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 given…Read more…
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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 given…Read more…
“Before I became the cabinet lead for Housing Services in May 2018, I had worked in inner City housing for over 25 years and thought rather arrogantly I had seen it all. The squalor, deprivation and human misery I have seen while out with our licensing…Read more…
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…
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…
Julia O’Connell, the vice chair of UNISON’s national women’s committee, explains what’s it like to be pregnant – and working – during COVID-19
The article Blog: the plight of pregnant workers in the…Read more…
Sick pay for staff essential to limit spread
The article Care home death toll highlights urgent need for reform, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The TUC’s festival of ideas runs from 9-11 July – and there are plenty of remote events to sign up for
The article Organise 2020: TUC’s free festival launches next week first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Public want health pay rise straight away
The article Turn appreciation and applause for NHS staff into an early wage rise, say health unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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…
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…
Gorffennaf / July 2020 Calendar by Welsh Landscape Artist, Kyffin Williams. The National Library of Wales
(hopefully soon I will be walking along similar tracks in Wales)Read more…
Boris Johnson’s proclamation is a far cry from Roosevelt’s new deal.Read more…
Join us for Organise 2020, an online festival of ideas around union organising.Read more…
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…
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…
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…
UNISON joins /Together coalition to reconnect society
The article Show your appreciation and thoughts for the NHS and key workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Authorities face massive funding gap
The article Councils need much more to deal with coronavirus funding shortfall, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Jon Richards says test and trace must improve, teaching assistants mustn’t become substitute teachers and vulnerable pupils should be priority
The article Staffing, safety and vulnerable children…Read more…
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…