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Dark day for workers as Tory anti-union laws come into force - but Unite vows to defend its members
The leader of the country’s biggest union, Unite, has vowed that anti-union legislation pushed through by the Conservative party will make no differen… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services secure compensation for family following asbestos death
The family of a Unite member who died from asbestos-related disease has received substantial compensation. The former design draftsman died less than… Read news article -
Bus driver sacked after accident at work causes limited movement to neck and shoulders
A Unite member who suffered injuries to her neck and shoulder following an accident at work has been awarded compensation with the help of Unite Legal… Read news article -
Unite secures compensation for 32 members in employment rights claim against automotive manufacturer
Unite Legal Services represented 32 members in claims against an automotive manufacturer arising from their dismissals, following the loss of a contra… Read news article -
Unite in key right to picket legal victory in north west Sutton Tankers dispute
Unite, the UK’s largest union, has won a key legal victory overturning attempts to restrict the right to picket during strike action. The legal case a… Read news article -
Compensation for member injured at work
Unite Legal Services has secured £17,500 for a machine operator who was injured while working for a paper manufacturer. He was loading paper bales i… Read news article -
Lincolnshire health visitors' pay justice campaign takes centre stage at TUC Congress
Unite has announced that the campaign for pay justice for Lincolnshire health visitors will take centre stage at the TUC Congress in Brighton on Tuesd… Read news article -
Call for task force to help workers laid off in pubs and restaurants
Boris Johnson’s call for people to stay away from pubs, bars and restaurants has sparked a call for a hospitality task force to support the industry a… Read news article -
McCluskey: Jobs retention scheme extension must mean no rush to redundancies
The leader of Unite has welcomed the announcement today by Chancellor Rishi Sunak that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended in its pr… Read news article -
easyJet jobs threat underlines urgent need for government support for UK aviation
Unite the union, which represents over 68,000 aviation workers, has described the announcement today that easyJet is planning to launch a consultation… Read news article -
Unite victory: Major London bus operator rules out remote sign on
Unite has secured a major victory in its campaign against the introduction of highly controversial remote sign-on operating procedures. Remote sign o… Read news article -
Think tank report touting public sector pay freeze ‘an insult’, says Unite
Public sector employees, many of whom are essential COVID-19 workers, should not be subject to a continuing pay freeze from a government that has not… Read news article -
Fresh revelations of undercover policing infiltration of unions must not be glossed over
Unite, the UK’s leading union, is demanding that the Mitting Inquiry into undercover policing does not gloss over the infiltration of unions by spycop… Read news article -
Supreme Court to hear landmark case for compensation following breach of trade union rights
The Supreme Court will tomorrow (Tuesday 18 May) hear a landmark case involving members of Unite owed more than £420,000 in compensation by Rotherham-… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 08 November 2021
At Unite Legal Services, we’ve collated the latest news and information regarding employment matters and workers’ rights in relation to coronavirus CO… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 15 November 2021
At Unite Legal Services, we’ve collated the latest news and information regarding employment matters and workers’ rights in relation to coronavirus CO… Read news article -
Unite member spied on by employers while off sick wins employment tribunal
A Unite member who was spied on by his employer while off sick has been successful at an employment tribunal. Alan Jones from Merseyside was employed… Read news article -
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Unsafe work equipment causes Unite member a burn injury … Read full story -
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Warehouse worker compensated after accident at work causes head injury … Read full story -
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Failure to provide safe walkways results in member sustaining severe shoulder injury … Read full story -
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Widow of Unite member receives more than £275,000 in compensation for mesothelioma claim on his behalf … Read full story -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 15 February 2021
At Unite Legal Services, we’ve collated the latest news and information regarding employment matters and workers’ rights in relation to coronavirus CO… Read news article -
Visteon workers successfully conclude their pensions campaign
Unite, Britain’s biggest union, and Ford have agreed an overall settlement worth millions of pounds for former Visteon workers who lost part of their… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services secures compensation for amputee victim
While working as a ramp agent at Heathrow Airport, a Unite member suffered a devastating leg injury after being hit by a pushback tug. The member was… Read news article -
Bus driver compensated after fall at work thanks to Unite Legal Services
A bus driver was exiting the garage where he worked when he caught his right foot in a chain attached to the safety barrier, causing him to fall and i… Read news article