Category Archives: International Trade Unions

Support US Car Workers Fighting For Union Recogntion

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Tony Burke

United Auto Workers (the US car workers union) and their members  at Local 42 in Chattanooga, Tennessee have been locked in a battle with Volkswagen for the right to union recognition and collective bargaining. Despite a December 2015 election victory … Continue reading →

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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Len McCluskey

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Tony Burke

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Power Of Unity

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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Len McCluskey: Speech to Unite EWC Reps

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Tony Burke

Febuary 10th, Esher, UK Colleagues, I’m delighted to be here. I hear you’ve had positive and instructive debate over these two days and that’s something that will feed into our union’s work on Brexit moving forward. And let me thank … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey Speech On Brexit & Manufacturing

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Tony Burke

Liverpool, 2nd February 2017  Let me start by welcoming you all here today – What a fantastic turn out. We have over 200 people here today, shop stewards from across our manufacturing sector, including aerospace, automotives, chemicals, engineering…… I want … Continue reading →

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Excellent article from the Wall Street Journal: The End Of Employees

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Tony Burke

Never before have big employers tried so hard to hand over chunks of their business to contractors. From Google to Wal-Mart, the strategy prunes costs for firms and job security for millions of workers By LAUREN WEBER The Wall Street … Continue reading →

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Alborada: Latin America Uncovered Article

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Tony Burke
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USW Chemical Workers Newsletter December 2016.

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Tony Burke

Download the lastest Newsletter from the United Steelworkers for Chemical Workers by clicking here. December 20106. Issue number 6 Thanks to Kent Holsing.

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Finland: Four Industrial Unions Set To Merge

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Tony Burke

In a move which commenced earlier this year four of Finland’s main industrial unions are planning to merge to create one powerful 260,00 strong union whose focus will be on Finland’s exporting industries. The ruling bodies of the four unions … Continue reading →

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