Sixty-nine branches have donated to our COVID response fund so far – is yours on that list?
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Sixty-nine branches have donated to our COVID response fund so far – is yours on that list?
The article Aiming high to be there for our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Essex Way is a long distance walk from Manor Park, Newham to Harwich, a distance of 96 miles (you can also start the walk from Epping). Gill and I have been walking in stages along the route (off and on) for a couple of years.
Yesterday, we starte…Read more…
Unite has described the announcement that 1,100 agency workers at JLR’s factories will lose their jobs as more devastating news for the UK’s automotive communities. The workers are employed by…Read more…
Job losses in the civil aviation sector continue to mount after Heathrow Airport announced it would axe 500 ambassadors, and Stobart Air said it would close its base in Southend Airport. The Heathrow…Read more…
“I can’t breathe” – these were the dying words of not only George Floyd, who was murdered at the hands of US police last month but also were the final words of many people who died in the Grenfell…Read more…
Today’s ONS figures confirmed the massive impact on the economy of the pandemic and lockdown.Read more…
The two industries that have so far been hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis are the two industries with the highest proportion of young workers. The government must act and guarantee a job for…Read more…
Changing the pay, conditions and status of the essential workers who have kept our country going during the crisis is essential.Read more…
Union launches campaign urging people to write to their MP to get Immigration Bill changed
The article Extend free scheme to all frontline care and NHS staff, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Some workers going unpaid while following safety guidance
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By Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz
“Still no justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in North Kensington, which could have been avoided if residents where treated with the respect and dignity they deserved.We read the news reports over the wee…Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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