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Unite Legal Services secures compensation for member after fall at work
A floor co-ordinator suffered facial lacerations and injuries to her shoulder and leg after tripping in the chiller whilst collecting food for her tro… Read news article -
Member compensated for injury caused by faulty machine and lack of training
Unite Legal Services has secured £5,750 in compensation for a production worker who suffered a hand injury in an accident at work. At the time of the… Read news article -
Lack of training at work results in Morrisons employee suffering eye injury
Thomas Russell, a forklift driver at Morrisons, was injured at work while helping a fellow colleague. The colleague had asked him for help as he was… Read news article -
Unite wins right to bargain for American Airlines workers
Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, has received notification that an application to represent a bargaining unit for American Airlines’ technicians e… Read news article -
Bostik workers make the best of a sticky situation
All 135 Unite manufacturing and staff members employed by Bostik at their Stafford site began an historic walkout by taking part in a 24-hour strike o… Read news article -
Unite the union release statement on European Union referendum vote
In response to the vote by the people of the UK to leave the European Union, Len McCluskey, the leader of the biggest union in the UK and Ireland, sai… Read news article -
Former Unite rep is compensated for asbestos disease
A Yorkshire man has received £38,000 compensation after developing the asbestos-related condition, diffuse pleural thickening. Roy Green was exposed… 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 -
Member receives compensation after work crush injury
A former recovery driver has been compensated after he was involved in an accident at work that has left him relying on the use of a catheter. 51-yea… Read news article -
More than 800 women suing NHS for damaging vaginal mesh implants
Hundreds of women are suing the creators of mesh vaginal implants and the NHS after suffering substantial pain using them. More than 800 women have r… Read news article -
Unite donates to Grenfell fund and provides legal support for residents seeking justice
The country’s biggest union, Unite, today (Friday 16 June) announced that it will donate £100,000 to the Red Cross London Fire Relief appeal set up to… 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 -
Workplace accident causes member to lose sense of taste and smell
A Hull man, who lost his sense of taste and smell following a serious head injury at work, has received compensation with the support of Unite Legal S… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services supports member with £145,000 mesothelioma claim
A Doncaster man has secured £145,000 compensation with the support of Unite Legal Services after exposure to asbestos caused him to develop a fatal lu… Read news article -
Carillion collapse must not mean ‘business as usual’, warns Unite
The news that the UK's second largest construction company, Carillion, has been placed into compulsory liquidation has prompted a warning from Unite t… Read news article -
Government response to Taylor Review not the leap needed to end insecure work for millions
Responding to the government’s response to the Taylor Review on modern working practices, Unite general secretary, Len McCuskey, said: “This is a tiny… Read news article -
Gangmasters report ‘hits nail on the head’ on construction exploitation
Unite, the construction union, has described a new report by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) as ‘hitting the nail on the head’ in id… Read news article -
Unite statement on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) at Castle Bromwich
Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke said: “Today’s (Monday 17 September) announcement from Jaguar Land Rover regarding Castle Bromwich follow… Read news article -
Clinical negligence caused life-changing injuries to Unite member
Unite member, Jim* suffered a life-changing injury following an operation that took place at Darlington Memorial Hospital. Jim suffered from pre-exis… 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 -
Woolwich Ferry workers to receive 100 per cent of pay, if furloughed during the pandemic
Unite the union has successfully negotiated that members working on the Woolwich Ferry will receive 100 per cent of their pay, if they are furloughed… Read news article -
7,000 London transport workers furloughed should act as ‘a spur’ for government financial rescue package, says Unite
The decision today (Friday 24 April) by Transport for London (TfL) to furlough about 7,000 staff should spur the government to intervene with a substa… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 27 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 -
£60,000 life assurance coronavirus payment should be extended to UK’s bus workers, says Unite
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, was urged today to extend the £60,000 life assurance payment for the families of UK’s bus workers, following the de… Read news article -
McCluskey: Decisions taken now will shape our country's future - we need clarity to build public confidence
Responding to the statement by the prime minister yesterday, the leader of Unite has called for "clarity and caution" as the country continues to comb… Read news article