A legal case launched by Unite could prove to be a wake up call for rogue employers the union has claimed today (September 29). An employment tribunal will be asked to consider the case of a member…Read more…
Unite victory on remote sign-on
Unite, the union which represents over 20,000 bus drivers in London, has secured a major victory in its campaign against the introduction of highly controversial remote sign-on operating procedures….Read more…
‘Lifetime skills guarantee’ won’t make up for mass unemployment
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s plans for expanding vocational training announced today (September 29) will not reverse the impact of skyrocketing levels of unemployment on the horizon amid the…Read more…
‘Sad day for London’s travelling public’
Ride-hailing app Uber has won its court appeal and has been granted a new 18-month licence to operate in London this week. Unite slammed the decision after a judge upheld Uber’s appeal against…Read more…
‘Never-ending gravy train’
An NHS trust boss has cashed in on nearly a quarter of a million pounds of taxpayer money after her departure, it has been revealed. Siobhan McArdle, who served as chief executive of South Tees NHS…Read more…
More than 1m jobs ‘consigned to the scrapheap’
More than 1m people will completely fall through the cracks of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s post-furlough scheme which was announced last week, a new analysis has shown. In his announcement to the…Read more…
Heathrow has ‘moral duty’ to loyal workers
Following the chancellor’s announcement yesterday (September 24) of the creation of the Job Support Scheme, Unite, the UK’s leading aviation union, is calling on Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes of the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BITU) international…Read more…
Keeping up the momentum
When the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown first hit the UK, like so many organisations, there was a moment of panic for anti-racist charity Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC). “We didn’t know…Read more…
Short-time working scheme – a win for unions.
Workers at firms hard hit by the coronavirus lockdown are to continue to get wage subsidies, after the government bowed to pressure from trade unions and others.Read more…
Bernard Matthews workers ‘left in the lurch’
Hundreds of workers employed by Bernard Matthews, earning just the minimum wage, are up in arms over the company’s decision to more than double the price of its employee bus service and scrap a key…Read more…
Verdict at Lizaveta’s trial
“They claimed I was arrested by a special police squad aka OMON in the centre of Grodno in a crowd of protesters. But the reality is I was arrested in front of my house by OMON – and it looked like a…Read more…
Chancellor’s new scheme ‘may come to late for too many’
Following concerted campaigning from Unite, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday (September 24) new measures to replace the current furlough scheme arrangements, which were slated to end on…Read more…
Face covering fines ‘will make little difference’ if rules not enforced
In the last three months, only about 400 fines were issued to people for failing to wear face coverings on public transport, figures obtained by Unite have revealed. The small number of fines…Read more…
Stobart job losses ‘latest blow for airport workers’
The announcement that Stobart Aviation Services is proposing to make substantial job cuts among its ground crew, most baggage handlers, at Manchester, Southend and Stansted airports is further…Read more…
‘Chaos and confusion’
The redundancy process at the RSPCA has descended into such ‘chaos and confusion’ that chief executive Chris Sherwood needs to reflect on the lack of staff confidence in him, Unite said today…Read more…
New restrictions ‘will hit hospitality industry hard’
Workers in the hospitality industry are crying out for an extension of the furlough scheme and additional state support, after the government announced new restrictions on the sector which could…Read more…
‘Fighting at the forefront with targets on our backs’
I am feeling fine: I know that the truth is on our side, and that gives us a lot of strength. Every day I see like-minded people everywhere, and I am curious as to when it all happened that we, as…Read more…
Short-time working scheme in the offing?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak may imminently bow to pressure from Unite and other unions, after it emerged this week that he is reportedly weighing up plans to introduce a Germany-style short-time working…Read more…
Employment tribunals need resources, not a sticking plaster
The government has announced a mixed bag of reforms to the creaking tribunal system, but only significant investment will ensure working people receive timely access to justice.Read more…