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…
‘Whatever it takes’?
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…
The Budget was just the first step in ending austerity. Here’s what must happen next
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…
Coronavirus help: what workers need now
The government must put money in workers’ pockets to help them through this crisis. Here’s how.Read more…
Working from home? Here’s what you need to know
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…
‘Cut it out’
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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Behind the budget: Are we about to witness a bonfire of social protections?
The post Behind the budget: Are we about to witness a bonfire of social protections? appeared first on IER.Read more…
‘Urgent action needed to avert catastrophe’ call
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…