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ETUC Action Day – February 29th
On the eve of the European Summit of 1st and 2nd March, dominated by the themes of austerity and budgetary discipline, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) will send a clear message to the EU leaders: this imposed austerity is going to … Continue reading
IG Metall to begin negotiating for 6.5 per cent wage increase
The giant German trade union IG Metall, which covers workers in engineering, automotive, metals and electronics sectors, is set to open negotiations with employers in Germany in the next few days. Companies such Volkswagen AG, Siemens AG, and Daimler AG … Continue reading
Unite supports protest against proposed closure of Filton Airfield
Unite, will be supporting a protest on Saturday, 18th February over the proposed closure of the Filton Airfield in Bristol. Unite believes shutting down the airfield and building houses on it is short-sighted will jeopardise jobs, incomes and local prosperity … Continue reading
MM Packaging, Bootle – strike and picket this weekend.
Unite printers working at Austrian owned Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) in Bootle will continue strike action today over the redundancy terms on offer to staff facing jobs losses. Workers at the Bootle site, which produces packaging for the food industry, are … Continue reading
Act Now for Trade Union Rights In Mexico : 2012 Campaign
Last year more than 50,000 union members, students and human rights activists from some 40 countries participated in the Global Days of Action, launched on February 14th in Mexico and Australia simultaneously. For six days union members came together in … Continue reading
TUC warns EU – don’t undermine our employment rights
The TUC has warned the EU commissioner for employment and social affairs, Laszlo Andor, not to undermine the employment rights of workers in the face of austerity programmes being driven through the EU. Trade unions are becoming increasingly concerned that, … Continue reading
Unilever take pension fight to Davos
Trade union members employed at Unilever took their campaign to save their pensions, which are being grabbed by Unilever, to the World Economic Forum in Davos recently. The Forum was co-chaired by Unilever CEO Paul Polman. The message was simply … Continue reading
Unite Manufacturing e-bulletin No. 9
You can download the latest Unite manufacturing e-bulletin here. This edition includes articles on the state of UK manufacturing; comparison of German and UK manufacturing companies; Unilever Strikes; BMW; Polestar Colchester; the fight to save jobs at BAe Systems; EWC’s; … Continue reading
German lessons for the UK economy
The UK needs a new manufacturing eco-system, bringing together policies on skills, procurement, growing small firms and identifying strategic sectors, if we are to rebalance the economy and compete in the global age – so says a new report by … Continue reading
Urgent! Justice For Nikos!
The Greek TUC, the GSEE, has asked unions (including the TUC in Britain) to encourage protests about the prosecution of a group of Greek trade unionists including GENOP-DEH General Secretary Nikos Photopoulos who took direct action against a key and particularly noxious … Continue reading