A well-funded national care service that mirrors the NHS is needed now
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A well-funded national care service that mirrors the NHS is needed now
The article Undoing the NHS market a necessary step, but absence of a plan for social care disappointing first appeared on the…Read more…
Unite has today (February 11) called on WREN Kitchens to guarantee that it will not misuse ‘intermittent’ furlough at its factories in Howden, Barton and Scunthorpe to slash staff holidays and annual…Read more…
Unite welcomed Labour’s call today (February 11) for the government to introduce a sector specific support package for aviation.
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Health secretary Matt Hancock today (February 11) announced government plans to overhaul the NHS in England by reversing reforms of the health service first introduced by then-prime minister David…Read more…
The UK’s top manufacturing leaders have joined forces today (February 11) to urge Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap, set to be announced on February 22,…Read more…
In a letter to the water minister, UNISON says that revised COVID-19 guidance on close contacts means the government should tell the water industry to pause some work.
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Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at a story from February, where UniteLive tells the…Read more…
Even before reading this shocking article in “Responsible Investor” I had asked Newham Council Pension officers to assess what exposure the fund has to investments in residential and home care companies.
“Investors have been doing the groundwork on ESG…Read more…
Unite has announced that it is working on a rescue plan to secure the future of the GKN plant in Chester Road, Birmingham that produces drivelines for major automotive companies in the UK. The 500…Read more…
Heineken’s announcement that it is cutting its global workforce by 8,000 jobs as the pandemic continues to hit the hospitality sector is ‘a matter for great concern’, Unite said today (February 10)….Read more…
Union will push government to prioritise the ‘forgotten key workers’ in the vaccine rollout
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Union’s NEC hears that it is not possible to commit to usual schedule due to ongoing COVID-19 disruption
The article UNISON’s 2021 summer conferences move online first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The Government has published its response which sought views on the proposed remedy option for correcting the unlawful discrimination determined in the Court of Appeal’s McCloud judgement.
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Strikes over attempts to slash staff salaries by up to £6,000 at lettings software provider Goodlord will disrupt services for Winkworth and other London estate agents, Unite warned today (Wednesday…Read more…
Talk to anyone who’s taken strike action, and they’ll tell you that it’s always a last resort. After all, strikes aren’t just disruptive for employers – they often take a heavy emotional and…Read more…
Bus driver Unite members at Go North West, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, in response to the company’s plans to fire and rehire them on vastly inferior contracts and in reaction to the…Read more…
A group Unite electrician members have launched a fund to ensure that if any of them contract Covid-19 or are forced to self-isolate they will not be left financially destitute.
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