“The statement by Ryanair, which follows hot on the heels of the British Airways announcement, further underlines why it is absolutely imperative that the UK works with all relevant stakeholders to…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Nissan workers making life-saving PPE
Our Nissan members are working with management on a Unite-inspired initiative to make life-saving PPE
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‘Austerity linked to govt’s Covid19 response failures’
Former Unite regional secretary and Birkenhead MP Mick Whitley says Tory cuts shouldn’t be forgotten this May Day
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Heroes and zeroes
Every week, UniteLIVE has been highlighting all the heroes and ‘zeroes’ of the coronavirus crisis. This week’s heroes are especially poignant after Unite marked International Workers’ Memorial Day on…Read more…
Celebrating strong trade unions
The “new normal” must mean the labour movement keeps our seat at the table with a real plan for changing our economy for the good and for a long-term New Deal for Workers — the campaign we launched…Read more…
‘May Day is our day’
May Day is our day. We may not be on the streets but we are not silent. Listen closely. That sound you hear, that’s Britain’s working people – stirring, determined and coming for justice.
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‘Best serving our nation at this time’
But while we may not be marching, your contribution to the nation’s well-being has never been more evident. It is workers like you who are best serving our nation at this time. For your sacrifices…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Danny Freeman
Another world is possible – it’s up to us all to make it happen when this is all over. Please celebrate each day and enjoy the simplest things in life – the sun or rain on your face, a beautiful…Read more…
Covid-19 life sum should go to bus workers too call
Unite national officer for passenger transport Bobby Morton wants the transport secretary to urgently investigate how the £60,000 life assurance payment, can now be extended to these key bus workers….Read more…
‘The exact opposite of what our great nation stands for’
This is a company that only a few weeks ago sent an internal email urging pilots and cabin crew to come into work and help repatriate thousands of UK citizens despite the chronic lack of on-board…Read more…
“Unlawful and immoral”
The shock announcement by British Airways that it is to make 12,000 UK workers at the airline redundant without any consultation has been denounced as ‘unlawful and immoral’ by Unite, and should be…Read more…
Unite members ‘stand a fighting chance’
As the coronavirus epidemic rages on, workers across sectors who cannot work amid the lockdown eagerly await to see if their employer will take up the government’s job retention scheme, where the…Read more…
Unite: Join the Covid-19 ‘manufacturing army’
Following Nissan’s ‘outstanding’ efforts in re-purposing its facilities to produce hundreds of thousands of pieces of much needed personal protective equipment (PPE), Unite today (Wednesday April 29)…Read more…
‘Heartless decision’
Reacting last night (April 28) to the British Airways announcement that it is to make 12,000 staff redundant, Unite slammed the move as a ‘heartless decision’ and entirely at odds with the course of…Read more…
Time for a new deal
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has a message of solidarity for all workers today ahead of May Day on Friday (May 1). Watch in the video below:
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Heroes of the year – care workers
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…
NHS ‘running to catch up’
On International Workers’ Memorial Day today (April 28), Unite remembers those who have died but equally just as important fights for those living. That’s why personal protective equipment (PPE) for…Read more…
‘National collective effort’ needed for post Covid-19 economy
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (April 28) called for “a coherent blueprint” for economic recovery to be drawn up for when the Covid-19 crisis ends and business resumes.
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Farm and agriculture workers feel Covid-19 pressure
“It is interesting to see how key to a functioning society many ‘unskilled’ workers really are, from farmworkers, to pack house workers, to delivery drivers and shop workers.
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‘Honour lives lost’
International Workers’ Memorial Day today (April 28) will hit hard for many key workers like bus workers, who’ve risked their lives transporting other essential workers like NHS staff to and from…Read more…