Searched: legal aid

'All that's missing is a whip'

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

TBIJ investigation: Seasonal farmworkers' reports to Home Office inspectors of abuse and exploitation fall on deaf ears

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To cut a long story short – we won!

Friday, October 20th, 2023

Hundreds of Unite members at homelessness charity St Mungo’s have just ended their long-running strike after accepting an inflation beating pay increase. After...

6 min

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'The rule of law, not the rule of the jungle'

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

Palestinian ambassador to UK speaks out at Unite fringe

5 min

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End 'epidemic of violence' call

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

Unite delegate Ruth Hayes on tackling violence against women and girls

3 min

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‘You can change everything in this factory…’

Friday, September 29th, 2023

In his office, ‘man make-up’ immaculate as ever Romanian-born Unite rep Dave Imre lays out scores of filled out membership forms, casually cooling himself with ...

6 min

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The secret stranglehold

Thursday, September 28th, 2023

But this exploitation of migrant seasonal workers is part of a much bigger picture. At the end of the chain, the UK’s biggest supermarket chains are driving dow...

7 min

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'Retail banks are community services'

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

TUC 2023: Unite delegate Vanessa Williams urges fightback against bank branch closures

3 min

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Steel industry 'pushed closer to the brink'

Monday, September 11th, 2023

Unite delegate Terry Mills speaks out on future of UK steel industry

4 min

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'No-go zone for disabled people'

Monday, September 11th, 2023

Unite delegate Martyn Gwyther warns ticket office closures would make train travel 'impossible for many'

3 min

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Equality reps 'must have full legal protection'

Monday, September 11th, 2023

TUC Congress 2023: Unite delegate Angela Duerden moves motion highlighting the vital role of union equality reps

4 min

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'We must all stand up and be counted'

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023

Unite marks International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

5 min

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construction

Today's top stories...shock rise in construction bogus self-employment

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023

Unite’s findings reveal huge increase in Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) working

7 min

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Today's top stories...refinery workers down tools over H&S concerns

Thursday, August 17th, 2023

Unite claims ExxonMobil and contractors failing in ‘legal duty’ to protect and pay workers

7 min

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'That's how we turn the tables'

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

Unite shows the value of face-to-face conversations as it raises union's profile at Royal Welsh Show

9 min

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bin strike waste refuse

Coventry bin drivers to strike over T&Cs attacks

Friday, July 28th, 2023

Attacks attempt to drive down pay and conditions through levelling down agenda

4 min

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'Safety is non-negotiable'

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

Coroner calls on Heathrow airport operators to improve safety after workers’ tragic death

5 min

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London Ambulance Service

Payment win for Yorkshire Ambulance Trust bank staff

Friday, July 21st, 2023

Unite secures lump sum payment for hundreds of NHS staff and demands other trusts to follow suit

4 min

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st mungos

Agency ruling will amplify indefinite strike at St Mungo’s

Friday, July 21st, 2023

Recent High Court ruling will plunge the charity into crisis without swift action

3 min

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