The global coronavirus pandemic has spared no one – even for those who have not had the virus, every single one of us has been touched by the pandemic’s wider social and economic effects. But in a…Read more…
International Women’s Day 2021: A woman’s place is in her union
On International Women’s Day, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj argues that women deserve a feminist, intersectional recovery. But it will only be achieved if women workers are at the heart of…Read more…
Immense hardship makes consumer led recovery the biggest risk of all
This week’s budget sent a clear message – the government think households don’t need support to start spending again. This is a big risk, and it completely ignores the millions struggling due to the…Read more…
‘This government is actively anti-women’
It couldn’t be clearer. The Tories are completely out of touch with the realities for women of the impact of the pandemic and have failed them at every turn. In fact, we need to recognise that…Read more…
‘Slap in the face’ NHS pay proposal
An industrial action ballot is one of the options that Unite will be considering as it steps up its campaign for a fair and decent pay rise for NHS staff. Unite will be liaising with other health…Read more…
‘We’re having the vaccine’
As Unite launches its ‘get a jab’ campaign, where the union is calling on members to get the vaccine and encourage vaccine uptake, we’ve put together a special film below. Watch,…Read more…
Accelerating vaccine programme ‘a bridge to a safer world’
Unite’s ‘standing army’ of 30,000 workplace reps is being mobilised to play its part in promoting the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine to workmates across the UK. Unite today (March 5) launched a…Read more…
Unite meets Kwarteng in save GKN plant talks
Representatives of Unite, along with Jack Dromey MP, today (Thursday 4 March) met with Kwasi Kwarteng MP, the secretary of state for business enterprise and industrial strategy, about the future of…Read more…
Unite win for members
Hestia Housing and Support workers have succeeded in their campaign to force their employer to pay the London Living Wage, Unite said today (Thursday 4 March).
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‘Immoral’ fire and rehire plans brewing
Plans to ‘fire and rehire’ nearly 300 workers at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire could lead to industrial action at the coffee factory, Unite warned today (Thursday March…Read more…
Bus stop
Unite’s London bus driver members have been advised to stop driving if their bus becomes overcrowded, to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
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Workers lose as the Chancellor gambles on recovery
The Chancellor made a dangerous bet on the economy bouncing back on its own, when he should have acted to create jobs.Read more…
The Chancellor mustn’t gamble with the recovery
This budget could be a chance to give people real hope for the future. The Chancellor must not fall short. Read more…
Give all furloughed workers access to training
The TUC is calling for the Job Retention Scheme to be extended until the end of 2021 to safeguard jobs and people’s income.Read more…
A Budget of ‘spin, gimmicks and dangerous wheezes’
Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the government’s flagship freeports policy could…Read more…
Sunak Budget ‘falls short’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget today (March 3) fell short of what was needed to rebuild the economy and protect people’s jobs, health and incomes, Unite warned.
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‘Brutal pay cuts’
The Living Wage Foundation has been urged to end its accreditation of London-based lettings software provider Goodlord over ‘brutal’ £6,000 pay cuts that have forced staff to begin indefinite strike…Read more…
Budget: has govt learnt anything from pandemic?
This government’s mismanagement of the crisis has led to the UK suffering the biggest economic hit in Europe, not to mention a tragically high loss of life. Much-trailed in the media, we’ll soon find…Read more…
Budget ‘must unite the whole country’
Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday (March 3), Unite is reiterating its calls to chancellor Rishi Sunak to take urgent and decisive action to protect health, jobs and incomes. The Budget will be the…Read more…
Keeping those afloat from going adrift
Unite warned today (March 1) that plans by the London Resort – the Disney style theme park due to be built in the Kent estuary – to house 2,000 construction workers at Tilbury in Essex, requires full…Read more…