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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Unite calls for action on asbestos  Unite is calling for more government investment to research mesothelioma, a disease that can lead to people seeking advice from an asbestosis lawyer. The union said more money is need to look at the causes and treatments of the fatal asbestos-related disease, which kills over 2,000 every year in the UK. It follows last week's Action Mesothelioma Day event at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail said: "The coalition needs to provide funds for greater investment into understanding and treating this terrible disease that kills 2,000 people a year ... many of them working in the construction, engineering, ship building and rail industries." In 2009, Unite joined asbestos support groups and unions in calling for the government to invest millions in research to treat the sufferers. It takes around 30 to 40 years from initial exposure to asbestos to death from mesolthelioma. The Health and Safety Executive explained that this means deaths occurring now reflect past working conditions rather than current practices. However, there have a number of recent cases in which companies have been fined for exposing workers and members of the public to asbestos. Posted by Georgina Price 
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