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ILO tells EU “get out of austerity trap” or lose 4.5 million jobs
The International Labour Organisation has warned that austerity policies will cost the EU 4.5 million jobs unless it moves away from current policies. In a stark warning the ILO says that unemployment in the EU will rise to to 22 … Continue reading
CAC reports rise in trade union recognition applications
The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) the body which adjudicates on trade union recognition claims and claims on Information & Consultation Rights has recently published its annual report for 2011/12. The report shows that, during the year ending 31st March this … Continue reading
Beecroft: Tory benefactor and “misery” maker
Revealing the real motivations behind Beecroft’s proposed reforms of UK employment law, Tony Burke, assistant general secretary at Unite the Union, sets the record straight following TM’s June leader. The June issue of The Manufacturer carried extensive reporting on the proposals to change employment … Continue reading
Barber v Beecroft – the video
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber takes on the Beecroft report author himself in this filmed debate at the Telegraph. Do managers in the UK really need more powers to sack their staff? Have a watch, and head over to the … Continue reading
Radio Labour interview on Workers Uniting
During the recent IndustriALL conference Tony Burke of Unite and Leo Gerard International President of the United Steelworkers spoke to Radio Labour about the formation of the global union Workers Uniting by the USW and Unite and why this initiative … Continue reading
EU Summit – ETUC Statement & Article by Bernadette Segol and Ignacio Fernandez Toxo
Following the Summit on 28th -29th June, the European TUC says it looks positively on the fact that immediate steps will be taken to reduce the interest rates of those countries under pressure from the markets. However, the proposed measures … Continue reading
USW, Unite and Workers Uniting Help Form IndustriAll
Last week was a historic week for two reasons – the Steering Committee of Workers Uniting, the global union created by USW and Unite, met in Copenhagen in advance of the founding congress of IndustriALL the new manufacturing global trade … Continue reading
The Crisis and National Labour Law Reforms: A Mapping Exercise
This Working Paper by Isabelle Schömann (ETUI) and Stefan Clauwaert (ETUI) is highly recommended as it maps the crisis and national labour law reforms in various European countries either triggered by the crisis or introduced using the crisis – falsely – … Continue reading
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