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Unite member Jon had been working in a large local government organisation in West Yorkshire for more than a decade in a job he loved. A capital programme manager in housing, he never imagined he’d become the victim of a relentless, years-long bullying campaign that would totally upend his life and destroy his self-esteem. But […]
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From landmark cases in the Court of Appeal to securing millions in settlements, UNISON’s legal services won massive victories for members in 2025
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From landmark cases in the Court of Appeal to securing millions in settlements, UNISON’s legal services won massive victories for members in 2025
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Being a migrant worker is tough at times, and the construction sector can pose particular challenges, as one Unite member found after being held back and underpaid at work due to discrimination from his employer and managers. But thanks to support from Unite and his branch, Joseval Arcanjo Dos Santos has received nearly £28k in […]
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UNISON beat the government in a landmark legal win in 2018, securing the scrapping of employment tribunal fees. So why is the government trying to bring them back?
The article UNISON opinion: Why could tribunal fees be on the way back? first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON beat the government in a landmark legal win in 2018, securing the scrapping of employment tribunal fees. So why is the government trying to bring them back?
The article UNISON opinion: Why could tribunal fees be on the way back? first appeared on the UNISON National site.
We take a quick look back at some of the highlights of our first three decades
The article UNISON at 30 – celebrate good times, come on! first appeared on the UNISON National site.
We take a quick look back at some of the highlights of our first three decades
The article UNISON at 30 – celebrate good times, come on! first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite has secured a protective award worth in excess of £2.5 million at Employment Tribunal for over 700 former employees of the Yorkshire-based printing firm YM Group. The workers, who were employed at Pinder in Scarborough, YM Chantry in Wakefield and York Mailing in York, lost their jobs in March 2022 after the sites were […]
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The vast majority of these cases were work-related personal injury claims
The article UNISON secures £29m in personal injury settlements for members first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Shantha David is the first Black or Asian woman to head a legal services team – not just the first at UNISON, but the first anywhere in the UK
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Almost 200 victories in a month shows the value of the union’s personal injury legal assistance scheme, which is free to use, win or lose
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Access to UNISON’s legal assistance has reverted to the UNISONdirect service.
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UNISON has launched a COVID-19 workplace exposure questionnaire in partnership with Thompsons solicitors
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During the COVID-19 crisis, UNISON has changed its processes to make it easier for members to get legal support at no extra cost, as part of their union membership
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In the first legal test of test of the government’s job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has secured clarification that the scheme can be used by companies in administration during the Covid-19…Read more…
August, usually a time of lazy days and holidays, the silly season and not much happening… but these are strange times and at UNISON, we’re always busy
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Unite has launched a specialist helpline to assist migrant workers concerned about immigration issues as the UK leaves the European Union. The helpline, which is operated by Unite legal…Read more…
UNISON members win in the courts and through industrial action
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Workers up against unsafe employers will have little recourse to justice after being forced to pay their own legal fees if injured at work under new government plans. The government is…Read more…