Vast sums of cash are standing idle in the Treasury, with employers seeing it as a tax, unable to access it to fund recognised apprenticeships for either their workforces or those of their supply…Read more…
More BBC job losses announced
The latest round of job losses announced today (July 15) by the BBC in response to the coronavirus pandemic has been deplored by Unite. The BBC said that increased financial pressure, as a result of…Read more…
‘Stay upbeat and determined’
Every year we celebrate our union’s history at rural trade union festivals all around the country – the women Chainmakers, Tolpuddle, Burston and others. We come together in lanes, fields and tents…Read more…
Vote of no confidence in easyJet executive
Unite , which represents thousands of workers at easyJet, has begun a ballot of no confidence in the company’s Chief Operating Officer Peter Bellew. The ballot of Unite’s membership at easyJet is in…Read more…
PM grilled over British Airways’ fire and rehire plans
British Airways workers and their supporters were delighted to see prime minister Boris Johnson today (July 15) grilled by Labour leader Kier Starmer over the airline’s appalling fire and rehire…Read more…
‘We will overcome’
This year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 2020 starts Friday, July 17 and runs through till Sunday July 19. The festival is for many the highlight of the trade union year, and has special resonance for…Read more…
Be smart – wear a Unite-branded face covering
Unite has welcomed the government making face coverings in shops in England mandatory from July 24 in the same way that they have been required on public transport since June 11. Unite-branded face…Read more…
‘Nervous, sceptical and divided’
Government measures intended to support workers have failed to boost public confidence as the jobs retention scheme recedes, according to a major poll commissioned by Unite, issued today (July 15)….Read more…
Council outsourcing firms told to ‘come clean’
Companies with council outsourcing contracts are being urged to open their books so that Unite the union can check that they won’t be using Covid-19 as a smokescreen to shed jobs, and cut pay and…Read more…
Take action govt before ‘it’s too late for West Mids’ call
Unite is demanding political support for businesses and workers striving to stem the West Midlands jobs loss tsunami, that has seen at least 8,000 jobs vanish from the region in the past week…Read more…
‘There must be no delay’ in crane accident investigation
Unite has written to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) demanding answers after a Wolffkran crane in east London collapsed onto two terraced houses last week, killing one person and leaving four…Read more…
‘Losing a lifeline to the outside world’
For many there’ll be a choice. The TV, paying bills or putting food on the table. We’re talking about a generation here that fought in the war, that built our NHS. People that have paid taxes all…Read more…
‘We must demand better’
Chancellor’s £10 a head ‘meal deal’, VAT cut and £1,000 bonus is a gift to hospitality bosses. Now they need to stop the sackings and invest in staff to address the sector’s long term future. The…Read more…
The struggles of rural poverty
Every year, or at least every normal year, the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival takes place in the village of Tolpuddle, in Dorset, where trade unionists from across the UK gather to commemorate…Read more…
‘A disaster waiting to happen’
For many months Unite’s food and agriculture activists have been extremely concerned over the way workers are being packed into factories and field, many of them migrant workers often living in…Read more…
Universal Credit ‘should be safety net people rely on’
Ahead of Unite Community’s national online #UniversalDisCredit day of action on Wednesday (July 15), we are calling for an end to the most punitive measures of the Universal Credit system…Read more…
Universal ‘discredit’
The continued use of benefit sanctions just as the country is entering a period of heavy and sustained job losses is ‘unnecessary and particularly cruel’ and must be stopped, Unite said today (July…Read more…
That Friday feeling?
And this Friday UNITElive brings you The Great Red Wall Has Fallen, again by Davy, for no other reason than it’s the end of the week and we think you’ll love it!
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Manufacturing – at the heart of our economic recovery
The webinar discuss threads around manufacturing being at the heart of any strategy to recover and rebuild our economy as we emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Education – your passport for the future
Unite has launched a new online education and training portal, called MC2, with more than 100 courses, fully-funded accredited training and job opportunities. Find out more in the video below:
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