Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford among those to pay tribute
The article Public asked to observe minute’s silence tomorrow to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first…Read more…
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Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford among those to pay tribute
The article Public asked to observe minute’s silence tomorrow to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first…Read more…
In 1943, the best-selling book Under Cover by John Roy Carlson described the pro-Axis groups that thrived in the US before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Carlson — whose real name…Read more…
Never in recent years has International Workers’ Memorial Day – which takes place every year on April 28 – been so poignant, or so necessary. As the world is gripped by a global pandemic, far too…Read more…
“Unite is urgently calling for ambulance workers to be given clear guidance regarding triaging which patients should be taken to hospital and more action on PPE which needs to be supplied to…Read more…
When NEC member Mark Fisher started to feel ill, he didn’t realise it was the new coronavirus and that he was facing a frightening stay in hospital
The article Lessons from living through COVID-19…Read more…
Ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day on Tuesday (April 28), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey calls on people to ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’ with a one…Read more…
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey calls on people to ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’ with a one minute silence at 11am on International Workers’ Memorial Day, Tuesday…Read more…
There’s a lot trade unions can do to support people who are grieving, as well as to remember those we have tragically lost to coronavirus.Read more…
We need to reflect on why the poorest and most exploited in our society have been hit so hard by Covid-19.Read more…
Covid-19 means more people than ever before are working from home and having to adapt to a new space. But if you have a disability and rely on adjustments you are used to at work, this simple change…Read more…
Support and solidarity to Muslim colleagues during Ramadan under Covid-19 lockdown. Here are a few practical steps you can take.Read more…
Latest ONS figures show how effective the Job Retention Scheme that unions negotiated has been in protecting jobs and incomesRead more…
“Tuesday 28 April is International Workers’ Memorial Day, when we remember all those who have died because of their work – and renew our pledge to fight for the living.In the year of coronavirus, this day of commemoration has never been more important….Read more…
For the reasons given in my post from 2008 (see below) I have been conscious of the impact of viral pandemics from an early age.
There are some 80 graves of Canadian soldiers at the Marble Church in Bodelwyddan, North Wales.
Up to 76 of them may ha…Read more…
The latest idiocy from the “leader” of the free world. The BBC reports that disinfectant firms have had to issue public warnings that people should not inject or drink their products to treat Covid-19.
Hat tip my UNISON comrade, Eddie Brand, who as th…Read more…
The post Is gagging NHS workers lawful? Coronavirus and freedom of speech appeared first on IER.Read more…
The decision today (April 24) by Transport for London (TfL) to furlough about 7,000 staff should spur the government to intervene with a substantial financial package to support the capital’s…Read more…
Unite hales ‘unsung heroes’ working to keep the country’s stomachs full
The post Salute to our food workers appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Each week amid the coronavirus epidemic, UniteLIVE has been highlighting the heroes — those who are risking their lives caring for others and making a difference in their communities — as…Read more…
Dave Prentis writes to Dominic Raab asking him to support campaign
The article Government asked to back minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first appeared on the…Read more…