Changing the pay, conditions and status of the essential workers who have kept our country going during the crisis is essential.Read more…
Extend free scheme to all frontline care and NHS staff, says UNISON
Union launches campaign urging people to write to their MP to get Immigration Bill changed
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Care worker pay deductions must be tackled to stop hardship and control virus spread
Some workers going unpaid while following safety guidance
The article Care worker pay deductions must be tackled to stop hardship and control virus spread first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
GRENFELL 3 YEARS ON
By Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz
“Still no justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in North Kensington, which could have been avoided if residents where treated with the respect and dignity they deserved.We read the news reports over the wee…Read more…
Unforgivable
Last weekend we had ultra left idiots doing their best to try and discredit legitimate protest about Black Live Matters and today we had ultra right morons disgracing a memorial to a murdered Police Officer. Tossers. Read more…
The Brexit transition deadline of January 1st will not be extended, says Gove….
Michael Gove said yesterday that he informed his EU counterparts that the UK is not planning to extend the Brexit transition period beyond January 1st, the current date at which the UK must formally…Read more…
McCluskey: MPs correct to denounce British Airways as a ‘national disgrace’
A group of MPs from all sides of the Commons is absolutely correct in its denunciation of British Airways’ treatment of its staff, the leader of the UK’s most influential trade union has…Read more…
Unite: ‘Act now’ call
Aviation has been one of the worst affected sectors since the pandemic began, with a 97 per cent reduction in passenger flights. Every prediction is that the sector will eventually recover – but in…Read more…
‘National disgrace’
A group of MPs from all sides of the Commons is absolutely correct in its denunciation of British Airways’ treatment of its staff, the leader of the UK’s most influential trade union has…Read more…
Annual National Health Service (NHS) Day petition
What a great idea – I have signed the petition
“We want an annual National Health Service (NHS) Day to celebrate and honour our brilliant health care system and the expertise, efforts and the unconditional, selfless commitment of it’s staff.We want to …Read more…
UK economy in April sees record decline
The UK’s economy shrank by an astonishing 20.4 per cent in April, the steepest monthly drop since records began. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), which published the latest data, called the…Read more…
‘Nowhere for them to go’
Unite West Midlands regional officer Tim Parker talks to Al Jazeera TV about the current dire state of the UK’s auto manufacturing sector, where many skilled workers are losing their jobs with little…Read more…
Recessions kill people
Unite AGS Steve Turner is interviewed on Al Jazeera TV and calls for the economy to be opened – or risk a new recession.
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You’re not alone – Unite is here for you
Unite is campaigning for the highest standards keeping workers safe and calling out companies that put them and the public at risk. Unite has been working flat out to protect members’ jobs and…Read more…
‘Warm words rub salt in wounds’
About 100,000 council workers, members of Unite, will take part in a consultative ballot to see if they wish to reject or accept a pay and conditions offer for 2020/1 which amounts to just £1.83 a…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we honour the heroes of the coronavirus crisis and ‘name and shame’ the zeroes. Here are this week’s latest: HEROES Ricky Gervais Celebrated comedian…Read more…
Blog: Grenfell must not be allowed to be another example of justice denied
The Grenfell Tower tragedy must not be forgotten, nor must justice for those who lost their lives, their loved ones or their homes be delayed any further.
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Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON
Care sector was out of sight, out of mind
The article Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Lessons to be learned by government after limited schools’ reopening, says UNISON
Survey highlights safety failings with some schools ignoring ‘safe’ class size guidance
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Solidarity from London UNISON to New York AFSCME
This letter was sent to our sisters and brothers in New York who are members of the public service union, AFSCME, from Greater London UNISON, signed by our elected lay Convenor, Yvonne Green and our Regional Secretary, Maggi Ferncombe (with support of …Read more…