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Top barrister welcomes new legal sector union 
Michael Mansfield QC said the formation of the new union was ‘long overdue’

LEADING barrister Michael Mansfield QC has welcomed a fresh initiative by legal sector workers to unionise, saying the move was “long overdue.”

He has endorsed the new Legal Sector Workers United (LSWU), which was launched today.

It will be part of United Voices of the World (UVW) and “aims to tackle the sector’s poverty pay, inequality and fight to bring back legal aid.”

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