Unite members at GKN Erdington took their fight to save their plant – an absolutely vital cog in the wider UK car manufacturing machine – to Parliament this week. On Tuesday (July 6), the workers met…Read more…
Reduced isolation creates more confusion and sick pay needs fixing
More detail needed about impact on health and care
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Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the risks of Covid
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
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Bus workers furious over gov’t plans to end mandatory masks
Bus workers, Unite members, have reacted with fury after prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (July 5) that mask wearing would no longer be compulsory in any setting from July 19. Since…Read more…
Happy 73rd Birthday NHS
Happy birthday NHS. Makes me think that my Mum is 80 and was born when there was no NHS, but she was lucky that she had no major health problems when she was little.
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Ditching masks at a stroke is too much too soon
People need reassurance about safety
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Royal London hospital strikes off
Strike action at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, involving back of house catering staff, has been suspended after their employer, outsourcing giant Serco, largely capitulated to the…Read more…
Hackney parking wardens balloted for strike action
Hackney’s parking wardens are to be balloted for strike action over pay justice in the last year of the contract held by Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd, Unite the union said today (July 5). Hackney borough…Read more…
‘Act of gross negligence’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of public transport workers, is calling on the government to reverse proposals to end the requirement for masks to be worn on buses and trains. Unite issued…Read more…
GKN workers take fight to Parliament
A group of workers employed at GKN Automotives in Birmingham will hold a lobby at Parliament tomorrow (July 6) in their campaign to prevent the factory from closing. The event will take place from…Read more…
Morrisons ‘takeover stampede’
Unite, the union representing Morrisons workers, has called for urgent talks with the supermarket amid the news that a US private equity consortium is making a move to purchase the business. The…Read more…
Now isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind over mask wearing
Government must not act too hastily and risk safety
The article Now isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind over mask wearing first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Leave that £20 well alone’
A growing number of Tory ministers have joined the chorus of calls to permanently maintain the extra £20 a week to Universal Credit payments that is due to end in September. This week, six Tory…Read more…
Blog: The best birthday or thank you gift is a pay rise, now
Thank you days for key workers and birthday celebrations for the NHS are great – but what really matters is an increase in pay
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Blog: Why this insult to council and school staff can’t be allowed to stand
The government must do the right thing by the people who have kept us going during the pandemic
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Unite slams gov’t ‘live with Covid’ plans
Unite has denounced the government’s insistence that the country must `live with Covid’, while refusing to provide the furlough and sick pay support needed to protect workers’ jobs…Read more…
Members cannot be the ones who pay the price for the pandemic
UNISON’s new senior vice president on why post-COVID pay rises are crucial for members
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Greatest gift for NHS birthday would be a proper pay rise for a secure future
PM should show how much the country appreciates health workers
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On 73rd birthday, NHS ‘in urgent need of massive investment’
New health and social care secretary Sajid Javid should give the NHS a generous birthday present to celebrate its 73rd birthday today (July 5), as the first step in rejuvenating the health service…Read more…
Recognition richly deserved but government must do more for NHS staff
Pay rise would be appropriate way of showing gratitude
The article Recognition richly deserved but government must do more for NHS staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…