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Electrical technician suffers acid burns in accident at work

A father-of-three from Newcastle has received £210,000 in damages after suffering acid burns and developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) foll… Read news article

Road accident victim speaks out against government proposals to increase the small claims limit

A retired Unite member from Devon, who suffered soft tissue damage after he was in a car accident has secured £7,500 in compensation, and has spoken a… Read news article

Six-figure compensation secured for amputation injury

A Unite member has been awarded a six-figure compensation sum after he suffered a serious injury at work that led to the amputation of three of his fi… Read news article

Co-op’s preferred employment agency faces legal action over ‘bogus self-employment’

Britain’s largest union, Unite, announced today (Thursday 8 June) that it was preparing legal action against an employment agency supplying drivers fo… Read news article

Unite secures landmark holiday pay legal ruling and warns employers ‘get your house in order’

Britain’s largest union, Unite today (Monday 31 July) called on employers to urgently get their ‘house in order’ over holiday pay after it secured a l… Read news article

Unite calls for fundamental reforms after scale of Carillion’s mismanagement revealed

Unite, the UK’s largest union, has called for the urgent reform of company and pension laws, after the true scale of the fundamental flaws that allowe… Read news article

Unite chief calls for general election in the event of a bad Brexit deal for workers

The leader of Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite will call on the TUC to mobilise against a ‘cliff edge’ Brexit today (Monday 10 September) an… Read news article

Unite member recovers compensation after raising health and safety concerns

Unite Legal Services has successfully recovered compensation for a Unite member who raised health and safety concerns in his workplace. Unite Legal S… Read news article

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A guide to contributory negligence

Have you been injured in an accident where you were partly at fault? You may still be able to bring a claim for compensation even if the other party p… Read news article

The Labour Party launched its manifesto IT’S TIME FOR REAL CHANGE ahead of the upcoming General Election on 12 December

The Labour Party launched its manifesto IT’S TIME FOR REAL CHANGE ahead of the upcoming General Election on 12 December. Howard Beckett, Unite Assista… Read news article

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Ministers are at ‘sixes and sevens’ over London transport advice and funding, says Unite

The government was accused today (Thursday 21 May) of being at ‘sixes and sevens’ over its London transport policy and plans to get commuters back t… Read news article

‘Class and race’ biggest factors for victims of coronavirus, says Unite

Class and race are the biggest factors in determining those that have died or been taken ill by Covid-19, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union… Read news article

Manchester Go Ahead bus drivers ‘bullied and intimidated' with sack threat in fire and rehire dispute

Unite, the UK’s leading union, has accused management at Go North West of attempting to intimidate workers into signing vastly inferior contracts. Uni… Read news article

Unite plans spring offensive in Heathrow fire and rehire battle

Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has announced 41 strikes at Heathrow Airport this spring, in a bitter dispute following the company’s decisi… Read news article

‘Summer holidays ban’ for Banbury coffee workers to thwart industrial action in ‘fire and rehire’ row, claims Unite

Reports that bosses at JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) in Banbury will stop workers from taking summer holidays to thwart an overtime ban, starting on 1 Ma… Read news article