Unite is calling on the government to introduce effective measures to ensure that workers who cannot work from home are protected following yesterday’s (December 8) announcement that it is…Read more…
Hospitality staff subjected to abuse and death threats over mask wearing
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…
Doctors in Unite in PPE protest
Doctors in Unite (DiU) staged a protest on Tuesday (January 27)over the failure to offer proper PPE protection against airborne transmission to health and social care staff during the continuing…Read more…
PPE ‘not fit for purpose’
Doctors in Unite held a demonstration on Wednesday (July 27) to highlight the urgent need for all health workers to be issued with FFP3 masks. DiU chair and GP Dr Jackie Applebee explains why this…Read more…
‘Patchwork protection’
While prime minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that most coronavirus restrictions would be dropped from Monday, July 19 — including mask wearing on public transport — city…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…
Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the risks of Covid
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
The article Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the…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…
‘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…
Clearer guidance still needed on face coverings in schools in England, says UNISON
Ruth Levin says government should allow school staff and pupils to wear masks if they want to
The article Clearer guidance still needed on face coverings in schools in England, says UNISON …Read more…
New PPE guidance for NHS teams
Updated rules reflect changing threat
The article New PPE guidance for NHS teams first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…