Category Archives: Employment Rights

What does Brexit mean for Regional Economies and Industries?

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Tony Burke

Download Unite’s Policy on the EU agreed at the Unite Policy Conference EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION 2016

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Global Union Warns Volkswagen To Stop Union Busting

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Tony Burke

For the first time in its history, IndustriALL Global Union (consisting of unions – including Unite – worldwide in manufacturing, energy and mining) has warned a transnational company that its relationship and a Global Framework Agreement they hold with an … Continue reading →

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Trade union members should vote to stay in the EU

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Tony Burke

Letter in The Guardian June 6th As general secretaries who represent a large part of Britain’s trade union movement, we are writing to make our position clear and urge our collective membership, which reaches over 6 million people, to vote … Continue reading →

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ETUC General Secretary Says Scots Should Vote Remain

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Tony Burke

Luca Visentini General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation writes in the Scottish Daily Record, May 29th The people of Scotland are no strangers to momentous decisions and on June 23rd they will be asked to make another. As … Continue reading →

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Obituary: Ken Cameron

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Tony Burke

By Peta Steel Ken Cameron, the stalwart socialist General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union who has just died at the age of 75 was one of the most charismatic and effective figures in the trade union movement as it … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey: Labour’s fresh thinking on investment will lead to a stronger economy

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Tony Burke

Labour must put the brakes on the `Sports Direct economy’ caused by a discredited political dogma which has down-graded industrial strategy, rejected the investment that is vital to growth and has assisted the inequality now raging through the UK, the … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey On Why Unite Supports EU Remain

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Tony Burke
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Uber Recognises New York Drivers – But Not Full Unionisation.

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Tony Burke

Uber the platform based ride hailing – taxi company announced an agreement with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers to create an association for drivers in New York that would establish a forum for regular dialogue and afford them … Continue reading →

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Brexit is not the answer to the new generation of free trade agreements

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Tony Burke

By Adrian Weir The cat is out of the bag – the publication last week of the LSE report on the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions within the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) commissioned by the Government has … Continue reading →

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Labour Needs To Get To Grips With The Digital Economy

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Tony Burke

As the digital revolution gathers at a rapidly increasing pace so is the growth of new forms of employment. One of these is ‘gig workers’ – for ‘one size fits all’ buzzword for anything from service workers to technology professionals – … Continue reading →

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