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Matthew C’s story
Unite member’s employers forced to pay compensation after he developed dermatitis … Read full story -
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Unite member receives £6,750 due to hearing loss from noise exposure as a miner … Read full story -
Hugh’s story
Employer’s failure to ensure adequate hearing protection provided leads to an award for Unite member. … Read full story -
Ground-breaking deal by Unite saves Barnoldswick’s Rolls-Royce factory and 350 jobs
The Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, has been saved and with it 350 jobs and a community protected from ruin, thanks to a ground-break… Read news article -
easyJet breastfeeding ruling is human rights victory for working women
A landmark victory for two easyJet cabin crew will have wide implications for working women wishing to continue breastfeeding after their maternity le… Read news article -
Unite expresses serious concerns over proposed increase of small claims in letter to Lord Chancellor
In a letter dated the 17 November 2016, Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, writes to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Elizabet… 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 -
McCluskey: Working people must not pay for this crisis
Unite, the UK's leading union, has today (Thursday) called upon the government to re-classify as many of the UK's five million insecure workers as pos… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 04 October 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 -
Member is compensated after suffering back injury at work
A Unite member has received more than £27,000 in compensation from his employer after suffering a back injury at work. At the time of the accident,… Read news article -
Poor working conditions causes member injury
A Unite member who suffered an injured wrist when he stepped in a sunken drain cover as he fixed a company vehicle has received compensation. Peter D… Read news article -
Unite secures damages for member exposed to dangerous chemical fumes
An assembly worker has been compensated after he was exposed to dangerous fumes at work, which aggravated a long dormant asthmatic condition. The 59-… Read news article -
Workers’ Memorial Day tragedy highlights need for health and safety to be prioritised
Unite Legal Services is calling on the Health and Safety Executive to conduct a full and prompt investigation into the tragic death of a construction… Read news article -
Royal Mail managers ramp up industrial action in pay dispute
Nearly 5,000 Royal Mail managers are ramping up industrial action in their long-running pay dispute, as bosses dig in their heels over making an impro… Read news article -
Injured member secures compensation with support of Unite Legal Services
A Unite member has received compensation after lacerating his finger at work. Mr Baker, who is employed as a fitter at Arriva Buses in Castleford, wa… Read news article -
Suffolk poultry catchers win battle as plan for Christmas day working rescinded
Specialist poultry catchers in Suffolk have notched up a significant victory after a plan to make them work on Christmas day, Boxing day and new year’… Read news article -
Yorkshire manufacturer fined more than £869,000 by Health and Safety Executive in fatal accident case
A Sheffield-based engineering company has been fined upwards of £869,000 after it was found at guilt for a workplace accident that killed Unite member… Read news article -
Covid-19: Confusion for workers and lack of financial support at odds with national emergency, McCluskey tells PM
The leader of the influential Unite union has today (Tuesday) appealed to the prime minister to act swiftly to clear up the confusion about who can be… Read news article -
Unite statement on coronavirus – and its impact on paramedics and other NHS workers and social care staff
Unite national officer for health Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe said: “Pressures on our ambulance members are unprecedented with the profession not currently… Read news article -
Safe work and safe travel must go hand in hand to beat Covid-19
Responding to the government's guidance on safer working in relation to the coronavirus crisis, the General Secretary of Unite, Len McCluskey said: "… Read news article -
McCluskey response to PM’s speech: Workers urgently need a bridge to the new economy to avert a jobs abyss
Responding to the speech given today by the prime minister, the leader of Unite called for urgent action to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Schem… Read news article -
Southampton man left almost blind after hospital delays
Unite Legal Services has helped a Southampton man secure a substantial settlement after delays to his medical appointments caused him to suffer signif… Read news article -
Failure to boost sick pay with advent of new COVID-19 tier restrictions ‘a dereliction of duty’, says Unite
Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, said: “There's not just a health and economic crisis engulfing this country. Job insecurity and low incomes ar… Read news article -
London bus strikes called off as drivers accept new pay offer
The long-running London bus strike has concluded after bus drivers employed by London United, a subsidiary of French company RATP, voted to accept a r… Read news article -
Unite warns "callous" Go North West over treatment of 5 ft Tracey Scholes
Unite has warned Go North West in Greater Manchester that it must reinstate bus driver Tracey Scholes on full pay and hours. Britain's leading union h… Read news article