The coronavirus crisis and our response have caused huge changes for all of our society, but it also brings new ways of working. Unions are having to keep on doing the same things they’ve always done…Read more…
Blacklist Support Group: Coronavirus demands on the construction industry
Blacklist Support Group supports 2 linked demands for the construction sector: #ShutTheSites – Close all non-essential building sites to keep workers and their families safe #PAYEveryworker…Read more…
Ask Alys: What if I’m self-employed?
In our latest Ask Alys feature, we look at another aspect of employment rights and support amid the Covid-19 epidemic, specifically for the self-employed. As we are aware that you may have…Read more…
Unions & Employers: We Need A Manufacturing Army To Beat Virus.
Unite, the doctors’ union, Unison, the British Medical Association, and the nurses union the Royal College of Nursing have joined together in calling for government to unleash a national effort to…Read more…
Leeds University Reunion 1981-84 (and at 8pm we #ClapforOurCarers)
We live in a very strange and somewhat scary world and in the midst of this international emergency a group of us decided to make the best of a very bad lot to organise a virtual reunion on Zoom and “meet up” after in some cases 36 years apart.
We wer…Read more…
Testing increase welcome, but government must be careful not to overpromise, says UNISON
Staff want to be tested but ministers must be realistic about what is possible
The article Testing increase welcome, but government must be careful not to overpromise, says UNISON first appeared on…Read more…
The case for cancelling local authority debt
Rob Whiteman the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has warned of councils facing “a … MoreRead more…
Coronavirus news round-up
In our latest coronavirus news round-up on Thursday (April 2), UniteLive highlights all the holes in the Universal Credit system, after it was revealed that nearly 1m people signed up to the state…Read more…
Universal Credit chaos
The devastating economic toll the coronavirus crisis has taken was thrown into sharp relief when it emerged this week that nearly a million people have signed on to Universal Credit. About…Read more…
Government disowns Cummings – they should do it more often
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New PPE guidance for NHS teams
Updated rules reflect changing threat
The article New PPE guidance for NHS teams first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Covid19 heroes: the supermarket lorry drivers
Unite shop steward John Evans is one of the legion of delivery drivers selflessly making sure the nation is supplied with food during the coronavirus lockdown.
The post Covid19 heroes: the…Read more…
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz update about Coronavirus (COVID-19) 1 April
UPDATE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 330 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN NEWHAM AND HIGHEST RISE OF DEATHS IN A SINGLE DAY IN THE UK. WHICH IS WHY #StayAtHome IS VITAL
FROM MAYOR ROKHSANA FIAZ
April 1 2020
Dear Newham Resident,
As we settled in …Read more…
Not Legislating in a Crisis? The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Part 2
The post Not Legislating in a Crisis? The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Part 2 appeared first on IER.Read more…
Responding to the UK statistics authority plan to sabotage the RPI
he TUC categorically reject the charge that the RPI is fundamentally flawed. We call for an end to the constant attacks on the integrity of the RPI, and instead for the implementation of a positive…Read more…
10 things you can do now to organise on coronavirus at work
How to organise for better terms and conditions during the coronavirus crisis.Read more…
Today’s minimum wage increase is badly needed
An extra £20 a week won’t solve all the problems faced by low paid workers, but it is a necessary step in the right direction.Read more…
Coronavirus – bosses who fail to protect their workers must pay the penalty
Everyone has to do their bit to stop the spread of coronavirus, but it seems there is one rule for workers and another for bad bosses.Read more…
Coronavirus news round-up
In our latest coronavirus news round-up on Wednesday (April 1), personal protection equipment (PPE) for NHS and other critical staff is at the top of the news agenda today. UniteLive…Read more…
Govt cuts causing PPE delays
Cost cutting measures imposed by government on NHS procurement need to be reversed because they are causing delays in the supply of personal protection equipment (PPE) to hospitals due to…Read more…