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McCluskey welcomes Starmer’s commitment to jobs
Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech to TUC congress this morning, Unite leader Len McCluskey said: “This was a good speech which showed Keir to be ab… Read news article -
McCluskey welcomes "glimmer of hope" for thousands of workers, but there can be no further delay
Responding to media reports that the chancellor is drawing up a new plan to subsidise workers' wages, Unite General Secretary, Len McCluskey, said: "w… Read news article -
Threat to 2,000 Marston’s jobs renews Unite’s call for hospitality support package
The announcement that the pub chain Marston’s is to axe more than 2,000 jobs has led Unite to renew its call for the government to give concrete suppo… Read news article -
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Clients suffer as legal aid organisations are ‘on their knees’, says Unite survey
Further cuts to legal aid will narrow the choice for those seeking justice, as many legal organisations face closure, says a new survey from Unite, th… Read news article -
UCATT to join Unite to form one powerful union for the construction industry
Construction workers will have one powerful union voice on their side fighting for them from 1 January 2017, it was announced today (Wednesday 2 Novem… 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 -
Unite wins wage security for redundant Carluccio’s workers
In the first legal test of the government's job retention scheme (JRS), Unite, the union for hospitality workers, has secured clarification that the s… Read news article -
McCluskey: Jobs Support Scheme will help anxious workers breathe more easily but more must be done to fend off mass unemployment
Responding to the announcement today by the chancellor that the Job Retention Scheme is being replaced with a new Job Support Scheme to provide target… Read news article -
Move to bar Carillion directors from boardroom roles welcome – but should have come sooner, says Unite
The move to start legal steps to bar eight former directors of the collapsed construction giant Carillion from top boardroom positions has been welcom… Read news article -
Royal London hospital patients facing meal disruption in Serco bullying and roster dispute
Patients at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel could face disruption at mealtimes this spring, if workers employed by outsourcer Serco take stri… Read news article -
Baker Hughes strike action amid fire and rehire claims
Unite the union members working for US oil and gas giant, Baker Hughes, started strike action on Monday (29 August) in a dispute over fire and rehire… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 6 July 2020
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 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 -
Yorkshire member awarded £1.7m compensation after medical negligence leads to leg amputation
A 56-year-old Unite member has secured £1.7m in a medical negligence claim after a serious condition went undiagnosed at hospital for nearly a week, w… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 6 April 2020
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 -
Heathrow workers and local community to benefit as Unite launches learning hub, to improve employability
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has launched the learning hub@heathrow to assist its members employed at Heathrow and the local community to… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 05 July 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 -
Sainsbury’s threatening Argos workers with vicious fire and rehire plans
Office workers employed by Argos, which is now owned by Sainsbury’s, have been given the stark choice of accepting swingeing cuts to their pay and con… Read news article -
Goodlord’s reputation ‘in tatters’ after three months of fire and rehire strikes and loss of Living Wage accreditation
London lettings services firm Goodlord’s reputation is ‘in tatters’ after more than three months of strike action over £6,000 pay cuts, the hostile ta… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services secures changes in workplace safety and compensation for airline crew employee
An airline cabin crew employee suffered a back injury while lifting a heavy telemedicine machine from overhead stowage on an aircraft. The member’s e… Read news article -
Unite push easyJet into becoming the first airline to compensate cabin crew for underpayment on all elements of holiday pay
Unite members at easyJet have won a groundbreaking award on holiday pay from their employer, who has now agreed to pay its crew a holiday entitlement,… Read news article -
Argos’ Leicestershire job transfer plans ‘a slap in the face’ for the workforce
Argos’ plans to transfer nearly 500 workers from its Lutterworth distribution hub in Leicestershire to Kettering, Northamptonshire are ‘a slap in the… Read news article -
Unite calls for government action to curb insecure employment after record rise in zero hours contracts
Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, called on government ministers to tackle the rise in insecure employment after today’s (Wednesday 15 March) Of… Read news article -
Unite on the Taylor Report: Work must pay; swindling bosses need to fear the law
Ahead of the publication of the long-awaited Taylor Report tomorrow, (Tuesday 11 July) into workers’ rights in the changing economy, the country’s big… Read news article