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Robert Reich At The TUC Next Week

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tony Burke

Next Tuesday (May 21st) Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labour in the Clinton administration, will be speaking at the TUC, and holding an interview with Channel 4’s Economics … Continue reading →

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Obama and Mexico’s Labour Reform

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Tony Burke

by Richard Trumka, Bob King, Leo Gerard and Larry Cohen As President Barack Obama holds meetings in Mexico this week with President Enrique Peña Nieto economic growth, immigration and security policies top the agenda. Yet one unmentioned theme – Mexico’s … Continue reading →

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Rana Plaza Tradegy : Make Garment Factories In Bangladesh Safe

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tony Burke

In the past year hundreds of workers in the textile and garment industry in Bangladesh have been killed, working in unsafe conditions in factories which supply western countries and High Street stores with branded clothing. The collapse of a building … Continue reading →

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Frontline Jobs, Skills And Investment

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Tony Burke

Excellent article by CSEU General Secretary Hugh Scullion putting the case for the renewal of Vanguard submarines. Published this week in Tribune (who’s website is currently out of operation). Click here to download the pdf. See also Len McCluskey on jobs and skills … Continue reading →

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US Playing Politics Over Venezuelan Elections

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tony Burke

By Lee Brown Campaigner and researcher on Latin America and its Socialism of the 21st Century Nicolas Maduro’s victory in the Venezuelan presidential election was narrower than anticipated. Nonetheless, it was clear enough. Yet the US government now seems to be playing politics … Continue reading →

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Honda, Mexico: Plant Completely Paralysed

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tony Burke

News from Mexico is that the Jalisco Honda plant is completely paralysed,  as over 2000 workers have gone on strike. The workers at the plant began an indefinite work stoppage on 16th April after the company announced a reduction in this … Continue reading →

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Rio Tinto : Global Solidarity Wins Stunning Victory For Workers

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Tony Burke

In 2012 the global mining and metals corporation Rio Tinto locked out 750 of its employees in Alma, Quebec – members of the United Steelworkers and Workers Uniting, the global union created by the United Steelworkers and Unite. This video … Continue reading →

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A growing economy needs immigration

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Tony Burke

by Mike Hedges Since the Eastleigh by-election – where they finished behind UKIP – the Tories have been increasingly attempting to bolster support through anti-Europeanism, attacks on ‘scroungers’ and, most toxic of all, by taking an anti-immigration position. The important … Continue reading →

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Shares For Rights – Take Action Now!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tony Burke

Do you remember the ‘shares for rights’ scheme? It’s George Osborne’s cunning plan to put our rights at work up for sale. In exchange for a few shares in the company, businesses will be allowed to force new employees to give … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing’s ‘Winter Of Discontent’ Continues

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Tony Burke

Claims by the coalition government that the UK’s beleaguered manufacturing sector is beginning to show signs of recovery were dealt another blow this week by the reliable Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which showed that manufacturing contracted in the first quarter of … Continue reading →

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