Category Archives: Employment Rights

A Union Voice From Europe

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Tony Burke

By Martin Mayer, UK TUC delegate to EU Economic and Social Committee December 2017  “BREXIT means BREXIT?” Reality check on current status of the BREXIT negotiations On Friday 8th December, Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker finally signed the piece of … Continue reading →

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Oppose Tory Plans To Scrap Your Woking Time Rights

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Tony Burke

Well, it finally happened. After promising to protect workers rights, the Prime Minister is now under pressure to begin disamantling basic workers rights once we leave the EU with Boris Johnson and Micheal Gove cheered on by the right wing … Continue reading →

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Brexit secretary tells Parliament & public that industry impact studies do not exist

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Tony Burke

Unite has said David Davis has “deceived Parliament and the public”, after the Brexit secretary admitted the government has not carried out assessments of the impact of leaving the EU for different sectors of the economy. Davis, who previously said … Continue reading →

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Speech to Unite Manufacturing Delegates, Unite Sector Conferences, November 15th, 2017.

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Tony Burke

Speech to Unite Manufacturing Sector Conference – 15th November 2017 The Challenge of Brexit Conference we meet at a time when manufacturing is being damaged by the Brexit chaos created by a Government who have no idea of how to … Continue reading →

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Support Birmingham Bin Men This Sunday

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Tony Burke
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US Unions & Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiations

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Tony Burke

NAFTA is back in the spotlight 23 years after it became law. Donald Trump pledged to withdraw from it. Instead he’s seeking to renegotiate it (in secret). The first round of talks wrapped up August 20th. The AFL-CIO’s top trade … Continue reading →

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Highly Respected Trade Unionist ‘Sacked’ From EHRC Board

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Tony Burke

Sarah Veale, a highly respected trade unionist has been effectively dismissed by the Minister of Women and Equalities Justine Greening from her position on the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Sarah Veale, who was awarded a CBE … Continue reading →

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Brexit: The EU Thinks We Have A “Cunning Plan”

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Tony Burke

Reports from the EU say some of the EU 27 think that the UK has hatched a cunning plan behind the shambles currently afflicting the Government and our UK negotiating team! This helpful little guide was posted by an “anonymous … Continue reading →

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Mr. Fox Goes To Washington – Why?

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Tony Burke

UK trade secretary Liam Fox MP is visted Washington, D.C. on Monday, 24th July for talks with the US administration on a future UK-US trade deal. As representatives of working people on both sides of the Atlantic, we want to … Continue reading →

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Brexit Chickens Coming Home To Roost

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Tony Burke

“The Brexit chickens are coming home to roost”  a prominant person in the automotive industry told me during a discussion about the announcement by Michel Barnier that the UK would not benefit one jot from being outside of the single … Continue reading →

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