It’s rare for Unite Ireland senior regional organiser Davy Kettyles to watch breakfast TV – he normally listens to Today on Radio 4. But on one fine May morning, Belfast-based Davy, for no apparent…Read more…
Meat processing workers treated like ‘the Expendables’ during Covid-19 pandemic
When meat processing worker ‘Alex’ tested positive for coronavirus, he was forced to stay off work for a number of weeks, along with the colleagues he shares a house with. The housemates were…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we highlight a number of heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Unite Community Cambridge branch Across the UK, Unite…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Unite Community members
Every day over the festive period here on UniteLive, we will highlight a different ‘hero of the year’. Today, we pay tribute to Unite Community members, who have been absolutely pivotal in helping…Read more…
Join us for Organise 2020
Join us for Organise 2020, an online festival of ideas around union organising.Read more…
We need £150bn by 2024, not £5bn, to match Roosevelt’s New Deal
Boris Johnson’s proclamation is a far cry from Roosevelt’s new deal.Read more…
Halt ‘rash’ GKN Auto redundancies
GKN Automotive must use the government’s job retention scheme ‘properly’ and halt plans to make 185 staff at its Birmingham factory redundant, Unite said today (July 2). Unite, which represents…Read more…
‘Was that it’?
Our ‘Build Back Better’ club acquired an application from a new aspiring member this week: welcome, Prime Minister. I hope that you will take some time to familiarise yourself with the rules of the…Read more…
‘1930s figures of unemployment’
Speaking on the Jeremy Vine show today (July 2), Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner highlighted the ‘tsunami of job losses’ that are expected in the coming months if the…Read more…
‘Not a moment more to be lost’
As Unite launches its campaign to save UK aerospace today (July 2), the union highlights the existential threat the sector faces amid the coronavirus crisis and is calling on the government to step…Read more…
‘PM, do not abandon working people now in their hour of need’
There’s rising panic being felt in homes across the country right now. The last 24 hours have seen a jobs bloodbath with over 10,000 lost.
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easyJet job losses ‘massive blow’
Unite, last night (June 30) described the announcement that easyJet is intending to make 1,290 cabin crew redundant and close its hubs at Newcastle, Stansted and Southend airports in their entirety…Read more…
Exploitation of migrant workers and coronavirus link must end
The link between outbreaks of Covid-19 at meat processing plants and the sector’s widespread exploitation of migrant workers on low pay and insecure contracts ‘must be addressed’, Unite said last…Read more…
NHS staff Covid-19 fears for A&E as pubs reopen
NHS ambulance and A&E staff are braced ‘with a great deal of trepidation’ for the fall-out from the mass opening of pubs in England on Saturday, Unite warned today (Wednesday July 1).
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‘The scale of this is devastating’
Aerospace giant Airbus announced last night (June 30) a massive raft of UK job losses, with more than 1,700 jobs expected to go. Speaking on BBC 1 News on Wednesday (July 1), Unite assistant general…Read more…
‘Act of industrial vandalism’
Unite has branded aerospace giant Airbus’ announcement on Tuesday night (June 30) to slash nearly 2,000 jobs in the UK ‘another act of industrial vandalism’. Calling on the government to…Read more…
Leicester in lockdown
Leicester is the first city in the UK to re-enter strict lockdown after a local surge in new coronavirus cases. More than 950 new cases have been recorded in a two-week period, which has prompted the…Read more…
#Black Lives Matter
Monica Taylor, member of both the TUC Midlands’ Inclusion and Pensioner Network committees.Read more…
Safeguarding jobs & protecting the environment
Climate and Employment Proof our Work (CEPOW) Day reminds us that lowering our energy use is essential for safeguarding jobs as well as protecting the environmentRead more…
A new job in a new world
I’ve recently joined the Wales TUC team so have first-hand experience of the challenges a new starter faces, and the bizarre circumstances they will need to adjust to. I’ve put together some advice…Read more…