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In his opening statements, made today (November 6) on behalf of trade unions represented at the Undercover Policing Inquiry chaired by Judge Mittings, Lord John... Read More
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Construction firm accused of ‘union busting’
Construction contractor NG Bailey has been accused of undertaking ‘union busting' and victimisation-type activities in a dispute over the payment of wages. NG Bailey has... Read More
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Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week's latest. HEROES easyJet and... Read More
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Blacklisting? We’ve got an app for that
An app which rates the performance of asbestos workers could potentially be used to blacklist and discriminate against workers, Unite has warned. The app... Read More
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‘What are they hiding?’
Unite will step up its campaign against union busting on the multi-billion pound HS2 project by holding a major demonstration tomorrow (October 4) outside of... Read More
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‘Murdered by uncaring capitalism’
Unite general secretary addressed a packed Unite fringe last night, September 21 on working class miscarriages of justice. He said: Less than a week... Read More
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‘Constant sense of worthlessness’
Concluding the long-running blacklisting case, the High Court heard today (May 17) statements from individual workers describing how blacklisting ruined their lives. From family... Read More
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‘Historic’ settlement
Unite has settled its current long running blacklisting case against the construction companies who systematically ruined the lives of their workers. As part of... Read More
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‘Totally committed’ to justice
Unite is closing in on forcing Cullum McAlpine – one of the “key architects” behind the widespread blacklisting of construction workers by the infamous Consulting... Read More
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‘Blacklisting payments’ row
Over 300 refuse collectors, working for Birmingham city council, have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the blacklisting dispute over payments made to refuse workers... Read More
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‘There can be no other way’
Unite delegate, EC member and construction worker Roy Bentham, who is also joint secretary of the Blacklist Support Group, shares his experience with blacklisting and the... Read More
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‘A complete disgrace’
As the TUC celebrates its 150th anniversary, the trade union movement looks back on its successes but also looks forward to the work that still... 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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Police spy blacklisting scandal
Scotland Yard has today (March 23) admitted police officers sent to spy on trade unionists passed information to construction industry blacklisters – prompting a crescendo... Read More
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Read all about it!
As we begin a new year, UNITElive takes a look back at what you were reading last year. Below are the 10 most popular UNITElive... Read More
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Blacklisting is the new blacklisting
The blacklisting scandal was first revealed in 2009, when it was discovered that thousands of construction workers were denied jobs, some for decades, because of... Read More
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Beating back the blacklisters
Unite construction members were among the dozens of trade unionists who descended on Parliament to demand justice for blacklisted workers on today’s (December 6) national... Read More
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Blacklisting day of action
Members of Unite working in the construction industry will be lobbying Parliament tomorrow (November 6) as part of a nationwide day of action, in the... Read More
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Blacklisting is the new blacklisting
The blacklisting scandal first revealed in 2009, when it was discovered that thousands of construction workers were denied jobs, some for decades, because of trade... Read More
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Blacklisting justice fight
Unite has issued high court proceedings to bring the ‘controlling minds’ behind the systematic blacklisting of workers to justice and force them to give evidence... Read More