Unite has demanded Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, acts now to ensure mandatory mask wearing for customers visiting hospitality venues across the UK, in the same way that those travelling on…Read more…
Bring back mandatory masks on public transport call
Concerns have been raised over a significant fall in mask-wearing on public transport after the government dropped the requirement earlier this summer. New figures from Network Rail have shown that…Read more…
Mask wearing must continue to ease burden on NHS
Mask wearing in hospitals, clinics and other NHS buildings should remain compulsory when Covid restrictions are eased next Monday (July 19), Unite said this week. Responding to Boris Johnson’s press…Read more…
Bus workers furious over gov’t plans to end mandatory masks
Bus workers, Unite members, have reacted with fury after prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (July 5) that mask wearing would no longer be compulsory in any setting from July 19. Since…Read more…
Ditching masks at a stroke is too much too soon
People need reassurance about safety
The article Ditching masks at a stroke is too much too soon first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Act of gross negligence’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of public transport workers, is calling on the government to reverse proposals to end the requirement for masks to be worn on buses and trains. Unite issued…Read more…
Now isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind over mask wearing
Government must not act too hastily and risk safety
The article Now isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind over mask wearing first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Passengers and bus drivers at renewed risk’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, is calling on the government to ensure that the current rules on mask wearing and reduced capacity on public transport are properly enforced…Read more…
Government must reintroduce face coverings to minimise Covid disruption in schools, say education unions
Unions are demanding a range of safety measures to keep education on track and reduce the risk of further closures
The article Government must reintroduce face coverings to minimise Covid…Read more…
Bring back face coverings to limit school Covid disruption
Education unions issue joint statement
The article Bring back face coverings to limit school Covid disruption first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘We must move cautiously’
Unite has joined other education unions, scientists, public health experts, parents and pupils in calling for Covid safety measures in secondary schools to remain in place and only be lifted once…Read more…
Face coverings in schools make staff feel safer
Face coverings in schools have only been in place for a few weeks. Lifting this measure before the impact on transmission in schools has had time to be assessed would be rash.
The article Face…Read more…
Unite has got you covered
Unite has developed a special 3-ply face covering to keep you and those you might come into contact with safer.
The face covering complies with WHO standards guidance for layer and materials, and is…Read more…
Face covering fines ‘will make little difference’ if rules not enforced
In the last three months, only about 400 fines were issued to people for failing to wear face coverings on public transport, figures obtained by Unite have revealed. The small number of fines…Read more…
Be smart – wear a Unite-branded face covering
Unite has welcomed the government making face coverings in shops in England mandatory from July 24 in the same way that they have been required on public transport since June 11. Unite-branded face…Read more…