The country’s largest ground handling firm Swissport announced on Wednesday (June 24) that it would be planning to make more than half of its staff redundant, in the latest blow for the aviation…Read more…
Not just for Covid
Each year the demand for these meals has grown. We have seen at first hand the effect of poverty, and the difficulty and sadness of parents unable to feed their children adequately during the…Read more…
‘Stop the sackings’
Unite has urged hospitality bosses to ‘stop the sackings’ in light of today’s decision to cut the UK’s social distancing rule from 2m to 1m following intense industry lobbying for the change….Read more…
Invest in UK space programme call
Unite is urging the government to commit to invest in the UK’s space programme in the interests of national security and to ensure that thousands of highly skilled jobs are not put at further risk….Read more…
‘Stark warning’ over mass car job losses
Commenting on the ‘stark warning’ today (June 23) from the Society for Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) that a third of automotive jobs are at risk without government support, Unite…Read more…
PM announces easing of lockdown measures
Prime minister Boris Johnson today (June 23) announced a further easing of lockdown measures, with plans to reopen pubs, cinemas, restaurants, museums and certain other venues from July 4….Read more…
Social distancing changes risk meat factory outbreaks
An expected downgrading to the two-metre social distancing rule risks causing ‘more outbreaks’ of coronavirus within the meat processing sector, Unite said today (Monday 22 June).
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Unite ready to deploy ‘army’ of health & safety reps
As the government prepares to report on the conclusions of its review into the two metre social distancing rules, Unite has repeated its offer to deploy its ‘army’ of health and safety reps to…Read more…
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project at risk?
Unite said today (June 22) that it is extremely concerned by media reports that the UK Government is set to block the go ahead for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. With only 8 days left until…Read more…
Johnson unlikely to ‘get it done’ by year’s end
Lighthizer said the timelines established in the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority law make it “nearly impossible” for Congress to consider a US-UK trade deal this year if the two sides manage to reach…Read more…
‘Sheer greed’
Unite, the principal aviation union, has accused Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) of using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to permanently cut the pay and conditions of its workforce, a move Unite…Read more…
‘The scales are not balanced’
On Windrush Day today (June 22) Unite celebrates the legacy of migrants from the Caribbean and other countries who arrived between the 1940s and 1970s and helped build post-war Britain. Despite all…Read more…
Help them get the pay they deserve
Councillors from across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being urged to sign up and support a fair and proper pay rise for council workers in an online letter launched by Unite, as part of its…Read more…
Justice call for Windrush victims
As Unite marks Windrush Day today (June 22), the union celebrates the vital contributions of Windrush generation migrants who just over seven decades ago sailed to the UK to help…Read more…
Furlough low-paid meter readers on full wages call
Morrison Data Services (MDS) can ‘well afford’ to pay furloughed London meter readers earning just above the national minimum wage their full wages, Unite said today (June 19). The union, which…Read more…
‘Get a grip’
Unite, which represents over 80,000 UK bus workers, has called on bus operators to “get a grip” to ensure passengers wear face coverings on buses. From last Monday (June 15), it has been a…Read more…
Three food processing plants close amid outbreak fears
Unite’s warning that food processing plants could turn into hotspots for Covid-19 transmission is coming to pass after three factories have shut amid suspected coronavirus outbreaks. On Thursday…Read more…
‘Stay safe not silent’
Protective kit for frontline workers in health and social care hit the headlines in a big way in March and early April. But since then, the story has receded from the news agenda. You’d be forgiven…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Each week here on UniteLIVE we bring you a new list of heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Marcus Rashford He’s more well-known for his…Read more…
Aviation firm told to ‘start playing by the rules’
Unite is warning that aviation company Menizes, which is threatening to make redundancies at Heathrow, must start following the rules or face the legal and industrial consequences. The company, which…Read more…