Category Archives: European Trade Unions

Help the Durham Miners Gala!

Dave Hopper the President of the Durham Miners Association has issued the following appeal to help the ‘Big Meeting’ continue and continue to play an important role in the trade union and Labour movement. “We are making this appeal to … Continue reading

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Public meeting with Jean-Luc Mélenchon – An alternative to austerity in Europe

The Time and Date: 6.00pm to 7.30pm 6th December 2012 Venue: University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT Jean-Luc Mélenchon will present a progressive alternative to the austerity policies which are being implemented across Europe and will address the … Continue reading

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The right to strike in Europe

In 2011 the International Centre for Trade Union Rights Director Daniel Blackburn and Vice President Professor Keith Ewing attended a series of meetings organised by the Italian CGIL trade union confederation as part of their research project into the right to … Continue reading

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The Return Of ‘What Has Europe Ever Done For Us….’

Ed Miliband is to make a positive statement at the CBI Conference today in favour of remaining in the EU – even if he qualifies continuing membership as “for now”. David Cameron is being pushed further to the right by … Continue reading

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Ireland’s ‘austerity’ is working – for profits

By Michael Burke The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has produced its latest institutional sector accounts for the Irish economy in 2011. The title would suggest they are among the driest economic data possible – from a long list. In fact … Continue reading

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European TUC e-newsletter

Click here or on the graphic  to download the latest European TUC e-newsletter.

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Ford must be a wake-up call for government

By Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union First published in The Guardian October 26th. The true picture of what is happening in the economy lies not in this week’s growth figures, but in the faces of the workers in … Continue reading

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Council of Europe says some Greek labour reforms are illegal

Reuters reports that reforms to Greek labour law aimed at cutting costs for the country’s recession-hit employers were illegal because they violated workers’ rights, a committee at the Council of Europe ruled on 19th October in a non-binding judgment. In … Continue reading

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Posting of Workers Directive: Commission’s text needs to be “substantially amended”

“A growing number of posted workers in the European Union are victims of social dumping. More than 15 years after the first Posting of Workers Directive and after numerous rulings by the Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the time has … Continue reading

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A Wasted Week Vince……

For a man who said that pure laissez-faire economics does not work, Vince Cable’s recent proposals for a British `business bank’ and watered down employment protection are dangerously laid back. While at Unite we welcome the recognition of the need for a new institution to … Continue reading

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