“The announcement by Rolls-Royce is another warning sign that the UK is in serious danger of losing its leading position in aerospace, in addition to losing thousands of skilled jobs,” commented…Read more…
Build Back Better
In April I wrote about the longer-term lessons to be learned from the pandemic and the importance of thinking about these now, rather than allowing others to capture the narrative – as they did after…Read more…
‘Step back and see sense’
In his message to BA he said, “We are not just going to lie down and leave our members to be trodden all over. Step back and see sense and I promise you we will meet you continually and we will sort…Read more…
Oxfam jobs under threat
More than 200 jobs at Oxfam’s headquarters in Oxford could be under threat after the charity’s fundraising nosedived amid the coronavirus pandemic. Oxfam was due to start the 45-day consultation…Read more…
Aston Martin to cull 500 jobs
Aston Martin was urged today (June 4) to reconsider the scale and number of the proposed 500 job losses at its luxury sports car plant in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Aston Martin announced 500 job losses…Read more…
Care home company under investigation following multiple COVID deaths, says UNISON
UNISON reports Horizon Care to the Care Quality Commission after residents die in Sheffield
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Police and justice committee adds voice to George Floyd protests
UNISON group says the killing in the US – and its aftermath – shows that the fight against racism must be redoubled
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‘Coming home to roost’
The coronavirus itself may not discriminate along race or class lines, but because we live in a deeply unequal society, the end result is the same – Black and Asian ethnic minority (BAEM) communities…Read more…
Scared for their safety at work
Unite, representing staff working in call and contact centres across the financial services sector, has today (June 4) called for urgent action following the publication of a report into Covid-19…Read more…
NEC told: ‘We will hold government to account on COVID-19’
First remote national executive council hears tributes to UNISON members who have lost their lives during the coronavirus crisis
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UNISON welcomes NI pledge on COVID sick pay
Department of Health will provide funding for care homes to pay staff 80% of their salary when on sick leave for coronavirus
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Justice for George Floyd
Pandemic ‘linked to class and race’
A new report out from Public Health England (PHE) this week (June 2) has confirmed what previous studies have found – that people from black and minority ethnic (BAEM) communities are much more…Read more…
‘Wanton act of industrial vandalism’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (June 3) highlighted the appalling behaviour of British Airways, which has moved to sack its entire workforce of 42,000 and rehire some 30,000 of them on…Read more…
‘Shoulder to shoulder’
Unite stands in solidarity with all those protesting in response to the senseless murder of George Floyd, and the appalling racism both here and across the world. The labour movement must be clear in…Read more…
‘There must be consequences for BA’s actions’
Unite is calling for a government review of British Airways’ landing slots amid the airline’s betrayal of its workers and the British public. Unite has welcomed today’s (June 3) debate in the House…Read more…
Review: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
I thought Bregman’s previous book, Utopia for Realists, was pretty good. This book is even better. Bregman presents an optimistic view of human beings, and backs this up with many, many…Read more…
Review: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
I thought Bregman’s previous book, Utopia for Realists, was pretty good. This book is even better. Bregman presents an optimistic view of human beings, and backs this up with many, many…Read more…
Review: The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
John Buchan was, according to Christopher Hitchens, “the father of the modern spy thriller”. But, as the introduction to this, his most famous novel, explains, he was a writer “of…Read more…
Review: The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
John Buchan was, according to Christopher Hitchens, “the father of the modern spy thriller”. But, as the introduction to this, his most famous novel, explains, he was a writer “of…Read more…