Category Archives: Economics

UK union membership ‘broadly unchanged’ – but it pays to be in a union.

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Tony Burke

The latest trade union membership figures and statistics published by the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) in its statistical bulletin shows union membership for 2014 in the UK is ‘broadly unchanged’ on the figures for 2013. The report … Continue reading →

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Unions Furious As Obama Gets Approval For ‘Fast Track’

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Tony Burke

President Obama may have got his way on ‘fast track’, the legislation he needs to drive through approval of a new generation of free trade agreements but US unions have vowed to continue to fight on against the deals. ‘Fast … Continue reading →

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Keith Ewing: Where Do We Go Now?

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Tony Burke

Trade unions face a crisis like no other as 5 years of Tory rule beckon. We need a new vision — and we need it now, by Keith Ewing.  Shortly after the general election in 2010, I wrote in these … Continue reading →

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Analysis of the impact of and policy response to MG Rover in Birmingham

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Tony Burke

Well worth reading. An interesting paper produced by David Bailey, Gill Bentley, Alex de Ruyter and Stephen Hall. Click here to download the pdf.

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Labour’s Manifesto For Britain’s Workplaces

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Tony Burke

Here is an edited version of Labour’s ‘A Better Plan For Britain’s Workplaces’, produced by Unite. The central task for the next Labour government is to build an economy that creates better and more secure jobs and stop the Tory race to … Continue reading →

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What Is Productivity?

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Tony Burke

CLASS Briefing: Productivity There has been increasing media coverage about the UK’s growing ‘productivity gap’ in the last few weeks, but why is it important? The shaky and unsustainable return to growth experienced over the last year has not produced … Continue reading →

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History & Policy Group – Whatever Happened To Collective Bargaining?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Tony Burke
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UK Must Become Modern Manufacturing Economy Says TUC

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Tony Burke

The employers body Confederation of British Industry has set out its proposals for the first hundred days of the new Government – and it doesn’t make comfortable reading for the Tories. The CBI’s ‘Best Foot Forward’ report states that the next … Continue reading →

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Unite Analysis Of Osborne’s Last Budget

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Tony Burke

By the Unite Political Department To call George Osborne’s performance, hopefully for the last time, at the Commons’ despatch box a budget for the nation is stretching credulity to its limits. With 50 days to go before the most important … Continue reading →

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Germany: IG Metall Wins 3.4% Pay Deal

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Tony Burke

Germany’s largest union IG Metall which cover engineering, automotive, aerospace, electrical and other skilled metalworking trades has agreed a 3.4% pay rise for 12 months from April. The union, which represents 3.7 million workers across Germany had originally demanded a … Continue reading →

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