Thursday, June 11th, 2020
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-empl...
6 min
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
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 vani...
5 min
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
As job losses mount, UK to take bigger economic hit than any other nation in developed world
7 min
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
Carers’ Week: UniteLive highlights how workplace carers’ policies can make a big difference
7 min
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
New Unite video reveals true extent of BA’s plans to use health crisis as cover to slash jobs
3 min
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
Unite marks International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Workers
2 min
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
Carers’ Week: unpaid carers’ voices must be heard
6 min
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
The directors of Drax power station in north Yorkshire, part of the Drax Group, have been accused of ‘bad faith’ over 230 proposed redundancies when a pay deal ...
4 min
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
Unite, which represents workers throughout aerospace and aviation, today (June 9) called on the UK government to follow the lead of France – and provide specifi...
4 min
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
“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...
4 min
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
The news that over 430 jobs are under threat at the Bakkavor food manufacturing plant at Spalding, Lincolnshire is ‘a bitter pill’ for the workforce, Unite said...
3 min
Monday, June 8th, 2020
Unite reiterates call for auto sector support as job losses mount
8 min
Monday, June 8th, 2020
Unite: New quarantine rules places ‘moral duty’ on government to support aviation
4 min
Friday, June 5th, 2020
I’d gone from Camden into Islington. No idea the area was once called - Copenhagen then a cattle market – the Caledonian.
3 min
Friday, June 5th, 2020
UniteLive highlights the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid coronavirus epidemic
9 min
Friday, June 5th, 2020
“SPS must not exploit the lockdown to force through these unnecessary redundancies and brutal attacks on terms and conditions,” commented Unite regional officer...
3 min
Friday, June 5th, 2020
Bentley currently employs 4,200 workers at its factory in Crewe, Cheshire. The proposed 1,000 redundancies, which will be on a voluntary basis, account for almo...
3 min
Friday, June 5th, 2020
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 unden...
8 min
