Leicester is the first city in the UK to re-enter strict lockdown after a local surge in new coronavirus cases. More than 950 new cases have been recorded in a two-week period, which has prompted the…Read more…
‘Positively Rooseveltian’?
Millions of Britons who have lost their jobs or who face the threat of redundancy after the furlough scheme ends will have been left sorely disappointed by prime minister Boris Johnson’s speech today…Read more…
‘New era for nuclear power’?
The creation of a ‘clean energy hub’ at Moorside in Cumbria could mean a post-pandemic 25,000 jobs bonanza across the north west, Unite said today (Tuesday June 30).
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Construction workers ‘must not risk their health’
Unite, the UK’s construction union, is urging workers not to risk their health if they are not supplied with the correct PPE. The union’s warning follows the revelation that many contractors are…Read more…
‘We need to care for our carers’
Unite has welcomed the Labour Party’s call for fast-tracked mental health support for all people working in the NHS and social care. The party has developed a mental health support package for these…Read more…
‘No going back’
A decade of public service cuts “wasn’t actually austerity”, prime minister Boris Johnson incredibly contended today (June 29). Speaking to the Radio Times this morning, Johnson admitted that the…Read more…
UK urgently needs world-leading satellite infrastructure
With rumours that the UK government is set to take a 20 per cent ‘equity investment’ stake in the OneWeb satellite business, leading manufacturing union Unite is calling on the government to confirm…Read more…
Inquiry into Covid-19 worker death rates call
Unite is calling for an urgent ‘warts and all’ public inquiry into the death rates of workers from Covid-19 during the pandemic. The union made its call following the publication today (June 27) of…Read more…
It’s the media stupid!
Nationals in particular have swung even harder against Labour and the unions. Thatcher, aided by Murdoch and the others right wing owners changed the climate in this country in the 1980s and 90s…Read more…
London cash boost call
Boris Johnson was urged today (June 26) not to abdicate the government’s responsibilities to London and provide a cash injection to help the capital’s economy recover post-Covid-19. The call came…Read more…
‘Second spike’ danger warning
Unite, which represents workers throughout public transport including over 80,000 bus workers is warning that a ‘second spike’ in Covid-19 infections is becoming ever more likely due to…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every week here on UniteLIVE, we highlight the heroes and zeroes of the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest: HEROES Healthcare scientists When we think of NHS workers — all of…Read more…
Continue govt support call
Industry bodies and cross-party politicians joined Unite in calling for an extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), during a Manufacturing Matters webinar debate yesterday (June 25).
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Council services under pressure as people flock to beaches
The ‘Dominic Cummings ‘ effect, which contributed to thousands flocking to beaches on the south coast, is piling further pressure on already strained local government finances and resources,…Read more…
It’s the media stupid!
The difference between Corbyn and his predecessors was that the general public didn’t know much about him, other than what they were told about him by the media. One thing was certain and that was…Read more…
Bring council services in-house call
Unite which represents tens of thousands of local authority workers, is calling for bold action to be taken to avert a financial crisis from engulfing local authorities after it was revealed that…Read more…
‘Jewels in the crown of Northern Ireland economy’
The vital role the aerospace sector plays in the Northern Ireland economy was highlighted this week by Labour MPs, who called on the government to take action after hundreds of job cuts at…Read more…
Proud to have served, proud to be Unite
In a dusty office of the then Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Reading, young civil servant Matt Draper sat at his desk and thought there had got to be more to life than this.
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Choc workers lose out on bonus pay parity
There is ‘growing resentment’ amongst Cadbury workers denied bonuses for working through the coronavirus pandemic that have been paid to US and EU staff employed by the chocolate maker’s parent…Read more…
Furlough pay grab outrage
Workers were informed in writing that while they were on furlough they would receive 100 per cent of their pay – but when they began to be paid it became apparent that they were only receiving 100…Read more…