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Restore legal aid to benefit cuts victims pledge

Unite has welcomed Labour’s commitment to restore legal aid for those appealing against cuts to their benefits. Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon yesterday (December... Read More

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Legal assistance ‘lifeline’

A former Unite member has praised the union for offering a “lifeline” of vital legal assistance after he was made ill from being exposed to... Read More

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Unpaid overtime scandal

Unite has expressed its anger and dismay after commitments to ensure that workers on the HS2 project would receive the correct overtime rates were reneged... Read More

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End unpaid trial shifts call

Pressure is mounting on the government to end exploitative unpaid trial shifts following reports they are being used to cover staff absences. Earlier this... Read More

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Legal battle lines drawn

Unite is gearing up for a legal battle with Sainsbury’s over a collective grievance by the union’s members in the long-running ‘sign or be sacked’... Read More

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End unpaid shifts call

MPs are joining Unite’s call to put an end to unpaid trial work once and for all as a private member’s bill to ban the... Read More

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‘Groundbreaking’ legal win

Unite is celebrating a groundbreaking legal victory today (December 13) after an employment appeal tribunal ordered that the engineering firm Kostal pays over £420,000 in... Read More

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Legal ‘knockout’ blow

A bogus self-employment case supported by Unite, which could set a legally binding precedent for tribunals across the UK, gets underway today (December 5) at... Read More

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Legal action threat

Unite has threatened to take legal action after staff working on Glasgow’s new waste power plant were locked out of the the site and paid... Read More

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Toxic air legal cases rise

Unite revealed today (March 15) that it was pursuing legal action against a number of UK airlines on behalf of 61 cabin crew after they... Read More

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Worst paid job in UK

Waiting tables is, according to the latest figures, the worst paid job in the UK. The vast majority of waiters are on the minimum... Read More

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Justice call for Windrush victims

As Unite marks Windrush Day today (June 22), the union celebrates the vital contributions of Windrush generation migrants who just over seven decades ago sailed... Read More

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Austerity and access to justice

Unite delegate Ruth Hayes (pictured with raised hand) spoke out about the dreadful effects of austerity. Speaking from first hand experience, she said, "I... Read More

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‘Harry was a giant’

Unite paid tribute to the late Harry Leslie Smith, RAF veteran, author and anti-austerity activist, at a memorial event called Remembering a Rebel, held at... Read More

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Major strides forward

Last week (February 8), thanks to Unite campaigning, Rolls-Royce took the unprecedented step of adopting the union’s period dignity charter – now, toilets at Rolls-Royce... Read More

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‘Cut to ribbons’

Unite delegate Ruth Hayes told the Labour Party conference yesterday (September 25) of the devastating impact Tory cuts have had on people up and down... Read More

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Righting past wrongs

Delegates at Unite’s policy conference last week attended a lively fringe meeting on working class miscarriages of justice, chaired by Unite assistant general secretary Gail... Read More

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‘Cut to the bone’

A “double whammy” of cuts and rising demand are pushing legal aid and advice workers to the brink and threatening the integrity of the justice... Read More

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Despair

Unite today (Friday June 16) announced that it will donate £100,000 to the Red Cross London Fire Relief appeal set up to assist the people... Read More

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Never again

“Get stuffed”. That was the response of Boris Johnson, our present foreign secretary, when quizzed as mayor about his fire safety cuts. In just... Read More