Unite has today (March 19) launched a helpline and volunteer care service for its vulnerable members during the coronavirus crisis. All Unite members throughout the UK can call the helpline…Read more…
UK auto industry shuts down: government needs to step in to support workers, and fast, as Coronavirus hits
By Professor David Bailey, is Senior Fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe, Professor of Business Economics at the Birmingham Business School and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Brexit Studies…Read more…
Key worker provisions welcome to ensure public services operate, says UNISON
Important to provide for those who look after us
The article Key worker provisions welcome to ensure public services operate, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unison Guidance For Members Affected By Coronavirus
The latest information is available from the unison national website at the following link: https://www. unison.org.uk/coronavirus-rights-workRead more…
Keir Starmer urges national Income Guarantee Scheme to combat economic impact of coronavirus
Keir Starmer has called on the Government to introduce a bold, comprehensive package to protect the incomes of British workers against the economic impact caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Earlier this week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced…Read more…
UNISON Housing Association AGM – Branch Chair report
A real shame but understandable that we had to cancel our Branch AGM tonight at London City Hall. Many thanks to Deputy Mayor for Housing, Tom Copley, for offering to be our keynote speaker and to his staff for organising it (also to my local Ass…Read more…
Coronavirus Bill must not force healthcare staff to the front line, says UNISON
Proper pay and protection needed for those who volunteer
The article Coronavirus Bill must not force healthcare staff to the front line, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘All we have left is each other’
Unite Community members are mobilising to help communities at a time of national crisis as the coronavirus epidemic sweeps the UK. With vast numbers of elderly and immuno-compromised people…Read more…
Student nurses willing to help NHS but need proper support, says UNISON
Paid placements are key to support but training must continue
The article Student nurses willing to help NHS but need proper support, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Give us income pledges now call
Len McCluskey, leader of the influential Unite trade union has urged the government today (Thursday March 19) to act now to reassure working people that their incomes will be guaranteed if they are…Read more…
The case for Universal Basic Services
If the current crisis teaches us anything, it has to be the importance of a genuine safety net for everyone in our society and the weakness of the global economic system. COVID-19 has brutally…Read more…
Review: A Death in Jerusalem, by Kati Marton
Journalist Kati Marton’s 1994 book opens with a description of the massacre of Arab worshippers in Hebron early that year by a far-right Jewish terrorist named Baruch Goldstein. Had her book…Read more…
Follow France’s no business collapse vow call
Following the announcements of temporary manufacturing closures and the expected shutdown of much of the UK’s automotive sector in the coming days, Unite called on ministers to introduce measures…Read more…
Coronavirus school closures – what are my rights to time off?
If you’re one of the millions of parents who have to deal with school closures, make sure you know your rights to time off to care for them.Read more…
UNISON says thank you
UK’s biggest union publicly thanks members for tacking national emergency
The article UNISON says thank you first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Forced to work overtime
While a substantial number of workers across industries are faced with the prospect of lay offs or a reduction in working hours amid the coronavirus epidemic, others are working flat out to keep up…Read more…
“The chancellor’s stimulus package doesn’t go nearly far enough” Keir Starmer
“Where is the support for renters, the social care sector, public services or local authorities? The Guardian
We are living through a global emergency. There are no easy solutions. Soundbites will not turn the situation around. And all of us have…Read more…
Schools move must help all parents in essential services
Government needs to work with unions to develop plan
The article Schools move must help all parents in essential services first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
TUC: Protecting workers’ jobs and livelihoods
Download full report (PDF) The TUC economic response to coronavirus Summary of recommendations: Step one: Ensuring that business support also protects jobs Government must ensure that…Read more…
Drivers safety call
Unite has warned that the decision by the Department for Transport (Dft) to relax the regulations on lorry drivers’ driving hours from today (March 18) must not affect driver welfare and road safety….Read more…