary & Labour LG Housing Leads
This morning I took part in a virtual meeting with the new Shadow Housing Secretary, Thangam Debbonaire MP, chaired by Cllr Darren Rodwell (Leader of Barking & Dagenham Council). The Leader of Labour Local Government, Cllr Nick Forbes, also present…Read more…
Extension of NHS death in service benefits to all healthcare workers is the least we can do
Only right that proper provision is made for families
The article Extension of NHS death in service benefits to all healthcare workers is the least we can do first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Blog: A moment of silence is the very least that we can do
wherever you are – at home or at work – please join us in a moment of silence. To say thank you. To remember. To show our solidarity. To remember the dead, but also on International Workers Memorial…Read more…
Houses before health?
Unite has warned that there are growing fears that building new homes is being put ahead of the health and welfare of construction workers and their families. The union is calling on the…Read more…
‘A national embarrassment’
Unite has slammed the government’s slow response to testing essential workers such as NHS staff for coronavirus. The criticism comes after health and social care secretary Matt Hancock pledged to be…Read more…
We will remember them
From Edinburgh to the Eden Project, from Aberystwyth to Aldeburgh there will be no outdoor memorials – the squares where annually workers come to honour and commemorate their lost friends will be…Read more…
Public asked to observe minute’s silence tomorrow to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus
Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford among those to pay tribute
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Review: Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists, by Julia Ebner
In 1943, the best-selling book Under Cover by John Roy Carlson described the pro-Axis groups that thrived in the US before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Carlson — whose real name…Read more…