Unite launches recession charter blueprint for action
To commemorate Workers Memorial Day tomorrow (Tuesday) Unite is saying enough is enough as every week in the UK a farm worker is killed from injuries received at work making it the most dangerous place to work in Britain.
Diana Holland, Unite’s Assistant General Secretary for Equalities, said: "We welcome the publication of the Equality Bill and the recognition that the commitment to fairness and equality will not be a casualty of the global economic crisis.
In anticipation of the publication of the draft European Commission Directive on Regulating Private Equity and Hedge Funds this week, Jack Dromey, Deputy General Secretary of Unite said: "There is overwhelming support in the European Parliament for the effective regulation of private equity in Europe.
As unemployment rises across the UK and key sectors of the economy are battered by the recession, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, is to bring thousands of people from across the country to march in defence of their jobs.
Members of parliament can now pay their respects to Jack Jones, former general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, who sadly died on Tuesday this week.
Rally-goers celebrating the 175th anniversary of the great London demonstrations, which brought the Tolpuddle Martyrs back from Australia, will stop to pay tribute to former T&G leader Jack Jones by holding a one minute silence.
Unite, has expressed its fury at the dismissal of five dockers from the Port of Yarmouth.
This presents the opportunity to create thousands of skilled jobs.
The decision by Royal Sun Alliance to earmark the Bristol office for closure will shock the local community