Unite Live

Coronavirus Sound and Vision

'We're having the vaccine'

Friday, March 5th, 2021

Unite launches film for new 'get a jab' campaign

2 min

Coronavirus News

Accelerating vaccine programme 'a bridge to a safer world'

Friday, March 5th, 2021

‘Army of 30,000 union reps’ ready to promote vaccine take-up in UK’s workplaces, says Unite

5 min

News

Unite meets Kwarteng in save GKN plant talks

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Representatives of Unite, along with Jack Dromey MP, today (Thursday 4 March) met with Kwasi Kwarteng MP, the secretary of state for business enterprise and ind...

4 min

News

Unite win for members

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Hestia Housing and Support workers have succeeded in their campaign to force their employer to pay the London Living Wage, Unite said today (Thursday 4 March).

3 min

News

‘Immoral’ fire and rehire plans brewing

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Plans to ‘fire and rehire’ nearly 300 workers at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire could lead to industrial action at the coffee facto...

4 min

News

Bus stop

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Unite's London bus driver members have been advised to stop driving if their bus becomes overcrowded, to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.

3 min

Comment

A Budget of ‘spin, gimmicks and dangerous wheezes’

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the gover...

3 min

News Analysis

Sunak Budget ‘falls short’

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget today (March 3) fell short of what was needed to rebuild the economy and protect people’s jobs, health and incomes, Unite warned...

5 min

News

‘Brutal pay cuts’

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

The Living Wage Foundation has been urged to end its accreditation of London-based lettings software provider Goodlord over ‘brutal’ £6,000 pay cuts that have f...

3 min

Comment

Budget: has govt learnt anything from pandemic?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

This government’s mismanagement of the crisis has led to the UK suffering the biggest economic hit in Europe, not to mention a tragically high loss of life. Muc...

7 min

News

Budget 'must unite the whole country'

Monday, March 1st, 2021

Unite urges chancellor Rishi Sunak to take action in upcoming Budget to protect health, jobs and incomes

9 min

Sound and Vision

Keeping those afloat from going adrift

Monday, March 1st, 2021

Unite warned today (March 1) that plans by the London Resort – the Disney style theme park due to be built in the Kent estuary – to house 2,000 construction wor...

3 min

News

London bus strikes latest

Monday, March 1st, 2021

Fresh London bus strikes this week in battle to protect pay and conditions

4 min

News

Cruise ship accommodation plan warning

Monday, March 1st, 2021

London Resort cruise ship accommodation plan requires full consultation, urges Unite

3 min

News Feature

Boss’s shame as staff demand £170k in unpaid wages

Monday, March 1st, 2021

Serious questions continue to be asked into allegations that the owner of Lunar Automotive, previously based in Preston, has not paid his workforce to the tune ...

4 min