Budget airliner easyJet this morning (May 28) has announced job cuts of up to 30 per cent of its workforce, in the latest blow for workers in the civil aviation industry, which has been hit hard by…Read more…
‘Don’t sacrifice jobs in rush to exit furlough’
“This report bears out what we have been saying for weeks now, that removing the furlough support before business has had a chance to recover even slightly could be disastrous for jobs and workers,”…Read more…
‘Never been a more important time’
“That’s the case never more so than now and Unite alone has put on many thousands of new members since the lockdown.
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Safe work, safe travel, strong unions
As the lockdown eases, more and more people will be asked to return to work. But Unite has been clear from the beginning that no one should travel or return to their workplace unless it is absolutely…Read more…
Steel industry vital for ‘sustained economic recovery’
Like so many of the UK’s absolutely vital industries, the steel sector has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus epidemic as orders have plummeted. Unite has long been calling for the…Read more…
Celebrities back Unite’s British Airways campaign
When British Airways announced it would be sacking 12,000 of its workers – despite being a wealthy company that can ride out the crisis and what’s more, there being ample government support to…Read more…
Jobs tsunami this summer?
Responding to speculation that the chancellor Rishi Sunak will soon use a statement to detail changes to the job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has urged the government to proceed with maximum care…Read more…
Agency workers pay victory
Employment agency workers contracted to provide refuse collection services in Sandwell, West Midlands, are being paid 100 per cent of their wages during lockdown, after Unite, the UK and Ireland’s…Read more…
Rescue plan welcomed
The government’s jobs retention scheme, where the state covers 80 per cent of people’s wages for those who cannot work during the crisis, has saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions of jobs. But…Read more…
‘Betrayal of workers – and of Britain’
Unite launched a major UK wide campaign on Friday May 22 against British Airways’ (BA) opportunistic plans to use the Covid-19 pandemic to betray thousands of staff and the public.
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Unite launches BA campaign
Unite will launch a major UK wide campaign today (May 22) against BA’s opportunistic plans to use the COVID-19 pandemic to betray thousands of staff and the public. The company has served BA…Read more…
‘Totally unacceptable’
Thousands of social care staff in England could be falling through the net when it comes to the provision of the £60,000 payment in the event of death due to Covid-19. Serious concern was expressed…Read more…
‘Victory for fair-minded British people’
But late yesterday afternoon, thanks to Unite, action the PM made an astonishing U-turn –saying the charge for overseas NHS and care workers will be removed.
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It’s good to talk
We need a new way to organise to keep our members in touch with the union when they are no longer at work. Indeed, even those who are lucky enough to be in work need to have more regular contact with…Read more…
Ministers are at ‘sixes and sevens’
Unite said that the £1.6bn government bailout – a combination of grant and loans – for Transport for London (TfL), after the dramatic slump in passenger numbers, had too onerous conditions attached…Read more…
Clarks to slash jobs
The announcement of more than 100 jobs losses at the headquarters of shoemaker Clarks in Somerset is a ‘bitter blow’ for staff and the local economy, Unite said today (May 21). The job losses are…Read more…
‘Mean-spirited and shabby’
Unite said the hypocrisy of the prime minister was given extra piquancy as he singled out two non-UK nurses – one from New Zealand and the other from Portugal – for praise after he survived his…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Each Friday here on UniteLIVE we highlight the heroes as well as the zeroes of the Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of Mental Health Awareness week this week is kindness – and our heroes we…Read more…
The Wave
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Unite phone buddies
Every day over the festive period, UniteLIVE will highlight a different ‘hero of the year’. Today we honour Unite retired members who are always there to help their communities. Back in May, we…Read more…