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…
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…
‘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…
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…
Not out of the woods yet
As the UK today (June 2) marks its first day of zero Covid fatalities in ten months, an ostensible end to the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 150,000 lives may well be in sight. But…Read more…
‘No room for complacency’
The public is warned to keep up their guard when eating and drinking inside restaurants, pubs and fast food outlets are allowed from Monday (May 17), as a Unite the union survey reveals hospitality…Read more…
‘Here for you’
Exactly year ago last week, the UK entered its first lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has a special message for all members who have made the…Read more…
‘Never forget that there is hope’
Today, March 23rd, has been declared a National Day of Reflection, a moment for us to stop for a minute and reflect upon the lives lost and the millions bereaved by this dreadful Covid-19 disease….Read more…
Cautious approach is the right one and must apply to schools, says UNISON
Education needs phased approach for safety’s sake
The article Cautious approach is the right one and must apply to schools, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UK Covid Lockdown as 4 January 2020
(As BBC website) “England is going into lockdown to try to prevent the NHS from becoming overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus cases.Primary and secondary schools will close to almost all pupils, and people will be instructed to stay at home.Nort…Read more…
Restrictions tough but necessary for the sake of the NHS
Government should have acted sooner but we must all do our bit
The article Restrictions tough but necessary for the sake of the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
West Ham, Stratford & Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park walk
Picture collage from yesterdays lockdown “3 Park walk”. First was West Ham Park (we had coffee sitting on the bench remembering local Spanish Civil War International Brigader and poet, David Marshall) then Stratford Park (check out the Senso…Read more…
Education staff need an urgent new safety plan for schools, says UNISON
Government must explain science behind keeping schools open
The article Education staff need an urgent new safety plan for schools, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Working together is key to saving lives in further period of lockdown, says UNISON
Proper support and protection needed for care homes
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‘Always running to keep up’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak was accused of ‘yet another last-minute move’ after he announced a new package of financial support in his latest economic statement today (October 22), just over one week…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…
‘Fighting the corner of the low-waged and vulnerable’
Unite has thrown its support behind Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and northern communities which face the strictest Covid-19 restrictions without an adequate financial support package to make…Read more…
‘Tiers’ of woe
When the government first announced its new three-tier system of lockdowns earlier this week, it was ostensibly meant to bring some clarity to a local lockdown system that had been marked by chaos…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…