Never in recent years has International Workers’ Memorial Day – which takes place every year on April 28 – been so poignant, or so necessary. As the world is gripped by a global pandemic, far too…Read more…
‘Everything is jam tomorrow’
“Unite is urgently calling for ambulance workers to be given clear guidance regarding triaging which patients should be taken to hospital and more action on PPE which needs to be supplied to…Read more…
Lessons from living through COVID-19
When NEC member Mark Fisher started to feel ill, he didn’t realise it was the new coronavirus and that he was facing a frightening stay in hospital
The article Lessons from living through COVID-19…Read more…
Remember the dead, fight for living
Ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day on Tuesday (April 28), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey calls on people to ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’ with a one…Read more…
Unite: Remember the dead, fight for the living – International Workers’ Memorial Day
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey calls on people to ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’ with a one minute silence at 11am on International Workers’ Memorial Day, Tuesday…Read more…
Covid-19 – How unions can help support bereaved workers
There’s a lot trade unions can do to support people who are grieving, as well as to remember those we have tragically lost to coronavirus.Read more…
Coronavirus – why structural racism is putting BME lives at risk
We need to reflect on why the poorest and most exploited in our society have been hit so hard by Covid-19.Read more…
Protecting disabled people working from home
Covid-19 means more people than ever before are working from home and having to adapt to a new space. But if you have a disability and rely on adjustments you are used to at work, this simple change…Read more…
Ramadan and coronavirus – Supporting Muslim workmates
Support and solidarity to Muslim colleagues during Ramadan under Covid-19 lockdown. Here are a few practical steps you can take.Read more…
Job Retention Scheme – millions of furloughed workers show why unions fought for wage protection
Latest ONS figures show how effective the Job Retention Scheme that unions negotiated has been in protecting jobs and incomesRead more…
Remember COVID-19 dead this International Workers’ Memorial Day
“Tuesday 28 April is International Workers’ Memorial Day, when we remember all those who have died because of their work – and renew our pledge to fight for the living.In the year of coronavirus, this day of commemoration has never been more important….Read more…
The “Spanish” flu epidemic & a Canadian Bolshevik Revolt in Wales
For the reasons given in my post from 2008 (see below) I have been conscious of the impact of viral pandemics from an early age.
There are some 80 graves of Canadian soldiers at the Marble Church in Bodelwyddan, North Wales.
Up to 76 of them may ha…Read more…
Hey guys!!! it’s Dettol o’clock!!!
The latest idiocy from the “leader” of the free world. The BBC reports that disinfectant firms have had to issue public warnings that people should not inject or drink their products to treat Covid-19.
Hat tip my UNISON comrade, Eddie Brand, who as th…Read more…
Is gagging NHS workers lawful? Coronavirus and freedom of speech
The post Is gagging NHS workers lawful? Coronavirus and freedom of speech appeared first on IER.Read more…
7,000 London transport workers furloughed
The decision today (April 24) by Transport for London (TfL) to furlough about 7,000 staff should spur the government to intervene with a substantial financial package to support the capital’s…Read more…
Salute to our food workers
Unite hales ‘unsung heroes’ working to keep the country’s stomachs full
The post Salute to our food workers appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Each week amid the coronavirus epidemic, UniteLIVE has been highlighting the heroes — those who are risking their lives caring for others and making a difference in their communities — as…Read more…
Government asked to back minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus
Dave Prentis writes to Dominic Raab asking him to support campaign
The article Government asked to back minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first appeared on the…Read more…
Newham Reflections – Ramadan
Care sector should look to the NHS for inspiration
We must grasp the chance to fix the broken care system
The article Care sector should look to the NHS for inspiration first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…