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Bloggers Of The World Unite: ‘Stop The Net Grab’
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is today (November 12th) launching a major new campaign to stop an attempt by the International Telecommunications Union (which is not a trade union but a UN body) to control the internet today. The proposals … Continue reading
European TUC e-newsletter
Click here or on the graphic to download the latest European TUC e-newsletter.
Posted in Blogs, European Trade Unions, Solidarity, Trade Unions
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Where costs are king scant concern is given to the impact on rural life
By Diana Holland, Unite Assistant General Secretary What is this government’s problem with the countryside? It tried and failed to sell off the forests and kill off badgers. It’s thrashing around as historic ash trees die. They don’t like humans much … Continue reading
Sign the Cammell Laird e-petition
Former shipyard workers have stepped up their pressure on the Government for compensation over events which happened in 1984. Thirty-seven Birkenhead shipyard workers were jailed for occupying rigs at the Cammell Laird shipyard in an effort to stop compulsory redundancies … Continue reading
Trading Away Peace: How Europe Sustains Israel’s Illegal Settlements
A large coalition of European NGOs and faith groups are today releasing a report called ‘Trading Away Peace – How Europe Sustains Israel’s Illegal Settlements’. Click here to download a copy. The report is a comprehensive overview of the EU … Continue reading
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USW’s Ben Davis On Attacks On Unions In Mexico
Power In A Union has long highlighted the attacks currently taking place on trade unions in Mexico. There is a concerted attempt to dismantle independent unions in Mexico lead by some European and US companies and replace them with ‘yellow” … Continue reading
Ford must be a wake-up call for government
By Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union First published in The Guardian October 26th. The true picture of what is happening in the economy lies not in this week’s growth figures, but in the faces of the workers in … Continue reading
October 20th – 2 Days To Go!
Only two days to go to the big day. For more details of the route, timings and handy hints for new marchers click here to read Unite’s latest e-bulletin. Please feel free to foreward the e-bulletin onto your contacts.
Turning employees into ‘owners’? The falsest promise yet
By Nicola Countouris, Mark Freedland and Jeremias Prassl Three employment law experts look into the “deeply worrying” shares-for-rights trade off proposed by George Osborne at the recent Conservative Conference. At the Conservative Party Conference, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced … Continue reading
The new recession is directly made in Downing Street
By Michael Burke The final release for UK GDP in the 2nd quarter of 2012 showed a small upward revision to recorded growth. But this still showed a contraction of 0.4% of GDP for a third consecutive decline. Real GDP is … Continue reading
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