Category Archives: Employment Rights

Bargaining Power To The People

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Tony Burke

By Leo Gerard USW International President During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave workers a New Deal, raising wages and employment. Earlier this month, in the sparsely populated Kentucky county that’s home to Bowling Green, officials voted to … Continue reading →

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Crown Holdings Shareholders Warned Of Stock Price Losses Due To Toronto Strike

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Tony Burke

Workers forced on strike in Toronto by giant U.S.-based can-maker Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) are warning the company’s shareholders that Crown’s failure to settle the now 15-month labour dispute has resulted in losses equivalent to $0.08/share or $1.34 in lost … Continue reading →

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TUC and DGB: Workplace democracy is essential to decent work – the 13th British-German Trade Union Forum

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Tony Burke

A meeting of British – German Trade Union Forum took place in London on the 8th and 9th of December. It was the 13th time that this forum, jointly organised by the TUC and the DGB as well as the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and the … Continue reading →

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Workers At US VW Plant Say Yes To UAW Representation

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Tony Burke

Its not quite there yet – but the decision by workers at Volkswagen’s car production plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee has opened the door for unionisation of other auto plants in the southern right to work states of the USA. Workers in … Continue reading →

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Glencore: Sherwin Alumina Lockout

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Tony Burke

On October 11th, Sherwin Alumina locked out 450 hard-working United Steelworkers Local 235A members at their plant in Gregory, Texas. The lockout came after 235A members overwhelmingly rejected the company’s demands for major cuts in pension and health care benefits for … Continue reading →

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Fighting The New Generation Of Trade Deals

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Tony Burke

Published in December issue of Labour Briefing Unions in the UK and the EU have been campaigning against TTIP, the free trade deal between the EU and the USA (and the deal with Canada known as CETA) since significant details … Continue reading →

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The Return Of The News International Dispute Exhibition

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Unite’s Howard Beckett : ‘Holiday Pay Ruling Will Not Open The Floodgates’.

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Tony Burke

This week there was an historic ruling that workers in the UK are entitled to have overtime and other payments included in their holiday pay calculations. The ruling attracted much media attention. It was a great win for workers – … Continue reading →

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Updated: 125,000 Take Part In Brussels Demo In Lead Up To General Strike.

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Tony Burke

Ahead of a General Strike called for December 15th, 125,000 workers and their supporters took to the streets of Brussels today (November 6th) to demonstrate against austerity policies being imposed by the Belgium government. The police estimated the march as … Continue reading →

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The MG Rover Phoenix Four must cough up

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Tony Burke

By Professor David Bailey It’s almost a decade Since MG Rover went bust, and it’s time for the ‘Phoenix Four’ (plus one) group of directors to finally cough up. The group has finally run out of excuses, and they are … Continue reading →

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