As we have previously reported on UNITElive, British Airways is set on its ‘fire and hire’ policy, by sacking 12,000 of its 42,000-strong workforce, and re-employing the remaining 30,000 staff on…Read more…
Don’t let 2020’s aviation industry become the new 1980s’ coal
A new report out today (June 11) on the UK’s aviation industry is saying as many as 124,000 jobs in the industry and its supply chain are at risk and could vanish in just three months as a result of…Read more…
Leadership and incentive now call
“The transition to electric vehicles will not occur overnight. During this period the government must also be promoting and assisting the new generation of low emission, internal combustion engines…Read more…
Report shines ‘searing light’ on Covid-19
As Unite had long suspected class and race are the biggest factors in determining those that have died or been taken ill by the Covid-19 pandemic – now an undeniable fact borne out the government’s…Read more…
Scared for their safety at work
Unite, representing staff working in call and contact centres across the financial services sector, has today (June 4) called for urgent action following the publication of a report into Covid-19…Read more…
Unite calls for ‘clarity and caution’ as Johnson leads nation into sea of chaos
Last night (May 10) PM Boris Johnson revealed the government’s long awaited ‘condition plan’ in the first steps to get Britain off lockdown – which far from giving clear instruction, simply…Read more…
Pulling out every lever
Up to 9m workers may lose out on statutory sick pay, including those in the gig economy, agency workers or on zero hours contracts, and over seven million workers may not be eligible for the job…Read more…
NHS staff ready for coronavirus
NHS workers can cope with Coronavirus but will need resources says Unite biomedical scientist.
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‘Potentially lethal consequences’
A no deal Brexit could result in lorry driving time limits being relaxed, leading to exhausted drivers posing a danger to other road users. Unite is calling on the government to explicitly…Read more…
No-deal US deal could sound NHS ‘death knell’
A Trump trade deal after a no deal Brexit would be the NHS’ “death knell”, campaigners have warned. US pharmaceutical firms are intent on ending health service agreements that keep the cost of…Read more…
‘It’s going to create chaos’
Government plans to immediately end freedom of movement in the event of a no deal Brexit would dwarf the Windrush scandal, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has warned. Unite condemned the…Read more…