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Member hit by reversing tanker at work is compensated £9,500

A waste water worker from Cornwall has been awarded £9,500 in compensation from his employer after a tanker reversed into him, causing injuries to his… Read news article

Unite calls for action on workplace death delays

Friends and families who have lost loved ones to workplace fatalities are having to wait an agonising three years four months to secure justice, accor… Read news article

TUC condemns Birmingham Council for reneging on ACAS brokered bin strike deal

The TUC Congress has today (Tuesday 12 September) unanimously supported a Unite emergency motion, which condemns Birmingham Council for reneging on an… Read news article

Unite launches new online tools to fight for increased pay in 2018

Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has armed its members with a powerful online weapon in the fight for increased pay and a fair share of company profits… Read news article

Government action on agricultural deaths urgently needed, urges Unite

On the eve of this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (Saturday 28 April), Unite, the UK largest union, is calling on the government to take u… Read news article

Unite Legal Services supports Wimborne man in claim against negligent employer

Peter turned to Unite Legal Services for legal guidance after workplace negligence caused him to suffer a worsening of an asthmatic condition and deve… Read news article

Unite member secures £100,000 for career-altering injury

Colin contacted Unite Legal Services for help with a compensation claim after repetitive work at a car manufacturer caused him to suffer a career-chan… 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

easyJet jobs announcement ‘massive blow’ and highlights the need for government action

Unite has described the announcement that easyJet is intending to make 1,290 cabin crew redundant and close its hubs at Newcastle, Stansted and Southe… Read news article

Unite member left with career-ending illness succeeds in legal claim

A Unite member from the north of England turned to his union for legal support after exposure to mist from metal fluids at work caused him to develop… Read news article

BA cargo workers to strike over Christmas and New Year in fire and hire dispute

Cargo workers employed by British Airways at Heathrow airport have announced that they will take nine days of strike action beginning on Christmas Day… Read news article

Heathrow workers secure pay offer as strikes are called off

Strikes due to begin at Heathrow Airport tomorrow (2 April) have been postponed after an offer on pay and future working conditions was agreed followi… Read news article

Unite secures damages for member’s family following fatality at work

Unite member, Bob Harrison, died aged 59 after he fell while supervising the loading of large steel pipes onto the Bright Ocean Ship when it was docke… Read news article

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Voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay - Unite Legal Services secures another ground breaking victory on holiday pay

In November 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of ‘Bear Scotland & Others’, involving 16 Unite members, decided in a landmark ruling… Read news article

Unite and trade body ADS in joint Brexit certainty call

ADS, the trade organisation for companies in the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, and Britain’s largest union, Unite, joined toget… Read news article

Sharp rise in construction deaths coincides with plunge in inspections

Unite is warning that the large increase in construction deaths could be related to a steep fall in proactive inspections and prosecutions being under… Read news article

Unite says it won't back Construction COVID procedures until PPE and hygiene failings addressed

Unite has stated that it will not support the latest version of the Construction Leadership Council’s site operating procedures (SOP) unless major saf… 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