We’ve endured three Conservative prime pinisters since the 2019 general election
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We’ve endured three Conservative prime pinisters since the 2019 general election
The article Blog: The clock is ticking to the next general election first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The government is being accused today of `setting fire’ to workers’ rights’ in its forever war against UK workers which will see them become ever poorer amid a chronic cost of living crisis. Unite has hit out as the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill returns to Parliament for its report stage today (January […]
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The main industry body for road haulage stands with Unite in its opposition to recent measures announced by the government that will extend lorry drivers’ hours. From Monday (June 12), the maximum…Read more…
The steel industry and unions have welcomed an eleventh-hour U-turn from the government on trade protections for UK steel. But Unite said that with the extension of tariffs on certain steel products…Read more…
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of lorry drivers, has welcomed the decision by the Department of Transport (Dft) not to extend the ban on lorries parking in Kent. Unite had warned that…Read more…
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living and working in the UK you need to make sure you have applied for Settled Status before 30 June
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Brexit trade barriers or naked corporate greed are to blame for job losses in Co. Antrim amid a sinking job market and during a global pandemic fears Unite.
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Many measures supporting workers with the settled status application process have been withdrawn during the pandemic
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Following pressure from Labour and trade unions, the government has taken yet another screeching U-turn after axing a review of EU-derived workers’ rights. Earlier this month, the Financial Times…Read more…
Labour will today (January 25) force a vote on workers’ rights after reports last week that the government was mulling over plans to rip up employment protections now that the Brexit transition…Read more…
Unite, has advised workers at the parcel and courier company UPS to refuse to accept cash on delivery (CoD) in order to protect their safety. Unite gave the instruction to its members after UPS…Read more…
Lorry drivers in Kent are being fined and prevented from resting by Kent county council, despite parking provisions provided by authorities to deal with post-Brexit delays being ‘woefully…Read more…
A potential overhaul of workers’ rights post-Brexit is being discussed among Tory ministers, with limits on working hours possibly in the firing line, it has been revealed. The Financial Times (FT)…Read more…
Responsible, retail and institutional investors see the plans as“regressive” The UK listings review proposed by the Treasury, including the introduction of dual class shares with different voting rights for shares listed with the London Stock E…Read more…
The pressures of Brexit and the potential impact on customers have been blamed for the closure later this year of Catalent, the pharmaceutical company in Bolton, Unite said today (January 11). It is…Read more…
Commenting on the vote by MPs (held on Wednesday, December 30) to pass the deal that will now govern the trading arrangements by the UK and the European Union, the general secretary of the country’s…Read more…
Residents of Kent well remember when the Garden of England became the Toilet of England in the summer of 2015 after the migrant crisis and French labour disputes shut down the Dover-Calais border. At…Read more…
On BBC News this evening there was a report on the 104,000 vacancies in the UK care sector. There are justifiable worries that Brexit restrictions on low paid migrants will make this problem much worse. A owner of a care home was interview…Read more…
Working people and public services still face huge uncertainty
The article Any deal better than the catastrophe of no deal first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Every day on UniteLIVE during the festive period, we’re highlighting our videos of the year. Today, we hear from Unite national officer Adrian Jones, who explains changes to driver regulations,…Read more…