Unite has reiterated its call for the government to urgently extend and modify the furlough scheme after prime minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions for England amid a spike in Covid-19…Read more…
FSS ‘warships’ U-turn
Unite and shipbuilding unions celebrated victory after the government made a major U-turn this week, suggesting they have reclassified Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships as warships – and so must be…Read more…
Stop UK tech ‘crown jewel’ sale
Arm staff warned Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner of the consequences of a planned £31 billion sale of the UK software and semiconductor giant to rival firm NVIDIA ahead of a parliamentary adjournment…Read more…
Future trade deals must respect workers’ rights
The Trades Union Congress in the UK, the Australian Council Of Trade Unions and the New Zealand Congress Of Trade Unions have issued a stark warning to their respective governments that their trade…Read more…
‘Join a union – a force for good’
It might not be business as usual for the Labour Party conference this year – but at lunch-time (September 21) Labour Connected treated online viewers to a full debate about the future of employment…Read more…
‘Cronyism and chaos’
As shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds gave a major speech today (September 21) at Labour’s Connected online conference, the party published a damning ‘file of failure’ outlining the billions of pounds…Read more…
Education vital in fight against racism
The vital importance of the Black Lives Matter movement in overcoming racial inequality was discussed on Saturday (September 19) at Labour’s Women Connected conference, which was part of the main…Read more…
Luton Airport jobs ‘hammer blow’
Workers employed by Menzies Aviation at Luton Airport are facing a grim future as the company has announced it intends to cut 176 jobs, around half of its workforce. Menzies currently employs 374…Read more…
Sizewell C project must go ahead
The threat to 10,000 jobs in the nuclear supply chain if Sizewell C does not get the go-ahead should concentrate the minds of ministers on the need for a coherent UK energy policy, Unite said today…Read more…
Test and trace to be outsourced – to Amazon?
Even as the current partly privatised testing regime is falling apart, the government hopes to involve the private sector even more in its test and trace system, it has been revealed. The Telegraph…Read more…
‘Failing’ Grayling port appointment ‘insult’ to Unite members
Chris Grayling’s £100,000 part time Felixstowe port job ‘slap in the face’ to staff shouldering pay reductions.
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Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we bring you the latest heroes and zeros amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail At this…Read more…
Unite hails EDF apprenticeship announcement
Unite the union, which represents construction and energy workers, has strongly welcomed the announcement today (September 17) that EDF has increased by 50 per cent the number of apprentices that…Read more…
Local lockdowns on the rise amid spike in cases
As the spectre of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic haunts the UK, more and more areas have had local lockdowns imposed, with parts of the north east being the latest area to face new…Read more…
Post-Brexit ‘chaos’ in Kent
Unite national officer Adrian Jones spoke today (September 15) on BBC Radio Kent talking about Unite’s call for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian, which details…Read more…
Hitachi pulls out of Wylfa nuclear project
Ministers should unveil their energy White Paper urgently to allay fears about the future of the UK’s nuclear industry, following the announcement that Hitachi is pulling out of the Wylfa nuclear…Read more…
‘Corruption on a cosmic scale’
As a robust and efficient Covid-19 test and trace system struggles to get off the ground in the UK, biomedical scientists – experts in laboratory testing – have condemned the overuse of the private…Read more…
Release government Brexit border report
Unite has called for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian which details potential queues of up to 7,000 lorries across Kent after the Brexit transition period ends on 31…Read more…
BA CEO’s comments to MPs ‘not entirely correct’
Following the appearance of Alex Cruz, the chief executive of British Airways at the transport select committee today (September 16), Unite has highlighted that Cruz’s comments “are not…Read more…
‘Beyond a joke’
Unite has today (September 16) called for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian which details potential queues of up to 7,000 lorries across Kent after the Brexit…Read more…