That’s why, in mental health awareness week, Unite health sector, which includes our psychologist members, have forwarded to us an ingenious four week calendar – complete with a different well-being…Read more…
Jobless claims rise to more than 2m
When a survey found this week that millions of people fear losing their jobs in the next six months, shocking unemployment figures reveal today (May 19) that their worries are justified. The total…Read more…
10,000 green buses call
‘Crucial’ that bus maker ADL’s plan to build 10,000 green buses included in government’s £5bn public transport fund.
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Not at the expense of workers
He said Unite had processes in place that could make the static workplace safe – and had been in talks with government at the highest level – but he emphasised, “Unless we sort public transport out…Read more…
Employers and gov’t urged to get to grips with mental health crisis
Millions of workers are anxious about the future of their jobs, a new poll published this week shows. The research, conducted by the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) think tank found that…Read more…
‘We’re at five minutes to midnight…’
“Governments in Europe and globally have provided financial support for their aviation sectors because they recognise it is vital to an economy, and the UK government needs to do the same,” she…Read more…
‘Rocket booster’ NHS blueprint
While emergency hospital services to treat the influx of patients with Covid-19 are now in overdrive, many routine NHS services have been suspended. But as infection rates begin to subside and…Read more…
Chancellor, get back round table with unions call
Trade unions have also been at the virtual table in daily discussions with ministers and employers, thrashing out the urgent measures needed to keep our people safe, money in our pockets and good…Read more…
‘Slap in the face’
“JCB is preparing to throw 1,500 workers under the bus just as the government asks employers to pay their fair share towards protecting jobs and keeping the heads of loyal workers above water,”…Read more…
Solidarity with Uganda – help needed
Unite Greater Manchester Social Action Branch is launching an urgent appeal on behalf of the Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union (ATGWU) in Uganda to raise funds for the protection of…Read more…
Wirral bin dispute ends in victory
The possibility of strikes involving refuse workers employed by waste company Biffa on the Wirral council contract has ended after members agreed to an improved pay offer. The workers who are members…Read more…
‘Opportunism of the worst kind’
Plans by aerospace parts firm SPS Technologies to make 200 staff at a Leicester factory redundant and reduce the terms and conditions of the remaining workforce is ‘opportunism of the worst kind’,…Read more…
While our hearts break…
while our hearts break
to the sound of sirens.
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‘Another world is possible’
In Kingston Hospital, where I was hospitalised, a memo was issued just days after I was discharged warning that PPE was running so low that all non-critical wards were asked not to use disposable…Read more…
Test meat processing workers now call
Workers in meat processing are being put at risk by employers who are failing to do all they can to protect their employees. Earlier this week, UniteLive highlighted Unite’s deep concerns over a…Read more…
‘They must be properly rewarded’
During the coronavirus epidemic, council workers are among those who are the glue holding the nation together at a time when it is on the brink of all falling apart. From refuse collectors to care…Read more…
‘Pick up and carry forward Sean’s work’
“We will mark Sean’s passing properly when it is possible to do so,” said Len McCluskey, “but the greatest memorial to his life and work must be to pick up and carry forward the cause of the rights…Read more…
A pay freeze is no way to reward public sector workers for putting their lives on the line
It beggars belief that the government would consider freezing the pay of public sector workers at a time like this.Read more…
True human cost of Covid-19
Unite workplace reps are at the forefront of dealing with the crisis at work across all sectors of the economy, and a report published this week based on a survey of nearly 1,400 Unite reps conducted…Read more…
Mental health tops workers’ lockdown worries
Dealing with employees’ mental health challenges on this scale is not going to be easy and Unite is calling on employers to take proactive and immediate action, following the call for workers to…Read more…