This is a company that only a few weeks ago sent an internal email urging pilots and cabin crew to come into work and help repatriate thousands of UK citizens despite the chronic lack of on-board…Read more…
Farm and agriculture workers feel Covid-19 pressure
“It is interesting to see how key to a functioning society many ‘unskilled’ workers really are, from farmworkers, to pack house workers, to delivery drivers and shop workers.
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‘Fight like hell for the living’
Unite has always put the safety and welfare of our members first, including their mental health. Our challenge has been to meet the requirements and needs of all the 20 industrial sectors Unite…Read more…
The doctor will see you now…
The doctor can speak to you now.
From behind closed doors,
head-phones for stethoscopes.
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Covid conspiracy theories – what’s a journalist to do?
‘It’s easy as journalists to feel a responsibility to people who are genuinely concerned, and seem to have found some “worrying evidence” that they want explored. The problem is that if you enter a…Read more…
How to social distance safely
believe that people with big gardens should not be going to the park. Similarly if you go out and you have a garden you could make people sick by making a crowd. There would just be too many people…Read more…
Ask Alys: what are my rights as a vulnerable employee?
Q: What are my rights as an employee who is in a vulnerable or at-risk group? This week, Unite solicitor Alys Cunningham explains what your rights are as a worker who is ‘at-risk’ –…Read more…
Workers cant’ pay the price again
After the financial crisis working people paid the price through cuts to jobs, pay and public services. Once stabilised, the big question of the pandemic will once again be, who pays for the crash?…Read more…
Let’s unite to cleanse Labour’s shame
The whole labour movement will be shocked by the revelations contained in the leaked report concerning how Labour HQ has handled complaints over anti-semitism over the last few years.
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‘An army with no general’
Our country is on course to suffer the greatest loss of life to the corona virus in Europe. We’re a nation in shock – but we’re also a nation without a clear lead on how we protect…Read more…
The village that saved hundreds of lives
Lying in the Peak District National Park, Eyam is a beautiful historical village of under 1,000 people. Officially first opened in 1994 its museum is now past its planned spring 2020 opening of last…Read more…
Unite will leave no worker behind
Unite will leave no worker behind — that is the message workers are hearing as they turn to the collective protection of their trade union in this time of unprecedented turmoil. Across Britain…Read more…
‘We can do this’
The cruel and indiscriminate nature of this virus became very real for Unite this weekend, with the news that bus workers were dying of this disease in the capital. And, of course, it’s not just in…Read more…
Values
For ten years they starved us cut doctors and nurses who treated us devalued social workers who cared for us bosses mocked and taunted us you work with us not for us self employment became…Read more…
‘Heartfelt thanks’
To our Unite shop stewards and reps, I want to place on record my heartfelt thanks to you for everything that you are doing to support our members during these incredible and testing times. I…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…
Workers need a coronavirus plan – today
Among all the analysis of government actions to address the public health issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic little has been said about the impact on workers forced onto short-time…Read more…
Getting things done?
The following piece is a comment from Joy Johnson of Unite’s political department This budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first, will for evermore be known as the coronavirus budget. It…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
As St Mungo’s staff gear up for three days of strike action, from March 16 to 18, one worker from the homeless charity, who wishes to remain anonymous, explains why she’s walking out. …Read more…
Sisters standing strong
The following comment piece is adapted from an opening speech at this year’s TUC Women’s Conference last week delivered by Unite EC member Susan Matthews, who also chaired the…Read more…