Time is running out for the government to agree a trade deal with the EU – with state aid rules a major sticking point. We need an approach which supports the UK’s industrial policy and ensures…Read more…
Government attacks on TFL are a danger to our entire public transport system
Londoners must not be punished for taking vital measures during the pandemic to keep the system running and to keep everyone as safe as possible.Read more…
This Young Workers Month, let’s remember the importance of young people in trade unions
Today marks the start of Young Workers Month. Alex Graham, chair of the TUC Young Workers Forum tells us what we can expect during November.Read more…
Five ways to clamp down on modern slavery
Five years after companies became subject to new modern slavery laws, workers still experience extreme exploitation in many parts of the UK economy.Read more…
BME women trade unionists must be at the forefront of today’s fight for equality
We need urgent action to combat the racism and discrimination BME women face in the workplace – and to prevent a roll back of hard-won rights and progress at work. Read more…
The government must ensure no one is paid below the minimum wage due to the furlough scheme
‘Skills, confidence and opportunities’
For over twenty years the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has supported union learning reps and unions across the country build skills, learning opportunities and life chances across the country. The ULF,…Read more…
School support staff and nurses’ safety paramount
As a new national lockdown comes into force from Thursday (November 5), much of the economy will close down as it did in March. But unlike the first national lockdown, schools will remain open – and…Read more…
Biomedical scientists being ‘ripped off’
Biomedical scientists in the frontline of Covid-19 testing at a Lancashire NHS trust are losing about £7,000-a-year because hardline bosses refuse to pay ‘the going rate for the job’. Unite said that…Read more…
Covid by nation
As you will be aware England will go into a second lockdown from 00:01 GMT Thursday November 5. Information from the Cabinet Office on the new national restrictions, including what they mean for…Read more…
‘Stop gap deal’
Londoners can breathe a sigh of relief after London mayor Sadiq Khan successfully negotiated a Transport for London (TfL) funding deal with central government which will keep public transport in the…Read more…
‘We cannot let another bad boss win’
In a corner of our sprawling capital, a massive daylight robbery is underway, but you will struggle to read about it in the papers or hear about it on TV or radio. At this very moment, Heathrow…Read more…
UK faces ‘a winter of shrunken incomes and punishing uncertainty’ warns Unite
As the Jobs Retention Scheme closes the leader of the country’s leading trades union has called on the government to give an exhausted country some hope by bringing forward a plan for the protection…Read more…
‘Test and trace’ failure – another nail in NHS’ coffin?
As the UK population faces Covid-19 restrictions until next spring, the mistakes in the government’s ‘test and trace’ policy have been cruelly exposed and there now needs to be a complete revaluation…Read more…
The word is on the streets – stop these swingeing pay cuts
He continued, “We are calling on Heathrow Airport boss John Holland-Kaye to use HAL’s cash reserves’ mountain to protect airport jobs, rather than focus exclusively on generous dividend pay-outs to…Read more…
Make a difference to others this Christmas
Unite launches Christmas appeal for struggling families – and Unite AGS Steve Turner shows how we can all help. He writes:
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‘Timing of the decision is bizarre in the extreme’
The government’s decision to axe the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has been met with growing opposition from major employers’ organisations and skills bodies.
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Short time working – join the debate
There’s no doubt that the outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many things about the way we work, whether that be in the factory or the field, in the office or in the restaurant. Unions and employers…Read more…
Use ‘cash mountain’ for staff call
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) needs to dip into its cash mountain to protect airport jobs during the pandemic, after its boss boasted that it had reserves for the next 15 months ‘even if we had no…Read more…
Uber ‘is just heaping on the pressure’
Local taxi drivers will launch a campaign to call for action against the proliferation of London-based Uber vehicles in and around Gatwick and Crawley – which are causing hardship for local drivers…Read more…