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The article Key worker provisions welcome to ensure public services operate, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…