Government needs to work with unions to develop plan
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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…
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…
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…
Unite has called on the UK government to offer direct economic support to workers across industries whose livelihoods are at risk amid the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the UK and the globe. …Read more…
Ending austerity isn’t as simple as “turning the taps back on.” Just as important are where the money is spent and how it’s spent. Read more…
The government must put money in workers’ pockets to help them through this crisis. Here’s how.Read more…
If you’re one of the millions working from home for the first time this week, our new guidance for homeworking should help.Read more…
The minority of supermarket customers abusing staff over the lack of such items as toilet rolls should curb their tongues, Unite said today (18 March).
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The post Behind the budget: Are we about to witness a bonfire of social protections? appeared first on IER.Read more…
Unite’s Len McCluskey, said that the union stands ready to play it’s part throughout this time of crisis.
“It is abundantly clear that we need a package of measures equal to the public health and…Read more…
Once again our public service workers are on the frontline fighting to keep our communities and our country safe and well – fighting, against the odds, to keep services running
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The mainstream media has already written off Bernie Sanders and crowned Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate to challenge Donald Trump (despite the primaries being far from over). But that hasn’t…Read more…
Despite the corona virus emergency we must also keep an eye out on what else the government is proposing.
UNISON has spotted that the Tories are proposing to stop local authorities using developers money (so called section 106 money) to fund homes for…Read more…
Responding to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s package of support for businesses announced this evening (Tuesday, 17th March) and the prime minister’s pledge to do `whatever it takes’ to…Read more…
Government must act to ease anxiety about livelihoods
The article Unions want to work with ministers at this time of crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The post Looking beyond the “Points-Based Immigration System”: A few reflections on the future of immigration under Johnson’s Conservative government appeared first on IER.Read more…
As the seriousness of the coronavirus epidemic grows each day, the government on Monday (March 16) announced stricter social distancing measures, including advising the public to limit all…Read more…
“Dear Newham Resident,
On Friday I wrote to let you know Newham had experienced its first confirmed case of coronavirus (or Covid-19). Unfortunately, that number has now risen to three confirmed cases.
One of the new cases is a teacher at one of our s…Read more…
Unite, which represents over 50,000 lorry drivers has today (March 16) demanded that the Department for Transport (DfT) ensure that lorry drivers are not denied access to commercial toilets and…Read more…
Boris Johnson needs to implement an urgent comprehensive financial package to support the aviation industry, otherwise tens of thousands of jobs will be at risk, Unite said today (March 16). …Read more…