Last weekend we had ultra left idiots doing their best to try and discredit legitimate protest about Black Live Matters and today we had ultra right morons disgracing a memorial to a murdered Police Officer. Tossers. Read more…
The Brexit transition deadline of January 1st will not be extended, says Gove….
Michael Gove said yesterday that he informed his EU counterparts that the UK is not planning to extend the Brexit transition period beyond January 1st, the current date at which the UK must formally…Read more…
McCluskey: MPs correct to denounce British Airways as a ‘national disgrace’
A group of MPs from all sides of the Commons is absolutely correct in its denunciation of British Airways’ treatment of its staff, the leader of the UK’s most influential trade union has…Read more…
Unite: ‘Act now’ call
Aviation has been one of the worst affected sectors since the pandemic began, with a 97 per cent reduction in passenger flights. Every prediction is that the sector will eventually recover – but in…Read more…
‘National disgrace’
A group of MPs from all sides of the Commons is absolutely correct in its denunciation of British Airways’ treatment of its staff, the leader of the UK’s most influential trade union has…Read more…
Annual National Health Service (NHS) Day petition
What a great idea – I have signed the petition
“We want an annual National Health Service (NHS) Day to celebrate and honour our brilliant health care system and the expertise, efforts and the unconditional, selfless commitment of it’s staff.We want to …Read more…
UK economy in April sees record decline
The UK’s economy shrank by an astonishing 20.4 per cent in April, the steepest monthly drop since records began. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), which published the latest data, called the…Read more…
‘Nowhere for them to go’
Unite West Midlands regional officer Tim Parker talks to Al Jazeera TV about the current dire state of the UK’s auto manufacturing sector, where many skilled workers are losing their jobs with little…Read more…
Recessions kill people
Unite AGS Steve Turner is interviewed on Al Jazeera TV and calls for the economy to be opened – or risk a new recession.
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You’re not alone – Unite is here for you
Unite is campaigning for the highest standards keeping workers safe and calling out companies that put them and the public at risk. Unite has been working flat out to protect members’ jobs and…Read more…
‘Warm words rub salt in wounds’
About 100,000 council workers, members of Unite, will take part in a consultative ballot to see if they wish to reject or accept a pay and conditions offer for 2020/1 which amounts to just £1.83 a…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we honour the heroes of the coronavirus crisis and ‘name and shame’ the zeroes. Here are this week’s latest: HEROES Ricky Gervais Celebrated comedian…Read more…
Blog: Grenfell must not be allowed to be another example of justice denied
The Grenfell Tower tragedy must not be forgotten, nor must justice for those who lost their lives, their loved ones or their homes be delayed any further.
The article Blog: Grenfell must not be…Read more…
Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON
Care sector was out of sight, out of mind
The article Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Lessons to be learned by government after limited schools’ reopening, says UNISON
Survey highlights safety failings with some schools ignoring ‘safe’ class size guidance
The article Lessons to be learned by government after limited schools’ reopening, says UNISON first appeared…Read more…
Solidarity from London UNISON to New York AFSCME
This letter was sent to our sisters and brothers in New York who are members of the public service union, AFSCME, from Greater London UNISON, signed by our elected lay Convenor, Yvonne Green and our Regional Secretary, Maggi Ferncombe (with support of …Read more…
Childcare sector bailout call
Childcare will play an absolutely vital role in any post-pandemic economic recovery, but this recovery is at risk as one in four nurseries may struggle to reopen. Mums across the UK — who…Read more…
BA parent IAG pleads poverty while set on Air Europa
As we have previously reported on UNITElive, British Airways is set on its ‘fire and hire’ policy, by sacking 12,000 of its 42,000-strong workforce, and re-employing the remaining 30,000 staff on…Read more…
Don’t let 2020’s aviation industry become the new 1980s’ coal
A new report out today (June 11) on the UK’s aviation industry is saying as many as 124,000 jobs in the industry and its supply chain are at risk and could vanish in just three months as a result of…Read more…
UK economy ‘among hardest hit’ globally
The UK is likely to suffer a bigger economic hit from the coronavirus crisis than any other nation in the developed world, according to a new report. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…Read more…