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There is a lot of really nasty and unpleasant stuff on the internet and social media but there is also many positive things.
This week I was contacted by a long lost relative Graham via this blog who had searched the internet for his great…Read more…
The government needs to move swiftly to safeguard jobs in areas facing stricter local lockdowns.Read more…
New figures released today showed the pace of the recovery slowing into August, just as more local lockdowns and further restrictions seem likely.
Eat out to Help out in August has exaggerated…Read more…
If we want to combat harmful work-related stress, we need to start by changing work, not ourselves.Read more…
If Amazon will not do better for its workers, then unions and governments at all levels must work together to make sure they do.Read more…
Yesterday evening I walked from Newham Dockside along Royal Docks to join Councillor colleagues and local residents protesting outside the historic Warehouse K which is the site of a proposed Immigration detention centre.
Local Newham Coun…Read more…
Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (Friday 16th October) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite,…Read more…
Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (October 16) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “The EU…Read more…
Government must put system in hands of public health bodies
The article No one should be profiting from test and trace failure, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
When the government first announced its new three-tier system of lockdowns earlier this week, it was ostensibly meant to bring some clarity to a local lockdown system that had been marked by chaos…Read more…
Stretch out a hand but
don’t clasp. Seize what’s left
on the floor
against the door.
The post Have compassion for the unhappy appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
The union is writing to all the MPs and councillors in area 10 (Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and South Lancashire) informing them of what is occurring and asking them to support the…Read more…
The announcement that the pub chain Marston’s is to axe more than 2,000 jobs has led Unite to renew its call for the government to give concrete support for the struggling hospitality sector.
The…Read more…
Unite fuel tanker drivers employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK who are based at the Stanlow oil refinery in Cheshire, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in a dispute over job cuts.
The post Fuel…Read more…
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest: Labour MP Dan Carden As Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
Last week there were upsetting reports in the media of new mums feeling abandoned by their health visitors – a claim that has left our Unite dedicated health visitor and community healthcare…Read more…
There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups
The article Covid vaccine roll-out must not involve private firms first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Christina McAnea says government must act now to raise morale among workers
The article Pay and jobs boost needed immediately for social care and NHS staff, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
During the summer I had a wonderful email from Plaistow resident and local historian, Alan Regin, connected to a post I wrote on this blog following the general election in 2015.
On election day 2015 an UNISON colleague of mine was acting …Read more…
Ministers knew ordinary workers would be affected but they ploughed on regardless
The article Thousands will suffer in retirement due to government’s public sector exit-payment cap first…Read more…