Strike action looms over plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools as ministers stress the importance of education, Unite warned today (January 15)….Read more…
‘We’re having nightmares’
As Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths surge across the UK, hospital staff are struggling to cope, with hospitals being overwhelmed by patients. Unite rep and ICU nurse Ameera Sheik told…Read more…
Lorry drivers in Kent ‘persecuted’
Lorry drivers in Kent are being fined and prevented from resting by Kent county council, despite parking provisions provided by authorities to deal with post-Brexit delays being ‘woefully…Read more…
Workers’ rights under threat
A potential overhaul of workers’ rights post-Brexit is being discussed among Tory ministers, with limits on working hours possibly in the firing line, it has been revealed. The Financial Times (FT)…Read more…
Request denied
An overwhelming majority of working mums who have requested furlough to homeschool their children have been denied, a shocking new survey has revealed. The poll, published this week by the TUC, has…Read more…
Norwegian Air job losses
More than 1,000 redundancies of Norwegian Air staff based at Gatwick are ‘another devastating blow’ for the airport’s workers, the local community and the aviation industry, Unite, said today…Read more…
The community built on kindness and compassion
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
‘Stain on UK’s corporate reputation’
Unite welcomed news today (January 14) that the government has launched a legal bid to bar eight former directors of the collapsed construction giant Carillion from holding future UK director company…Read more…
Never give up
Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick workers, Unite members, celebrated victory today (January 14) after they voted to accept a deal struck by Unite that secures jobs at risk as well as a bright future for the…Read more…
Groundbreaking deal
The Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, has been saved and with it 350 jobs and a community protected from ruin, thanks to a groundbreaking deal struck by Unite and the company’s…Read more…
‘Beacon of hope’
When workers at Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick first set out in September to save their jobs and their historic site then under threat, they knew the road would be a long and hard one. And there would be…Read more…
‘Incredibly frightening’
As Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths now soar to record levels – exceeding even the height of the first wave of the pandemic — Unite senior shop steward and ICU nurse at St….Read more…
Wage theft scandal
An urgent investigation into allegations that the owner of Lunar Automotive in Preston has not paid his workforce to the tune of about £170,000 while they have been furloughed has been called for by…Read more…
Leisure centre Giant GLL sheds 2000 jobs
An estimated 2,000 staff on zero hours contracts have been shed during the pandemic by controversial leisure services giant Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) reinforcing the case for the gyms, swimming…Read more…
London bus drivers ‘once again in eye of Covid storm’
Since the start of the pandemic, bus drivers have seen among the highest Covid death rates of any profession, with London bus drivers in particular affected. Now, new figures from the Transport for…Read more…
Latest free school meals scandal
A company with Tory links contracted to supply free school meals has outrageously short-changed struggling families, with food parcels that are meant to be worth £30 only containing food worth little…Read more…
Solidarity with Indian farmers
The Punjab farmers dispute is the biggest dispute and the largest protest in the world and other states in India have joined in. There are a lot of people in the Punjabi community posting this on…Read more…
Hello, Goodbye
Platforms abuzz. For pole position passengers jostle. Eyes reveal a mix of nervousness and hesitation. An eruption of joy. Hands grasped. Fingers entwined. Clinging tightly. A ready caress on…Read more…
Brexit blamed for Bolton pharma firm closure
The pressures of Brexit and the potential impact on customers have been blamed for the closure later this year of Catalent, the pharmaceutical company in Bolton, Unite said today (January 11). It is…Read more…
‘Do the right thing’
When schools were suddenly shut in England last week after the government faced mounting pressure to take action to stop the spread of Covid-19, millions of parents were abruptly thrust back into…Read more…