Category Archives: Economics

‘Waiting For Recovery In Pay’ Says Labour Research

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Tony Burke

At 2.5%, union-negotiated private sector pay rises in the year to July had a lower mid-point (median) value than they did in the same period a year earlier, according to the Labour Research Department (LRD). The equivalent figure then was … Continue reading →

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Karl Marx In London

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Tony Burke

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Recovery? What Recovery?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Tony Burke

A new poll shows 4 in 5 people are not benefiting from the “economic recovery” according to the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class). The union supported think tank says a new poll in the same week as official figures show … Continue reading →

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Booming Britain? Pay average rises lowest since 1984

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Tony Burke

Only a few weeks ago the media were in overdrive that the UK was again “booming”! George Osborne was trumpeting that we had “turned the corner”. However, research by XpertHR show that the ‘pay squeeze’ is hitting millions of workers … Continue reading →

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Rebalancing the UK economy: A renewed manufacturing strategy

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Tony Burke

Ed Balls in his speech to the Labour Party conference in rightly praised the renaissance in the UK automotive industry. He was right to do so. Unite was at the centre of the transformation. Unite union reps and members make … Continue reading →

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Labour “We’ll Scrap The Bedroom Tax”

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Tony Burke

Ed Miliband Leader of the Labour Party, will commit the next Labour government to repealing David Cameron’s bedroom tax, and announced he and Ed Balls have already earmarked funds to pay for it. Speaking in Brighton at the start of … Continue reading →

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The UK Economy Unspun

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Tony Burke

The UK Economy Unspun from Trades Union Congress

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Tell The UN To Respect Its Workers!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Tony Burke

The United Nation’s central administration has decided to unilaterally adopt a labour-relations policy which rolls back hard-won collective negotiating rights for its staff representatives worldwide. At a time when collective bargaining and negotiating rights are under attack around the world, … Continue reading →

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Recovery In Wongaland?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Tony Burke

A couple of weeks ago the right wing media went into “Booming Britain overdrive”! The impression given was that the worst of the crisis was over. High Street spending was up; well paid jobs were to be plentiful; companies were … Continue reading →