Unite has today (December 21) hit out at the support package announced by the chancellor for the beleaguered sector. According to Unite, the package could mean as little as £50 per worker for an…Read more…
“Reboot furlough to save jobs in sectors hit by Plan B” says TUC
“The TUC has called for Treasury support to protect jobs, and for the sick pay system to be fixed to reduce spread of Omicron, in response to today’s announcement of ‘plan B’ restrictions.The union body highlights that when a work from home instruction…Read more…
‘This is not the time to stop furlough’
With a fuel supply crisis, a mounting cost of living crisis and parts of the economy still operating under Covid-19 restrictions, Unite’s general secretary says that this is not the time to end…Read more…
Radius Aerospace job losses
More than 60 Radius Aerospace job losses in Shrewsbury, the first of which could occur on the day furlough ends, are a ‘hammer blow’ for staff, Unite said today (August 19). Radius Aerospace, which…Read more…
‘Double whammy for workers’
On the eve of the government’s contribution to the furlough scheme reducing to 60 per cent of wage costs, (Saturday 31 July), Unite called for the government to rethink its plans to end the scheme…Read more…
Unite slams gov’t ‘live with Covid’ plans
Unite has denounced the government’s insistence that the country must `live with Covid’, while refusing to provide the furlough and sick pay support needed to protect workers’ jobs…Read more…
‘The time to act is now’
Unite joined unions and the wider aviation and travel industry in a remarkable cross-sector alliance that came out in force for a day of action on Wednesday (June 23), demanding government support….Read more…
Furlough scheme ‘must be extended for as long as it takes’
Michael Gove is just wrong when he claims that Rishi Sunak has created enough of a cushion to prevent further need for financial assistance beyond September. It is simply irresponsible to announce a…Read more…
‘Give us a social security package’
As the furlough scheme is about to end, so will the £20 Universal Credit ‘uplift’. With double the number of claimants since onset of Covid, Unite demands the UC rise becomes permanent
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‘Workers and businesses still need more help’
New figures published today (June 15) have shown signs that the labour market is recovering after lockdown restrictions eased earlier this year, with unemployment falling for the fourth month in a…Read more…
Extend furlough call
As the government prepares to delay lockdown easing for another four weeks, Unite has reiterated its call for continued financial support for workers and their beleaguered industries. Government…Read more…
‘Year of jobs destruction’
The coronavirus pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on the jobs market, with about 800,000 people having lost their jobs since March last year, new figures reveal. The Office for National…Read more…
Budget ‘must unite the whole country’
Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday (March 3), Unite is reiterating its calls to chancellor Rishi Sunak to take urgent and decisive action to protect health, jobs and incomes. The Budget will be the…Read more…
‘Do the right thing’
When schools were suddenly shut in England last week after the government faced mounting pressure to take action to stop the spread of Covid-19, millions of parents were abruptly thrust back into…Read more…
Chancellor has ‘the power and the responsibility to renew our country’
Unite has urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to reject a return to austerity ahead of his comprehensive spending review on Wednesday (November 25) amid reports that the latest announcements will hit the…Read more…
‘Time to stop government’s economic rollercoaster’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s extension of the furlough scheme has come too late for a massive number of people who are now out of work, as the latest figures show more than 300,000 redundancies were made…Read more…
Whatever it takes
Ahead of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s latest economic update on Thursday (October 22), a number of trade unions, including Unite, alongside several Labour MPs, councillors and mayors such as Greater…Read more…
‘On the precipice of an unemployment crisis’
The number of UK redundancies have skyrocketed at a record rate, with almost a quarter of a million redundancies made in the three months to August, the latest unemployment figures show. The latest…Read more…
Government must safeguard thousands of university jobs, say education unions
Joint letter to higher education minister calls for immediate action
The article Government must safeguard thousands of university jobs, say education unions first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
‘Veering on the irresponsible’
Unite has reiterated its call for the government to urgently extend and modify the furlough scheme after prime minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions for England amid a spike in Covid-19…Read more…