“JCB is preparing to throw 1,500 workers under the bus just as the government asks employers to pay their fair share towards protecting jobs and keeping the heads of loyal workers above water,”…Read more…
Solidarity with Uganda – help needed
Unite Greater Manchester Social Action Branch is launching an urgent appeal on behalf of the Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union (ATGWU) in Uganda to raise funds for the protection of…Read more…
Wirral bin dispute ends in victory
The possibility of strikes involving refuse workers employed by waste company Biffa on the Wirral council contract has ended after members agreed to an improved pay offer. The workers who are members…Read more…
‘Opportunism of the worst kind’
Plans by aerospace parts firm SPS Technologies to make 200 staff at a Leicester factory redundant and reduce the terms and conditions of the remaining workforce is ‘opportunism of the worst kind’,…Read more…
While our hearts break…
while our hearts break
to the sound of sirens.
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‘Another world is possible’
In Kingston Hospital, where I was hospitalised, a memo was issued just days after I was discharged warning that PPE was running so low that all non-critical wards were asked not to use disposable…Read more…
Test meat processing workers now call
Workers in meat processing are being put at risk by employers who are failing to do all they can to protect their employees. Earlier this week, UniteLive highlighted Unite’s deep concerns over a…Read more…
‘They must be properly rewarded’
During the coronavirus epidemic, council workers are among those who are the glue holding the nation together at a time when it is on the brink of all falling apart. From refuse collectors to care…Read more…
‘Pick up and carry forward Sean’s work’
“We will mark Sean’s passing properly when it is possible to do so,” said Len McCluskey, “but the greatest memorial to his life and work must be to pick up and carry forward the cause of the rights…Read more…
True human cost of Covid-19
Unite workplace reps are at the forefront of dealing with the crisis at work across all sectors of the economy, and a report published this week based on a survey of nearly 1,400 Unite reps conducted…Read more…
Mental health tops workers’ lockdown worries
Dealing with employees’ mental health challenges on this scale is not going to be easy and Unite is calling on employers to take proactive and immediate action, following the call for workers to…Read more…
Public transport in London packed
Horrific scenes emerged of packed public transport in London today (May 13) – on the first day that prime minister Boris Johnson said the government would be encouraging people who cannot…Read more…
Working people must not pay for economic crisis
The economy has shrunk by 2 per cent in the first three months of 2020, which represents the hardest first-quarter hit to the economy since the financial crash more than a decade ago. Economists said…Read more…
Public transport guidance ‘lacks clarity’
Unite, which represents over 80,000 public transport workers, is warning that the government must establish clear rules about maximum passenger capacity and make the wearing of face masks compulsory…Read more…
Furlough scheme extended
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today (May 12) confirmed that the government would be extending its jobs retention scheme, where the state covers 80 per cent of wages for people who cannot work because of the…Read more…
‘Mixed signals’
If the British public was hoping for a more coherent message from prime minister Boris Johnson in the Commons on Monday (May 11), following his televised announcement on easing lockdown measures on…Read more…
Low-paid workers more likely to die from Covid-19
Workers in low-paid jobs are at greatest risk from dying of coronavirus, new figures have shown, prompting Unite to call for a public inquiry. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics…Read more…
‘Hugely concerning’
The meatpacking and the wider food processing sectors could quickly become another epicenter of coronavirus infection on par with care homes if coordinated action is not quickly taken by both…Read more…
Unite: We have an H&S army
“We have an army, tens of thousands of experienced health and safety representatives who can play a key role.”
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Unite calls for ‘clarity and caution’ as Johnson leads nation into sea of chaos
Last night (May 10) PM Boris Johnson revealed the government’s long awaited ‘condition plan’ in the first steps to get Britain off lockdown – which far from giving clear instruction, simply…Read more…